Global Maritime Networks. The case of Maersk A. Fremont To cite this version: A. Fremont. Global Maritime Networks. The case of Maersk. Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, 2007, Vol15,n6, p431-442. hal-00505949 HAL Id: hal-00505949 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00505949 Submitted on 31 Aug 2010 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. Journal of Transport Geography, Vol 15, issue 6 November 2007, Pp 431-442 Doi:10.1016/j.trangeo.2007.01.005 copyright©2007 Elsevier Ltd All reserved. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09666923 Global maritime networks. The case of Maersk Dr Antoine FREMONT The French National Institute for Transport and Safety Research (INRETS)
[email protected] Tel: 00 33 1 47 40 72 24 Fax: 00 33 1 45 47 55 06 Abstract Two contrasting approaches to the provision of maritime services are frequently presented: one based on direct port to port services, the other characterised by a hub and spoke network. We demonstrate there is no contradiction between these two models, that in fact they are complementary. Integrating direct services and with a hub structure is necessary for assuring a wider geographical coverage.