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Seaports in a tense geopolitical environment: key agents or sitting ducks?

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  • Theo Notteboom

    (University of Antwerp
    Ghent University
    Antwerp Maritime Academy)

  • Hercules Haralambides

    (Dalian Maritime University
    Erasmus University Rotterdam
    University of Athens)

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  • Theo Notteboom & Hercules Haralambides, 2025. "Seaports in a tense geopolitical environment: key agents or sitting ducks?," Maritime Economics & Logistics, Palgrave Macmillan;International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), vol. 27(1), pages 1-24, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:marecl:v:27:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1057_s41278-025-00313-8
    DOI: 10.1057/s41278-025-00313-8
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