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Measuring shipping hubs

At the start of Singapore Maritime Week the latest shipping hub survey was published. This one was authored by DNV and Menon Economics and to no great surprise given the timing of the publication the Southeast Asian city-state was crowned top once again.

The ranking model created by DNV and Menon Economics consists of both objective and subjective indicators for the top 50 maritime cities across five pillars. Each pillar is weighted equally (a weight of 20%) in the global top 50 city ranki...

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Sam Chambers

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for a variety of titles including taking on the role of Asia Editor at Seatrade magazine and China correspondent for Supply Chain Asia. His work has also appeared in The Economist, The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Tribune.
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