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This research is dedicated to the ports of the Northern Range. This articlee, produced thanks to a collaboration between SRM, the University of Antwerp and Kuhne Logistics University of Hamburg, is divided into thre sections: a) the first and more markedly statistical part, is dedicated to showing the importance of the port of Antwerp in the Belgian economy. This is done through the application of the input-output matrix; b) the second part illustrates the economic impact of the ports of Rotterdam and Hamburg on the Northern Range area and carries out a comparaison with Antwerp; c) the last part is mainly focused on the developments these reports could implement following the inauguration of the new Panama Canal.

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The purpose of the paper is to highlight the perspectives and the economic benefits that the expansion of the Panama Canal will entail for the transport and the logistics industry at world level and in the Mediterranean. The consequences linked to this expansion will in fact be considerable. The paper also proposes a cost comparison between the main competing routes, the implications for cargo and trades and the composition of the global market. From North America, Latin America, Europe to Asia in fact, suddenly many nations will see the opening of alternative naval routes to access the markets.

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