The Nicaragua Canal: potential impact on international shipping and its attendant challenges

Jihong Chen, Theo Notteboom (), Xiang Liu, Hang Yu, Nikitas Nikitakos and Chen Yang
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Jihong Chen: Shanghai Maritime University
Theo Notteboom: Shanghai Maritime University
Xiang Liu: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Hang Yu: Shanghai Maritime University
Nikitas Nikitakos: University of the Aegean
Chen Yang: Shanghai Maritime University

Maritime Economics & Logistics, 2019, vol. 21, issue 1, No 3, 79-98

Abstract: Abstract The construction of an interoceanic canal in Nicaragua, a longstanding controversy, has once again become a source of concern in recent years, in both the global shipping industry and the world at large. Since the canal was green-lighted by the Nicaraguan government, scientists and specialists have sharply criticized its potential to inflict lasting environmental and societal damage. The vocal doubts raised by many experts regarding the canal’s feasibility have resulted in several recent postponements of construction. Studies of the project’s challenges and its potential impact on international shipping suggest that the canal will potentially have wide-ranging implications on vessel sizes, the global routing of maritime freight flows and port development along the Atlantic and Pacific coastlines. Many problems now hinder the project, from its economic and engineering viability to its environmental and safety hazards. This research provides a systematic analysis of the potential impact of the Nicaragua Canal on international shipping, as well as the various challenges the project faces.

Keywords: Nicaragua Canal; Panama Canal; International shipping; Impact analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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