In this class, We focus on Maritime transport
History:
From its modest origins as Egyptian coastal sailships around 3,200 Bc, maritime transportation has always been the dominant support of global trade. By 1,200 BC Egyptian ships traded as far as Sumatra, representing one of the longest maritime route of that time. Access to trade commodities remains historically and contemporarily the main driver in the setting of maritime networks. European colonial powers, mainly Spain, Portugal, England, the Netherland and France, would be the first to establish a true global maritime trade network from the 16th century. Most of the maritime shipping activity focused around the Mediterranean, the northern Indian Ocean, Pacific Asia and the North Atlantic, including the Caribbean.