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FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONS: 

• Castillo D.H., Ducruet C. (2026) (Eds.), Port Cities and Globalisation. London: Routledge Studies in Transport Analysis. 

• Lo Prete M., Ducruet, C. (2026) (Eds.), Port Cities, Pollution and Public Health. Environmental Health Issues from Shipping and Ports. London: Routledge Studies in Transport Analysis. 

• Ducruet C., Faure M.A. (2026) Structure and dynamics of the global container shipping network, 1970s-2020s. In: Song D.W. (Ed.), Research Handbook on Maritime Logistics, Edward Elgar.

LATEST PUBLICATIONS: 

• Polo Martin B., Castillo D.H., Ducruet C. (2026) Transport connectivity and urban development: the case of Africa (1880-2020). Geographical Analysis, 58(1): e70028 [LINK]

• Polo Martin B. (2026) Historical transportation GIS (1880–2020) for decision making in Sustainable Development Goals. Revue Internationale de Géomatique, 35: 53-78 [LINK]

• Faure M.A., Ducruet C. (2025) Cluster detection in maritime networks. In: Moretti B. (Ed.), Landscapes of the Cluster: A Spatial Approach to Ports, Jovis Verlag, pp. 232-238.

• Faure M.A., Ducruet C. (2025) The blue connection: A systematic and critical review of shipping network research. Networks and Spatial Economics [LINK].

• Polo Martin B., Faure M.A., Cremaschini F., Ducruet C. (2025). Shipping trade and geopolitical turmoil: The case of the Ukrainian maritime network. Journal of Transport Geography, 128: 104342. [LINK].

• Su H., Wang L., Zhang S., Du D., Ducruet C. (2025) From fragmentation to integration: Evolving community structure of the Asia-Pacific shipping network since 1890. Journal of Transport Geography, 128: 104370. [LINK]

• Sun L., Zhang J., Ducruet C., Itoh H., Liu X. (2025) The impact of shipping activities on air quality and residents' health in China's port cities. Journal of Transport Geography, 123: 104099. [LINK]

LATEST WORKING PAPERS: 

• Ducruet C., Lo Prete M., Dumontet M., Polo Martin B., Alkhoury B., Sun L., Zhang S. (2026) Maritime traffic specialization and environmental health impacts in European port cities. EconomiX Working Paper Series. [LINK]

• Ducruet C., Lo Prete M. (2026) Fostering energy transition and transport fluidity in European port cities, EconomiX Working Paper Series. [LINK]

• Ducruet, C., Tsiotas, D., Marnot, B., Polo Martin, B., Itoh, H., & Sayd, E. (2025) Structural change in the world maritime network (1880-2020): globalization, optimization, and vulnerability. EconomiX Working Paper Series. [LINK].

• Faure M.A., Ducruet C. (2025) Shipping network research: A systematic and quantitative review. EconomiX Working Paper Series. [LINK].

• Ducruet C., Polo Martin B. (2025) Port-city evolution in the long-run (1880-2020): Global and regional perspectives. EconomiX Working Paper Series. [LINK].