Name: Ports of Tomorrow: Smart Harbours as National Weapons (en Inglés)
SKU: 69035329
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Author: Darwish, Leyla
ISBN: 9789377941444

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Ports of Tomorrow: Smart Harbours as National Weapons (en Inglés)

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Vij Books

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Darwish, Leyla

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Inglés

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358

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9789377941444

Ports of Tomorrow: Smart Harbours as National Weapons (en Inglés)

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When a single blocked waterway can jolt food prices and factories across continents, it becomes clear that power today runs through ports. Ports of Tomorrow argues that as harbours turn into smart, sensor-laden logistics hubs, they cease to be mere backdrops to trade and become central instruments of statecraft. Long leases, foreign concessions and integrated platforms do not simply move containers; they quietly redistribute leverage, risk and dependence across borders. Drawing on history, infrastructure studies and international politics, Leyla Darwish unpacks the machinery and governance of smart ports, from cranes and contracts to code and logistics platforms. She shows how customs integration and customs data create powerful information asymmetries, why control of terminal operating systems matters for maritime infrastructure, and how harbour surveillance can blend commercial efficiency with pervasive security monitoring. Case patterns of foreign-operated terminals, regional hub rivalries and connectivity initiatives illuminate how port concessions and digital systems entangle local economies with distant political projects. Written for students, analysts and general readers interested in maritime power, critical infrastructure and the geopolitics of globalisation, the book offers a practical framework rather than prescriptions. It equips readers to ask precise questions: Who owns the cranes and software. Who sets the rules for data access. How easily can cargo be rerouted if a concession soured or a crisis erupted. By the end, readers will see ports not as neutral backdrops to trade figures, but as contested spaces where commercial ambitions, security logics and political narratives meet. Ports of Tomorrow does not promise easy answers; it offers instead the conceptual tools to judge when a harbour is just a gateway - and when it is a quietly loaded weapon.