The geopolitical effects on the shipping market - The case of Ukraine
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Keywords
Freight rate ; Geopolitical effects ; Shipping market ; Ukraine warAbstract
The main aim of this Master’s dissertation is to analyze and provide information about the geopolitical effects on the Shipping Market and examine in depth the case of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. The Thesis in a first place will make a brief induction into the shipping market, provide an analytical presentation of the four shipping markets and the main factors that influence the freight prices. Also, it will make a historical contest in previous evidence where geopolitical facts affected the world’s shipping balance. Finally, it will make extend research on how Ukraine war changed shipping freight prices.