Merchant shipping in a Chinese blockade of Taiwan /
GRUBB Michael C
Merchant shipping in a Chinese blockade of Taiwan / Michael C Grubb - 2007
If China were to apply a naval blockade against Taiwan would the world's maritime industry continue to use Taiwan's port facilities and carry its trade? If the answer is no does Taiwan have sufficient merchant marine capacity of its own to survive? This article offers an assessment of Taiwan's merchant shipping by class, ownership, flag state, and carrying capacity which is in turn affected by vessel speed and type of cargo. Also considers the impact of attacks that would disable or disrupt shoreside cargo handling facilities. The conclusions are not encouraging for Taiwan.
CHINA--NAVAL BLOCKADE--TAIWAN
TAIWAN--MERCHANT NAVY
TAIWAN--ESSENTIAL IMPORTS
Merchant shipping in a Chinese blockade of Taiwan / Michael C Grubb - 2007
If China were to apply a naval blockade against Taiwan would the world's maritime industry continue to use Taiwan's port facilities and carry its trade? If the answer is no does Taiwan have sufficient merchant marine capacity of its own to survive? This article offers an assessment of Taiwan's merchant shipping by class, ownership, flag state, and carrying capacity which is in turn affected by vessel speed and type of cargo. Also considers the impact of attacks that would disable or disrupt shoreside cargo handling facilities. The conclusions are not encouraging for Taiwan.
CHINA--NAVAL BLOCKADE--TAIWAN
TAIWAN--MERCHANT NAVY
TAIWAN--ESSENTIAL IMPORTS