International audienceThrough the notion of maritime space, the aim is to show how containerisation has affected the countries of the third-world where its implementation was much slower than on East-West relations. Thus, the globalisation of the maritime space has marginalised developing countries. North-South relations belong to the periphery of the maritime space: they are dependent on its centre formed by a round-the-world flow of goods which links the poles of the Triad. A dynamic study of the strategies developed by shipowners is carried out from the example of the CGM.A travers la notion d'espace maritime, l'objectif est ici de montrer comment la conteneurisation a affecté les pays du Tiers-Monde. La mise en place de la conteneurisat...