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Green liner shipping network design

August 7th, 2017071

Cruise lines searching for legitimacy: Stakeholder relationship management and CSR reporting

August 1st, 2017

Competitive advantages in integrated port clusters: the Antwerp seaport

July 24th, 2017

PortEconomics members study on cruise terminals wins best paper award at IAME2017

July 5th, 2017

Presentations

Measuring the missing link in port performance evaluation: port users’ perspectives

Green liner shipping network design

PortGraphic | Top EU container port regions (2007-2016): the rise of South Europe

Conversation between two maritime economists: the future of ports & maritime shipping

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Containers

Measuring the missing link in port performance evaluation: port users’ perspectives

August 15th, 2017079 Port performance measurement is continuously gaining ground in contemporary port management. Intense competition and the progressive metamorphosis of port authorities’ idiosyncrasies towards more commercialised and industrialised entities have been vital: ports, in their vast majority, are actively engaged in the complex supply chains...

Containers

Green liner shipping network design

August 7th, 2017071 According to the International Energy Agency, the contribution of international shipping to carbon footprint is as large as some major countries. To curb emissions, containerized shipping lines have implemented some technical and operational. The latest port study of PortEconomics member Pierre Cariou co-authored with Ali Cheaitou...

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“Slow port studies” - on the future of maritime economics

July 31st, 20170414 Celebrating 25 years since the establishment of the Association, the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) Annual Conference organised a special opening session to discuss the future of maritime and port economics. PortEconomics co-director Thanos Pallis presented a call for a more measured pace port studies...

Containers

PortGraphic | Top EU container port regions (2007-2016): the rise of South Europe

July 31st, 20170801 By Theo Notteboom Total container throughput in the EU increased by 13.9% between pre-crisis year 2007 and 2016. Rotterdam is the largest container port in Europe (12.38 million TEU in 2016) followed by Antwerp (10.04 million TEU) and Hamburg (8.91 million TEU). When grouping seaports together in multiple-port regions we get a...

Measuring the missing link in port performance evaluation: port users’ perspectives

Green liner shipping network design

PortGraphic | Top EU container port regions (2007-2016): the rise of South Europe

Conversation between two maritime economists: the future of ports & maritime shipping

PortGraphic | Upscale or die: from 20 to a handful of global container carriers

The post-panamax syndrome: the challenges of the port of Cartagena

Mariana-Max containership class introduced

Latin America and the Caribbean: regional port throughput falls 0.9% in 2016

Big data vs small data: container port traffic and maritime connectivity

Maritime connectivity: the evolving role of ports in global shipping networks

PortGraphic: Comparing trends in top-10 container ports - Europe vs USA

The case of the “old-fashioned” Latinamerican ports

The puzzle of shipping alliances in April 2017

PortGraphic: container port activity around the straits of Gibraltar (1985-2016)

Which will be the actual shipping cycle in the future: the traditional or a new one?

Measuring the missing link in port performance evaluation: port users’ perspectives

Green liner shipping network design

PortGraphic | Top EU container port regions (2007-2016): the rise of South Europe

Conversation between two maritime economists: the future of ports & maritime shipping