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Saturday, 16 June 2012 11:29

13th Wolrd Conference of Cities and Ports commences in France

The 13th Wolrd Conference of Cities & Ports, organised by AIVP, the Association of port-cities, commences in Nantes and St. Nazaire in France on Monday 18th June.The PortEconomics co-director Thanos Pallis will join five international specialists coming from the USA, Spain, France, and South Africa to animate a round table to synthesise "The efficient port city" whilst at the opening of the conference Geraldine Knatz, CEO of the Port of Los Angeles and Suren Erkman, world expert in industrial economy will present to us their vision of a port city in phase with international logistics, dynamic on the industrial level, open to dialogue with the citizens, and encouraging the blending of City and Port.Over 50 speakers will intervene during the 13th AIVP World Conference. After the introductions of Bernard Reichen, architect and town planner, Geraldine Knatz, CEO of the Port of Los Angeles and President of IAPH, and of Professor Suren Erkman who will both lay out the main challenges to be met by port cities in the coming years, local stakeholders coming from five continents will tell us about their experiences and innovations. You can already get to know these speakers and also discover beforehand the main lines of their presentations, or download the detailed programme of the conference by visiting the Conference's website: 13th Wolrd Conference Cities and Ports

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Tuesday, 15 May 2012 13:50

ESPO 2012 Conference: twitted as happened

Patrick Verhoeven, Secretary General of ESPO and PortEconomics associate member, twits ESPO 2012 Conference as happened in Sopot Poland (10-11 May 2012; hosted by Ports of Gdynia and Gdansk):"balancing legal certainty and flexibility is principal challenge for ports policy review"Victor Schoenmakers, ESPO Chairman, wraps up ESPO2012."ports policy review will not change efficient models but create more transparency and abolish entry barriers"Commissioner Silm Kallas, Vice-President of the European Commission"corporatisation of Port of Rotterdam leads to positive effects on costs, turnover, investment, market share and customer satisfaction"Victor Schoenmakers, ESPO Chairman."docker unions increasingly see possibilities of privatisation but worker rights must be upheld and job creation remains essential"Peter Shaw, European Coordinator, International Dockers Council"landlord model is a good example of public private partnership"Molly Campbell, Deputy Director, Port of Los Angeles"It's a long way to Tipperary""Thanos Pallis Secretary General for Ports, Greece on reform and privatisation of Greek ports"current rules on spending structural funds will not prevent similar mistakes from happening"Luc T'Joen, European Court of Auditors, explaining lack of effectiveness in structural funds spending in ports"I warn you for the MATP lobby (Militantly Anti The Port)"Michael Grey of Lloyd's"Price regulation would be detrimental for ports, competition policy works well"Eamonn O'Reilly, CEO Dublin Port"I plead for a reverse debate on State aid: to evaluate financial flows from ports to the State"Francesco Nerli, President AssoportiPort of Los Angeles follows conservative financial policy which has resulted in AA rating by all the major rating agenciesMolly Campbell, Deputy Director, Port of Los Angeles"recent overpricing of port assets does not work in the interest of effective operations"Clemence Cheng, Hutchison Director:"Austerity is not enough. Economic activity must be boosted and ports are ideal catalysts for this"Dariusz Filar, Polish economist"Thank you Gdansk and Gdynia for ESPO2012 ! Next rendez-vous of the ESPO conference: Varna, Bulgaria, 30-31 May 2013"Patrick Verhoeven, Secretary General, ESPO.Source: Patrick Verhoeven's twitter…

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Monday, 16 April 2012 12:36

PortEconomics to join the ESPO 2012 Conference on port financing & investment

The annual conference of the European Sea Port Organisation (ESPO) will be held this year in Sopot, the elegant Polish seaside resort town which is located in between the ports of Gdansk and Gdynia. The event will take place May 10-11, 2012PortEconomics co-directors Theo Notteboom and Thanos Pallis will join port authorities and conference delegates, participating at the round-table discussion on port privatisation on the second day of ESPO 2012. As the economic crisis is pushing some countries to sell of ports and other vital infrastructures the round table will discuss wether this a trend that is here to stay and would full privatisation be in the interest of ports and the trade that they serve. Based on the experience of past and ongoing cases in the United Kingdom and Greece, a panel of experts including port authorities, trade unions and terminal operators will share the podium with Theo and Thanos to discuss the costs and benefits of port privatisation.The conference theme addresses port financing and investment, the most important enabling factors behind port development. By comparing financial trends affecting the port sector, regional investment opportunities and regulatory issues related to public private partnerships, concessions and financial capabilities of port authorities, the conference aims to gather stimulating food for thought in challenging economic times.Acting at his capacity as Secretary General of the ESPO, PortEconomics associate member Patrick Verhoeven, will present the ESPO 'Port Manifesto', whereas Chris Wooldridge, also associate member will present the results of the PPRISM (Port Performance Indicators - Selection and Measurement) project conducted by several partners of the PortEconomics initiative,The ESPO 2012 conference will also devote considerable attention to the future EU 'ports package' that the European Commission recently announced and Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas has kindly agreed to give the closing keynote speech.A full programme, all practical details,…

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Monday, 02 April 2012 15:33

IAPH Mid-term Conference 2012: May 21-24

The International Association of Ports and Harbors will conduct its 2012 Mid-Term Conference in Jerusalem between May 21-24, 2012. The conference aims to connect the major ports of the world through the common platform created by the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), and will be hosted in Israel a geographical junction that connects Europe, Asia and Africa. PortEconomics co-directors Thanos Pallis and Theo Notteboom will actively participate at the Conference contributing with respective interventions the second and the third day of the event. In particular, Theo will discuss the theme "Global economic and trade trends: game changer for ports?", and Thanos will focus on the issue of 'intra-port competition'.The International Association of Ports and Harbors is a global alliance of over 230 ports in 90 countries which together handle well over 60% of the world's sea-borne trade and nearly 80% of the world container traffic.More about the event and details of the program at the event's webpage: IAPH Jerusalem 2012More about IAPH @ The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) website

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Wednesday, 07 March 2012 21:17

PortExecutive: A must attended course organised by PortEconomics

Preparations for the second course for port executives to be held in Marseilles, France, Thursday 28 and Friday 29 June 2012 are well progressing.The PortExecutive Course is a two-day executive training program exploring challenges faced by port managers and regulators. It provides an in-depth analysis of the port competitive environment, port governance, private-public partnership and port supply chains provided by leading academic experts and practitioners. Those who would like to take advantage of a reduced fee, kindly note that the Early Bird registration applies until 31 March.Download the course's brochure with all necessary information - including the registration form: PortExecutive Course 2012-Brochure & RegistrationFor any further inquiry for yourself or someone within your organisation, please- visit the PortExecutive course webpage: PortExecutive Course; or- connect with the program organisation: +33-491827912.

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Wednesday, 22 August 2012 21:20

ESPO 2012 Award Focuses on Future Generations

The ESPO (European Sea Port Organisation) Award on Societal Integration of Ports is entering its fourth edition this year. The Award was established in 2009 to promote innovative projects of port authorities that improve societal integration of ports, especially with the city or wider community in which they are located. In this way, the Award wants to stimulate the sustainable development of European ports and their cities.For the 2012 competition, the theme 'Youth' was chosen. Societal integration of ports also means making future generations of employees, neighbours and other stakeholders aware of what the port sector has to offer. Awareness has to start at an early age and this is why the 2012 edition of the ESPO Award wants to promote projects of ports reaching out to young people, whether these are school children, students or young professionals. A variety of possibilities exists, including educational partnerships at various levels (from kindergarten to university), hands-on experience events, job campaigns and the use of games and multimedia.As with previous editions, potential winners are those port authorities that excel in long-term creative thinking, foster sustainable partnerships with stakeholders and demonstrate tangible results.The fourth ESPO Award will be officially handed out during an evening ceremony which will be held on 7 November in Brussels.

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Wednesday, 04 January 2012 20:37

The Port Center Network website by AIVP

The Port Center Network, developed by AIVP, the Worldwide Network of Port Citiesis has now its own website online: http://www.portcenternetwork.org. The Port Center Network concept (as extracted by the AIVP site) Cities and ports express a growing need to communicate about their specificities. We can observe the rise of a large number of initiatives to educate local communities about the importance and the added value of port activities. Existing educational centers of the modern port activity totally match this strategy. They do inform a wide public about port development stakes for the community, help to increase local support and get younger people be interested in port orientated careers. Pursuing this objective of awareness and enhancement of port activities, PORT CENTERS provide the public, initiated or not, with the possibility to discover, experience and understand better contemporary port activities. A space open to the widest public, it can cover subjects such as industrial port activities, the goods transported, international trade, the port professions or again the integration of the port with its city and many others.Two elements are essential and common to the various PORT CENTERS: an exhibition and educative activities. By presenting the diversity of the activities, their economic spin-offs for the territory and the potentialities in terms of employment for younger people, PORT CENTERS have the vocation of explaining, educating and bringing together the port community and the citizens.The PORT CENTER is not only a "visitors" center with an exhibition. One of the main objectives of a PORT CENTER consist in organizing port excursions/visits, port lectures and other port educational projects with a broad network in the port community (private and public stakeholders), schools and universities.The project is supported by the European Sea Port Organisation (ESPO)

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Saturday, 24 December 2011 15:46

Season Greetings from PortEconomics

The PortEconomics team wish you A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year

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Sunday, 11 December 2011 15:26

UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport 2011

The Review of Maritime Transport, an annual publication prepared by the Division on Technology and Logistics of the UNCTAD secretariat, is an important source of information on the port sector. It closely monitors developments affecting world seaborne trade, freight rates, ports, surface transport and logistics services, as well as trends in ship ownership and control and fleet age, tonnage supply and productivity.The Review contains a chapter on legal and regulatory developments and each year includes a special chapter analysing a selected topic in depth. In the special chapter on ports records that world container port throughput increased by an estimated 13.3 per cent to 531 million 20-foot equivalent units, or TEUs, in 2010, after stumbling briefly in 2009. The UNCTAD Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) reveals that China maintains its lead as the single most connected country. It is followed by Hong Kong (China), Singapore and Germany. In 2011, 91 countries increased their LSCI ranking over 2010, 6 saw no change, and 65 recorded a decrease.In 2011 Review, the focus is on the participation of developing countries in different maritime businesses. As highlighted, developing countries are not only users of shipping services but increasingly participants in the provision of these services, through the operation of seaports, and other relevant activities.Key developments reported in this year´s Review also include the fact that after contracting in 2009, international shipping experienced an upswing in demand in 2010, and recorded a positive turnaround in volumes, especially in the dry bulk and container trade segments. Total seaborne trade reached an estimated 8.4 billion tons in 2010.You can download the 2011 Review of Maritime Transport via the UNCTAD website @ Review of Maritime Trasnport

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Tuesday, 06 December 2011 08:11

Call for papers: 5th International Forum on Shipping, Ports & Airports (IFSPA) 2012

Interested parties in port research are invited to submit academic papers to the 5th International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports (IFSPA 2012) by February 28, 2012.Themed "Transport Logistics for Sustainable Growth at a New Level", IFSPA 2012 is organized on HK PolyU's Main Campus from 27 to 30 May 2012 by the C.Y. Tung International Centre for Maritime Studies (ICMS) and the Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies (LMS) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU).The Forum aims to provide an interactive platform for international academics and industry practitioners to consider future issues related to global and regional maritime and aviation economics, policy and management. All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed and accepted papers should have clear theoretical base, supporting data, scientific analysis and be founded on sound knowledge on the topics concerned. Author(s) will deliver a 15-20 minute presentation during the Conference.The organisers are looking for papers focusing on (but not restricted to): Maritime Security & Piracy; Maritime Economics & Finance; IT in Maritime Management; Port & Shipping Management; Maritime Law & Insurance; Maritime Environment & Policy Airline Competition & Management; Airport Planning, Operation & Management; Air Transport in the Asia-Pacific region; Aviation, Economic Growth & Sustainability Green Logistics, Logistics & Supply Chain Management; New Research Areas and Business Opportunities; Partnerships between Maritime and Aviation Logistics Accepted papers will be included in the Conference Proceedings (with ISBN code) after the event. Previous IFSPA proceedings have been indexed in Compendex (2008), and SCOPUS (2008-10). Selected outstanding papers will also be included in Special Issues of Maritime Economics and Logistics and International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics.For further details, please visit IFSPA 2012 website.With ass. member Adolf Ng acting as leading member of the organising commitee - our PortEconomics team is proudly involved in IFSPA 2012 - as in previous IFSPA…

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