Invited Presentations

ENPOS members are regularly invited to present their research activities to scientific and professional audiences as well as to pubic events. The list below excludes conference papers which are included in the 'conference papers' section of this website

2011

Notteboom, T. and Rodrigue, J-P., (2011). Economic outlook for ports and shipping: A post-recession (really?) analysis. European Sea Ports Organisation Conference, Limassol, Cyprus, 5-6 May 2011. Download
Pallis A.A. (2011). Issues on Port Competition: Contestability, Intra-port competition & Entry Barriers."Liberalization, Competition and Competition Law in Transport Industry" Symposium, Izmir, Turkey, October. Download
Pallis A.A. (2011). "Deepening or Widening? The adjustment challenge for sectoral EU policies: Lessons from the European Port Policy". Presented at the International Meeting of the Hellenic University Association for European Studies (EPEES). Lesvos Greece, June. Download
De Langen, P.W. and Dooms, M., (2011). Selection and measurement of port performance indicators. European Sea Ports Organisation Conference, Limassol, Cyprus, 5-6 May 2011. [Download]
Pallis A.A. (2011). European Port Policy: Facilitating Port Competitiveness. Ports & Hubs Symposium, Athens, Greece, 13-15 April 2011. Download
Pallis A.A., Vaggelas G.K. and Vitsounis, T.K., (2011). Integrating Seaports in Combined Transport Systems. Open conference Green Development and Combined Transport, 1 April, Athens, Greece.

2010

Pallis, A.A. (2010). The Changing Landscape of Port Finance: Lessons from the 2000s & Scenarios for 2030. The CEMTPP Marine Transportation Lecture, Columbia University New York, USA. Download
Ng, K.Y.A. & Pallis, A.A. (2010). Institutional Frameworks, Political Economy and the Port Sector. 8th Port Performance Research Network Workshop, Lisbon, 6 July 2010. Download
Notteboom, T. (2010). Concessions Progress Report. 8th Port Performance Research Network Workshop, Lisbon, 6 July 2010. Download
Brooks, M., Schellinck, T. & Pallis, A.A. (2010). A User Survey to Measure Port Effectiveness - Update. 8th Port Performance Research Network Workshop, Lisbon, 6 July 2010. Download
Notteboom T. (2010). Green Lease Agreements. 5th International Ports and the Environment Conference - GreenPort 2010, Stockholm, 24-25 February 2010
Langen, de P.W. (2010). Transport logistics and the region. Inaugural lecture at the Eindhoven University of Technology. 22 January 2010. Download

2008-2009

Pallis, A.A. and Vaggelas, G.K., (2009). Enhancing Med Ports Competitiveness via Cooperation and Coordination. Develop MED Program Round Table, Athens, December 2009. Download
Pallis A.A. (2009). Ports and Terminals as a Financial Playground. Port Finance International, London, November 2009.
Pallis A.A. (2009). Ports in the Supply Chains: Implications of the Crisis. 5th International Istanbul Procurement, Logistics and Supply Chain Management Summit, October 2009.
Pallis Α.Α. (2009). Greek Ports on the Periphery: Strategic port management and its (neglected) potential. International Conference on Applied Business and Economics. Kavala, Greece, October 2009. [in Greek - available @ PortEconomics.gr]
Pallis A.A. (2009). Visions for Port Infrastructure: Implications of the Crisis. 10th Turkish Transportation Forum, Istanbul, Turkey, September 2009. Download
Pallis A.A. and Ng A.K.Y. (2009). Institutional frameworks, political culture and pot governance. Presentation at the 7th Port Performance Research Network (PPRN) workshop, organised by Copenhagen Malmo Port and World Maritime University, Copenhagen, 23 June 2009. Download
Pallis A.A. (2009). Ports in the East Med & the Baltic Sea: A State of the Art Report. European Seaport Organisation (ESPO) 2009 Conference, Marseilles, May 2009. Download
Pallis A.A. (2009). European ports in the aftermath of the financial tsunami. Keynote address at the 3d International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports (IFSPA 2009), Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) Honk-Kong, May, 2009. Download
Pallis A.A. (2009). Port Development in Europe: Trends and Policies. ODU Maritime Institute Speaker Series at the Nauticus National Maritime Center, Norfolk Virginia, USA, March 2009. Download
Notteboom, T., Theys, C., Pallis, A.A. and De Langen, P.W. (2009). The economics behind the awarding of terminals in seaports: Towards a research agenda. Presentation at the 7th Port Performance Research Network (PPRN) Workshop, organised by Copenhagen Malmo Port and World Maritime University, Copenhagen, 23 June 2009. Download
Notteboom, T. (2009). Gateways and the European hinterland: trends and challenges for the market players, West Ports Conference organized by DB Logistics, Rotterdam, June 4, 2009.
Notteboom, T. (2009). An economic analysis of the European port system, ESPO Annual Conference, European Sea Ports Organization, Marseille, May 14-15, 2009.
Notteboom, T. (2009). Pressures on cargo growth in the European port system: how is it affecting the cargo distribution among ports, International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports (IFSPA) 2009, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, May 24-27, 2009.
Notteboom, T. (2009). The role of dry ports in logistics: towards a terminalization of supply chains, ‘Site assessment’ conference in the framework of the Interreg North Sea project ‘Dryport’, Bruges, 8 May 2009.
Notteboom, T. (2009). Future prospects of container shipping on the Asia-Europe trade in light of the current economic crisis, 2009 International Conference on Shipping, Port, and Logistics Management, Inha University, Incheon, South-Korea, April 2-3, 2009
Notteboom, T. (2009). Economic analysis of the European port system, Workshop on TEN-T Review, organized by European Sea Ports Organization, Barcelona, 6 March 2009
De Langen, P.W. (2009). Impact of the economic crisis on ports, some considerations. European Supply Chain Forum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, April 2009. Download
De langen, P.W. (2009). Impact of the economic crisis on ports, an overview port throughput developments. European Sea Ports Organization Annual Conference, Marseilles, France, May 2009. Download
Notteboom, T. (2008). Logistic areas within the context of the global economy: economic and environmental impact, 6th Specialist Seminar on the Strategic Metropolitan Plan of Barcelona, Barcelona (Spain), 11 December 2008
Notteboom, T. (2008). Logistics, transport and world trade, ‘Actueel Denken en Leven Mechelen vzw’, Utopolis Mechelen, December 8, 2008
Notteboom, T. (2008). Recent developments in port actuality in Belgium, Business Forum on Port Developments and Belgian-Indian Co-operation in Port Activities, in presence of King Albert II, organized by Federation of Entrepises in Belgium (FEB) and the Southern India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI), Chennai, November 10, 2008
Notteboom, T. (2008). The dredging industry and the European port system: challenges and opportunities, CEDA Dredging Days 2008, Central Dredging Association, Antwerp, October 2, 2008
Notteboom, T. (2008). The impact of high fuel costs on container shipping , name-giving ceremony of the Antwerp Maritime Academy on the topic, Antwerp, October 1, 2008
Notteboom, T. (2008). The use of concessions as port governance tools, Annual Conference of the European Sea Ports Conference, Hamburg, May 29-30, 2008
Notteboom, T. (2008). Seaports and beyond: research issues, opening ceremony of the IAME2008 Annual Conference, Dalian - China, April 2, 2008
Notteboom, T. (2008). The facilitating role of port authorities in the logistics chain, International Workshop on ‘Ports – Facilitators in the logistics chain’, organized by the European Sea Ports Organization (ESPO) and the European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP), Strasbourg (France), 11 March 2008.
Pallis Α.Α. (2008). Greek Ports: Scientific challenges and recent developments. Association of Maritime Economists, University of Piraeus, March. [in Greek - available @ PortEconomics.gr]
Pallis A.A. (2008). Will Environmental Requirements Change the Transportation Landscape? Summer Institute on the Atlantic Gateway, Halifax NS Canada, August, 2008. Download
Pallis A.A. (2008). Linking port governance and port performance. European Seaport Organisation (ESPO) 2008 Conference, Hamburg, May 2008. Download

2003-2007

Notteboom, T. (2007). The intermodal offer and the development of the intermodal network: maritime container flows, 2nd European Conference and Exhibition on Inland Terminals, Confor, Antwerp, 13-14 November 2007
Notteboom, T. (2007). Logistiek en transport ten dienste van de wereldhandel (Logistics and transport servind world trade), ‘Studium Generale’, University of Antwerp, November 12, 2007
Notteboom, T. (2007). Missing variables: concessions, 6th Port Performance Research Network (PPRN) Workshop, organised by Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport, University of the Aegean, Athens, 3 July 2007
Notteboom, T. (2007). Devolution, Port Governance and Performance: an overview, 6th Port Performance Research Network (PPRN) Workshop, organised by Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport, University of the Aegean, Athens, 3 July 2007
Notteboom, T. (2007). Developments in seaports and multimodal platforms, Opening ceremony of the IAME2007 Annual Conference, ‘Challenges and Trends in Shipping: Markets, Investments and Policies’, Athens – Greece, June 27-29, 2007
Notteboom, T. (2007). The European port industry: recent trends and developments in the markets, ESPO Annual Conference, Algeciras, 31 May – 1 June 2007
Notteboom, T. (2007). Economic impacts of the negative public image of ports - world experiences, International conference ‘Strategies for the restoration of the public image of ports problems, best practices and policy approaches’, organised by The European Institute of Maritime and Transport Law (EIMTL) in cooperation with ITMMA
Notteboom, T. (2007). De Vlaamse havens: poorten naar onze welvaart (The Flemish ports: gateways to our prosperity), North Sea Symposium, organised by the Flemish Insitute for the Sea (VLIZ), Brugge, 10 February 2007
Notteboom, T. (2007). De nieuwe achterlandinfrastructuur (the new hinterland infrastructure), Conference Rail meets Road IV ‘Towards better hinterland connections for our ports’, organised by Federation of Belgian Companies, FEBIAC and Belgian Rail, Brussels, 15 January 2007
Pallis A.A. (2007). European Port Policies and their Efforts to Achieve Greener Ports. Green Port Seminar, Port of Halifax, NS Canada.
Brooks M.R. & Pallis A.A. (2007). Expanded range of port governance typologies and port performance. 6th Workshop of the Port Performance Research Network (PPRN), Athens, 2007. Download
Pallis A.A. (2007). Port Governance Developments: Greece. 6th Workshop of the Port Performance Research Network (PPRN), Athens, 2007. [Download]
Lekakou M.B., Pallis A.A. and Tsiotsis S.G.P. (2007). The Governance of the EU Maritime Policy: A Critical approach of the Green Paper Proposals. International Shipping Management Forum 2007, Piraeus, May 2007. Download
Pallis A.A. and Syriopoulos T. (2007). Has the outcome of the Greek port reform been Positive? A Financial Evaluation. International Shipping Management Forum 2007, Piraeus, May 2007.
Notteboom, T. (2006). Ontwikkelingen in de haveneconomiën en het vestigingsgedrag van havengerelateerde bedrijven (Developments in port economics and the location behaviour of port-related firms), Conference ‘Polders, ports and wetlands’ organized by RSD Rhine-Scheldt Delta, Bergen op Zoom, 13 December 2006
Notteboom, T. (2006). Ports and logistics in China, workshop of the Globus initiative of the Chamber of Commerce (Kamer van Koophandel Antwerpen-Waasland). 23 November 2006
Notteboom, T. (2006). Fostering seaports and beyond: challenging the challengers, ITMMAPS 2006 Maritime and Port Symposium, Antwerp, 25-27 October 2006
Notteboom, T. (2006). European logistics: trends and developments, conference proceedings of ‘Inland Terminals: untapped opportunities’, Confor, Duisburg, 27-28 September 2006
Notteboom, T., Winkelmans, W. (2006). Economic significance and competitiveness of the Belgian dredging industry. Seminar about the Belgian dredging industry organised by CEDA, Theme:, Beveren, 17 January 2006
Pallis A.A. (2006). Vertical and horizontal integration in the port industry: towards terminal networks? The Institute of Transport and Maritime Affairs (ITMMA), Maritime and Port Symposium 2006. University of Antwerp, October 2006. Download
Pallis A.A. (2006). European maritime security policies. Maritime Security Forum 2006, Piraeus, Greece, October 2006. Download
Notteboom, T. (2005). Achtergrond: maritiem transport en havens (Background: maritime transport and ports), conference on a Long Term Vision for the Flemish Port Policy, organised by the Ministry of the Flemish Community (LIN-AWZ), Brussels, 17 May 2005
Notteboom, T. (2005). The expansion of Chinese container ports and its impact on port competition in East-Asia, Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences (Koninklijke Academie voor Overzeese Wetenschappen), Brussels, 24 February 2005.
Pallis Α.Α. (2005). The Cost of the ISPS Code. Maritime Security Forum 2005: ISPS Code, Piraeus, Greece, May.
Pallis Α.Α. (2005). Contribution of Ports in Local Development. 3ο Development Conference of Dodecanese. Prefecture of Dodecanese, May. [in Greek - available @ PortEconomics.gr]
Pallis Α.Α. (2005). Port Infrastructure and coastal Shipping. First Research Forum on Coastal Shipping, Chios. Greece, May. [in Greek - available @ PortEconomics.gr]
Pallis Α.Α. (2005). The Smart Port Authority. Public Lecture in the context of the Jean Monnet Action in European Port Policy, University of Piraeus, 21 March 2005, Greece. [in Greek - available @ PortEconomics.gr]
Pallis, A.A., (2005). Tensions between levels of port governance in Europe. Port Performance Research Network, Limassol, Cyprus, June 2005. Download
Notteboom, T. (2004). De zee: bron van economisch dynamisme (The sea: source of economic dynamics), conference at the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the UN Treaty on the Sea, Royal Belgian Marine Academy, Antwerp, 26 November 2004
Notteboom, T. (2004). Het modale schip in 2050 (Ships in 2050), conference ‘The river Scheldt in 2050’ organised by KVIV (Koninklijke Vlaamse Ingenieursvereniging – Royal Flemish Society of Engineers), Antwerp, 6 October 2004, 20 p.
Notteboom, T. (2003). Challenges facing maritime education and research in a changing environment, International Maritime Universities Presidents Forum (IMUPF), Dalian (China), 23-24 August 2003
Notteboom, T. (2003). Added value in seaports and beyond, IACP Port Days ‘Port Added Value’ organised by the International Association of Cities and Ports, ITMMA and the Port of Antwerp, Antwerp, 16 May 2003Pallis A.A. (2004). Port Governance in Greece: Towards a Matching Framework approach. 4th Workshop of the Port Performance Research Network, Izmir, 2004.
Notteboom, T. (2003). The changing nature of port competition: the division of economic rent between port users, port community and society, Seminar ‘Armateurs, villes et ports: quelles relations pour quelles stratégies’ organised by the University of Le Havre Le Havre, June 3, 2003.
Pallis Α.Α. (2003). Planning transport system for improving island‐mainland connections. Conference “Policy for the islands of the European Union”, Union of Local Councils of Dodecanisa, Rhodes, May. [in Greek - available @ PortEconomics.gr]

PortEconomics is an academic research group aiming at generating knowledge about seaports. The members of the group are affiliated with various European Institutions, and are actively involved in academic, as well as contract, research in port economics, management and policy.