PortEconomics members actively participated at the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) Annual Conference that was held in Kyoto Japan the last week of June 2017 – with the members of the initiative presenting a variety of studies dealing with various aspects of port economics, management and policies, and a variety of port markets and geographical regions.
In total, PortEconomics members presented 23 different port or port related studies that progressed over the course of the last months, shaping research developments in the emerging research field of port economics, policy and management, as well as in port related studies.
In a series of articles, PortEconomics will provide its readers these latest advances of port studies, along with the respective presentations and announcements.
Stay tuned !!!
- Sustainability reporting by port authorities: a comparative analysis of leading world ports – Geerts, Magali (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium), Dooms, Michaël (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium)
- Challenges and bottlenecks for green port management in Africa: the case of Kenya – Muganga, Denis (Kenya Ports Authority, Kenya), Dooms, Michaël (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium)
- Smart and green cargo handling equipment for next generation ports – Lam, Jasmine Siu Lee (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), Tripathi, Anshuman (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), Athlekar, Satyajit (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore|), Du, Jiani (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore)
- Catastrophe Risk Analysis of Ports and Industrial Clusters: A Framework and Case Study – Cao, Xinhu (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), Lam, Jasmine Siu Lee (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
- Optimal Maintenance Strategies for Developing Sustainable Port Infrastructures – Zhang, Yi (Kyoto University, Japan), Kim, Chul‐Woo (Kyoto University, Japan), Lam, Jasmine Siu Lee (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
- Innovative Solutions for Enhancing Customer Value in Third Party Logistics – Li, Qingyao (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), Lam, Jasmine Siu Lee (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) Zhang, Xiunian (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
- Port system evolution – the emergence of second‐tier hubs – Monios, Jason (Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom), Wilmsmeier, Gordon (Universidad Los Andes, Colombia), Ng, Adolf (University of Manitoba, Canada)
- The relationship between port choice and terminal involvement of alliance members in container shipping – Notteboom, Theo (Shanghai Maritime University, China), Parola, Francesco (University of Genoa, Italy), Satta, Giovanni (University of Genoa, Italy), Pallis, Thanos (University of the Aegean, Greece)
- Modelling ship emission control taxes and port privatization levels in port competition and co‐operation sub‐games – Cui, Han (University of Antwerp, Belgium), Notteboom, Theo (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
- The relation between dry port characteristics and regional port‐hinterland settings: an analysis of a global sample of dry ports – Nguyen, Canh Lam (University of Antwerp, Belgium), Notteboom, Theo (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
- A game theoretical approach to the effects of private objective orientation and service differentiation on port authorities’ willingness to cooperate – Cui, Han (University of Antwerp, Belgium), Notteboom, Theo (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
- Private Entry and Emerging Partnerships in Cruise Terminal Operations in the Med – Pallis, Athanasios (University of Aegean, Greece), Parola, Franceso (University of Genoa, Italy), Satta, Giovanni (University of Genoa, Italy) Notteboom, Theo (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
- Cruise lines searching for legitimacy: Stakeholder relationship management and CSR reporting – Satta, Giovanni (University of Genoa, Italy), Parola, Francesco (University of Genoa, Italy), Penco, Lara (University of Genoa, Italy), Persico, Luca (University of Genoa, Italy)
- Value drivers and M&A activity in the European ro‐pax and ferry market: Asset pricing and target firm valuation – Satta, Giovanni (University of Genoa, Italy), Parola, Francesco (University of Genoa, Italy), Barbieri, Enrico (EY S.p.A., Italy), Duci, Gian Enzo (University of Genoa, Italy)
- Unveiling configurations of shipping clusters: Challenges and Opportunities in the case of Piraeus – Vaggelas, George (University of the Aegean, Greece), Kladaki, Evie (University of the Aegean, Greece), Pallis, Athanasios (Thanos) (University of the Aegean, Greece)
- Measuring the missing link in port performance evaluation: Port users perspectives – Vaggelas, George (University of the Aegean, Greece), Pallis, Athanasios (Thanos) (University of the Aegean, Greece), Kladaki, Evie (University of the Aegean, Greece)
- Resilience in seaports, a conceptual approach – Vonck, Indra (Deloitte Netherlands, Global Port Services, Netherlands) Notteboom, Theo (Ghent University, Belgium), Dooms, Michael (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium)
- Economic impacts and significance of the cruise ports in the United States – Wang, Grace (Texas A&M University at Galveston, United States) Chang, Wen‐Huei (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, United States), Cui, Yue (Michigan State University, United States)
- A Vertical Integration Pricing Model on a Cruise Supply Chain – Wang, Grace (Texas A&M University at Galveston, United States) Zeng, Qingcheng (Dalian Maritime University, China)
- Inland waterways in South America ‐ policies, regional integration and classification challenges – Wilmsmeier, Gordon (Universidad Los Andes, Colombia), Jaimurzina, Azhar (UN‐ECLAC, Chile)
- The liner shipping industry: looking beyond firms ‐ markets structure, competition and concentration – Gonzalez‐Aregall, Marta (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) Spengler, Thomas (Hochschule Bremen, Germany), Wilmsmeier, Gordon (Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia)
- Sustainable performance and benchmarking in container terminals – Spengler, Thomas (Hochschule Bremen, Germany), Wilmsmeier, Gordon (Universidad Los Andes, Colombia)
