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  • October 17th, 2025
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    Geopolitical risks and port-related carbon emissions: evidence and policy implications

    Geopolitical risks and port-related carbon emissions: evidence and policy implications

    Investments and financing challenges of the EU’s port managing bodies; findings from a comprehensive survey

    Investments and financing challenges of the EU’s port managing bodies; findings from a comprehensive survey

    Evaluating customer satisfaction with clearing and forwarding agents:  Kuwait Shuwaikh Port

    Evaluating customer satisfaction with clearing and forwarding agents: Kuwait Shuwaikh Port

    Digital technologies for efficient and resilient sea-land logistics

    Digital technologies for efficient and resilient sea-land logistics

    Stakeholders’ attitudes toward container terminal automation

    Stakeholders’ attitudes toward container terminal automation

  • Presentations
    Port reform: World Bank publishes the third edition of its port reform toolkit

    Port reform: World Bank publishes the third edition of its port reform toolkit

    When will we admit that maritime transport will not be decarbonised by 2050?

    When will we admit that maritime transport will not be decarbonised by 2050?

    Digital technologies for efficient and resilient sea-land logistics

    Digital technologies for efficient and resilient sea-land logistics

    The World Ports Tracker in TOC Europe

    The World Ports Tracker in TOC Europe

    Newly-upgraded IAPH World Ports Tracker identifies major sustainability and market trends

    Newly-upgraded IAPH World Ports Tracker identifies major sustainability and market trends

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    Portgraphic: Top-15 EU container ports in H1 2025

    Portgraphic: Top-15 EU container ports in H1 2025

    PhD posts in the area of ports and energy transition

    PhD posts in the area of ports and energy transition

    PortEconomics members among best-performing scholars globally

    PortEconomics members among best-performing scholars globally

    Accessibility or connectivity: why is it correct to say that in the Caribbean the main logistics problem is connectivity?

    Accessibility or connectivity: why is it correct to say that in the Caribbean the main logistics problem is connectivity?

    Cruise Port-City Compass

    Cruise Port-City Compass

  • Viewpoints
    Portgraphic: Top-15 EU container ports in H1 2025

    Portgraphic: Top-15 EU container ports in H1 2025

    Portgraphic: fleet capacity (owned/chartered) of container shipping lines

    Portgraphic: fleet capacity (owned/chartered) of container shipping lines

    In a tight spot: American ports in global supply chains

    In a tight spot: American ports in global supply chains

    Cruise industry in 2025 at a glance

    Cruise industry in 2025 at a glance

    The box that makes the world go around: container terminals and global trade

    The box that makes the world go around: container terminals and global trade

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Thanos Pallis

Dr. Thanos Pallis is Professor of Port Economics & Policy & the scientific coordinator of the Jean Monnet Action on European Port Policy at the Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport (STT), University of the Aegean, Greece. He is currently the President of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), and has served as secretary general of MedCruise, the association of cruise ports in the Med. The author of the acclaimed book "European Port Policy", he has an extensive international experience in port policy and economics. Thanos co-directs PortEconomics and is a regular contributor at the work of national governments and international organisation (UNCTAD, OECD, and ESPO, IAPH, and AVIP) shaping the port sector.

Author's Posts

COVID19 port economic impact barometer week 18 reports stabilization or slight improvements

COVID19 port economic impact barometer week 18 reports stabilization or slight improvements

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Third COVID-19 world ports survey report: the impact of blank sailings starts kicking in Category

Third COVID-19 world ports survey report: the impact of blank sailings starts kicking in

In the third of a series of weekly WPSP-IAPH COVID19 port economic impact barometer report, the gradual impact of blank sailings by the world’s major container shipping alliances is beginning to be felt by ports. While the average weekly number of container vessels calling remains down with further cancellations, some lines have...
The unstoppable (?) globalisation of cruise shipping Cruise

The unstoppable (?) globalisation of cruise shipping

With the exception of the COVID-19 days, cruise has witnessed an uninterrupted growth over each year of the last three decades. In their study, "the changing geography of cruise shipping", Thanos Pallis and George Vaggelas discuss the trends that have been linked with this growth and detail the business strategies that the industry has...
Updated PortGraphic: cruise lines announced return dates (as of 17.4) Category

Updated PortGraphic: cruise lines announced return dates (as of 17.4)

Cruise lines have revised their return plans regarding the intended return in operation. In an updated PortGraphic, PortEconomic members Thanos Pallis, Aimilia Papachristou, and George Vaggelas present the expected return date per cruise line, as of April 17, 2020, facilitating cruise ports, destinations, and stakeholders to adjust their...
Second IAPH-WPSP port economic impact barometer report: some ports seeing significant changes in storage utilization Category

Second IAPH-WPSP port economic impact barometer report: some ports seeing significant changes in storage utilization

The Week-16 results of the IAPH-WPSP Weekly Port Economic Impact Barometer show COVID-19 crisis has 35% of ports reporting an increase in the utilization of warehousing and distribution facilities in the last week for foodstuffs and medical supplies, whilst other ports report both over- and under-utilization of their storage...
Global survey on port governance: take part & shape the future Featured

Global survey on port governance: take part & shape the future

Are you a port professional interested in shaping the future of ports? We have the pleasure to invite you to participate in our Global Survey on Port Governance. The study - developed by a research team at Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia and University of the Aegean, Greece - has two purposes: a) to analyse the current...
First edition of COVID19 port economic impact barometer confirms cargo build up at some ports Category

First edition of COVID19 port economic impact barometer confirms cargo build up at some ports

New IAPH-WPSP Weekly Port Economic Impact Barometer reports steady overall port cargo volumes last week with some dips, and significantly reduced passenger and cruise vessel calls. Dockworker availability has been impacted but not hampering operations, while the majority of non-essential port personnel are teleworking from home. As a...
PortGraphic: (expected) cruise capacity in operation Cruise

PortGraphic: (expected) cruise capacity in operation

With cruise lines having their return plans announced, our new PortGraphic presents the expected evolution of this return process. The data suggest that 22% of the global cruise global fleet capacity intents return by the 1st of May. A further 55% has expressed the intention to return to operations by the 11th of the same month. A...
Weekly barometer οn COVID-19 economic impact on ports at world ports info portal Category

Weekly barometer οn COVID-19 economic impact on ports at world ports info portal

In response to requests of ports around the globe, the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), has set up a Task Force comprising some of the world's top experts to inform and guide the port authorities and users alike via a newly-established WORLD PORTS COVID19 INFORMATION PORTAL. PortEconomics developed impact...
PortEconomics coordinated CruiseDialogue2020 marked by success Category

PortEconomics coordinated CruiseDialogue2020 marked by success

PortEconomics has scientifically coordinated the most successful Cartagena Cruise Dialogue on “Cruise, Ports and Cities” which took place in Cartagena, de Indias, from 19 to 21 February 2020, Focused on “Preparing Ports, Cities, and Destinations for the next day of cruising”, the Cartagena dialogue involved a unique blending...
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Portgraphic: Top-15 EU container ports in H1 2025

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Portgraphic: fleet capacity (owned/chartered) of container shipping lines

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Investments and financing challenges of the EU’s port managing bodies; findings from a comprehensive survey

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Port reform: World Bank publishes the third edition of its port reform toolkit

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