Peter de Langen

Dr. Peter de Langen is the owner and principal consultant of Ports & Logistics Advisory, based in Malaga, Spain and established in 2013. Peter de Langen is part-time professor at Copenhagen Business School and held a part-time position as professor Cargo Transport & Logistics, at Eindhoven University of Technology, from 2009 to 2016, From 2007 to 2013, Peter worked at Port of Rotterdam Authority (PoR), department Corporate Strategy as senior advisor. From 1997 to 2007, he worked at Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR). Peter is co-director of the knowledge dissemination platform www.porteconomics.eu, co-organiser of conferences and training events and regular speaker at industry conferences on ports and shipping.

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Entrepreneurial port development

 By Peter de Langen Port economics co-director Peter de Langen gave a presentation on 'Entrepreneurial Port Development' at the IAPH Europe & Africa regional meeting in Amsterdam. Based on experience in Rotterdam as well as with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Peter showed some stylized steps in entrepreneurial...
The Analyst: Port developers need to think twice about throughput growth Featured

The Analyst: Port developers need to think twice about throughput growth

"Port developers may need to think twice before assuming that throughput will continue to grow per se. This is especially relevant for governments that may be eager to embark on port expansion as a tool for economic development. Take the example of Jasper county administration officials who want to speed up the development of a...
Look beyond GDP: challenges for making port throughout forecasts Featured

Look beyond GDP: challenges for making port throughout forecasts

PortEconomcis co-director Peter de Langen gave an invited presentation at the 7th International Port Finance & Investment Seminar that was held in Amsterdam. Peter's presentation focused on challenges for making port throughout forecasts, inviting participants to rethink conventional ways, in particular the ways that they should...
The Analyst: clock watching port-style Viewpoints

The Analyst: clock watching port-style

By Peter de Langen "In the past few years, more attention has been paid to 'on time' arrival at ports. And this is a phenomenon that is not going to go away. But it seems that 'on time' is a subjective phrase, so whose definition to we use?  PortEconomics co-director Peter de Langen contributes to the latest issue of the magazine Port...
Performance effects of the port of Rotterdam Authority corporatisation Featured

Performance effects of the port of Rotterdam Authority corporatisation

The performance effects of the corporatisation of Port of Rotterdam Authority is the theme of a new port study conducted by PortEconomics co-director Peter de Langen, in collaboration with Christiaan Heij. The Port of Rotterdam Authority is a publicly owned but corporatized port development company. In 2004, this organisation was...
Management case: ensuring hinterland access in port of Rotterdam Featured

Management case: ensuring hinterland access in port of Rotterdam

Porteconomics co-director Peter de Langen, who works at Port of Rotterdam Authority as well as Eindhoven University of Technology, developed a management case on the hinterland access challenge of Rotterdam. The case describes Port of Rotterdam Authority (PoR) and its challenge to contribute to cheap, efficient, sustainable and reliable...
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