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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The Analyst: bold move or shortsighted? Featured

The Analyst: bold move or shortsighted?

By Peter de Langen At the end of 2018, the Danish municipality of Kolding, the owner of Port of Kolding and the landlord port development company, decided to shut down the commercial port with a transition period of 25 years. That deserves a WOW. It also begs questions: is this a bold visionary move to be applauded? Is it likely...
The Analyst: ships and terminals through Amazon's eyes Featured

The Analyst: ships and terminals through Amazon's eyes

By Peter de Langen Lately, there has been much talk about the entry of new disruptors into ocean shipping, with Amazon most frequently referenced When ‘entry’ is understood as providing ocean freight services, this is now happening: Amazon is already handling shipment of goods by ocean for Chinese merchants that sell on...
The Analyst: a rethink on container storage Containers

The Analyst: a rethink on container storage

By Peter de Langen The recent announcement of a new container storage system, which according to the developers can triple terminal capacity, is interesting news. Container storage methods have changed little, if at all, over the last decades. But now a German industrial engineering group — an ‘outsider’ with no prior...
Ports and the circular economy European Port Policy

Ports and the circular economy

The ongoing shift toward a circular economy, in which end-of-life (EOL) products are reused, remanufactured, or recycled, has major implications for seaports, especially seaports in metropolitan areas, as in such areas, huge amounts of EOL products are available. Ports are therefore relevant locations for circular economy...
The Analyst: upside to container line alliances Featured

The Analyst: upside to container line alliances

By Peter de Langen The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is at it again, this time with a report that argues alliances between container shipping companies may have negative impacts on users and society at large In short, according to the report, alliances have helped create overcapacity, made maritime...
The Analyst: real meaning of inclusivity in ports European Port Policy

The Analyst: real meaning of inclusivity in ports

By Peter de Langen  July saw a major development in Antwerp’s port, with the announcement of the start of a stakeholder-inclusive process to expand container capacity. The process will start with a much smaller new dock than originally foreseen, coupled with a series of initiatives to expand capacity elsewhere in the...
The Analyst: we need more mavericks in ports Featured

The Analyst: we need more mavericks in ports

By Peter de Langen In various previous columns I have argued that port development is often ‘emergent’ rather than planned. Often, there is a huge gap between the port development plans on paper, and the realised port development. Of course, this is not unique to port development, but a common characteristic of most...
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