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Top 15 container ports in Europe in the first half of 2020
While the Coronavirus emerged in China in December 2019, its impact on European ports only started to be visible in March 2020 . The table shows the container throughput for H1 2020 in the top 15 container ports in Europe. Note that the figures for Hamburg and Gioia Tauro relate to Q1 2020 (H1 2020 figures are expected to be lower), while the figures for Gdansk and Bremerhaven only cover the first five months of 2020. Antwerp is the only large gateway port in Europe which was able to reach a volume level comparable to last year The port of...
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Key Performance Indicators for measuring energy efficiency in port terminals
The port industry as an energy-intensive sector, generating negative externalities and environmental impacts in several areas, e.g., air emissions, water emissions, etc. (Bailey and Solomon, 2004; Dinwoodie el at., 2012). magnitude of highly impacting business processes/activities embedded in port spaces variety of economic actors located within/around port boundaries. These arguments are urging for the adoption of innovative green strategies for the reduction of energy consumptions, making energy management more efficient (Acciaro, 2015). The...
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Eleventh bi-weekly issue of IAPH-WPSP Port Economic impact barometer confirms overall improvements
The eleventh and final bi-weekly version of the IAPH-WPSP Port Economic Impact Barometer has just been published, showing progressive improvement in three of the four survey questions asked to the world’s ports. Active since April 6 2020 on a weekly basis and then bi-weekly as of mid-May, co-authors Professor Theo Notteboom and Professor Thanos Pallis are working on a more comprehensive report to be published in September 2020. This summary report will provide a detailed analysis of the trends observed from the survey weeks 15 to 29....
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Challenges facing trade and supply chains: a maritime transport perspective
Participating in a virtual conference on decarbonising transport in an unprecedented global crisis with focus on Argentina and Latin America, PortEconomics member Jean-Paul Rodrigue gave a presentation on the challenges that trade and supply chains are facing and approached the issue from the maritime transport perspective. The virtual conference, organised by the International Transports Forum of OECD, discusses in a nine sessions between 7 and 30 July duration, how can transport decarbonisation policies promote low-carbon economic growth...
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Green strategies in the cruise industry
Since the beginning of the ’80s, the cruise market has been experiencing a relentless growth, with two-digit growth rates (Pallis et al., 2018). In recent years, the number of global cruise passengers has almost doubled from 17.8 million in 2009 to about 30 million in 2019 (CLIA, 2020). These market trends have been accompanied by an increasing interest from both the civil society and heterogeneous groups of stakeholders towards the assessment of the various impacts generated by this business in terms of positive and negative externalities...
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Disruptions in spatial networks: a comparative study of major shocks affecting ports and shipping patterns
In the latest port study of PortEconomics member César Ducruet along with Laure Rousset (Ecole Nationale Supérieure, France) discusses the effect of local exogenous shocks on seaports and maritime networks and is assessed throughout three case-studies. The Hanshin-Awaji earthquake, the 9/11 World Trade Center attack and hurricane Katrina triggered a shock on Kobe, New York and New Orleans respectively and led to temporary port failures. A global database on vessel movements is computed to gauge the intensity, duration and scope of these...
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Sustainability reporting: international setting
Invited by the MEDports Association and its 5th General Assembly, PortEconomics member Michael Dooms along with Magali Geerts, presented their latest study on Port Sustainability which was supported by the Sustainability Committee of the MEDports Association. Michael's and Magali's port study offers a multidimensional approach of the concept of sustainability reporting based on a global survey yielding 97 complete and valid answers of PMBs. A binomial logistic regression has been conducted to identify those internal determinants...
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Climate change adaptation and mitigation in ports: advances in Colombia
Colombia is the second most biodiverse country in the world and borders on the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea. The country´s marine-coastal zones display a great variety of strategic ecosystems coral reefs, mangroves, sea grass areas, and beaches, among others. These landscapes and ecosystem present a key role in Colombia´s exposure to climate change; as they provide protection against sea-level change, climate regulation and climate change hydrology, and erosion control (UNDP 2014). However, these ecosystems have been subject of...
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