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New book: the geography of transport systems
The mobility of passengers and freight is fundamental to economic and social activities such as commuting, manufacturing, distributing goods, or supplying energy. Each movement has a purpose, an origin, a potential set of intermediate locations, and a destination. Mobility is supported and driven by transport systems which are composed of infrastructures, modes and terminals. They enable individuals, institutions, corporations, regions and nations to interact and assume economic, social, cultural or political activities. Understanding how...
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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 respective plans. Whether they illustrate realistic or optimistic perspectives, or even just strategic early-return announcements, following cruise lines statements provide to cruise ports readiness to...
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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 facilities, depending on cargo type. The second weekly results of the World Ports Sustainability Programme’s (WPSP) Port Economic Impact Barometer have been published at the World Ports COVID19 Information Portal,...
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Coronavirus impacts on trade and supply chains
Which are the impacts of Coronavirus on trade and supply chains? PortEconomics member Jean-Paul Rodrigue analyzed them in a (remote) presentation to the advisory board of METRANS Transportation Center. Follow the link to download the presentation.
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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 structure and functions of port governance around the globe, b) to provide the foundations for discussions of future port governance models. The questionnaire is divided into seven (7) sections. Each section...
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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 further step to regularly inform ports and port users with its World Ports COVID19 Information Portal, the first weekly results of the World Ports Sustainability Programme’s (WPSP) Port Economic Impact...
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PortGraphic: COVID-19 cargo concentration pattern Hamburg-Le Havre range
By Theo Notteboom It is early days to estimate the ramifications of #covid-19 on ports. Still, past crises reveal interesting facts. The graph shows the impact of past crises on cargo concentration in the Hamburg-Le Havre port range in Europe. The orange line gives the combined market share (basis=TEU) of the three largest ports in the range, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hamburg. The blue line depicts the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) for the range. HHI is a concentration measure: the higher the index the more cargo is concentrated in...
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PortGraphic: when will cruise resume?
Cruise lines have responded to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemia with the socially responsible decision to cease operations. But when does cruise intend to return to operation? Monitoring and analyzing cruise lines plans and intentions to days to operation, PortEconomics members Thanos Pallis, Aimilia Papachristou and George Vaggelas provide an informative PortGraphic - facilitating cruise lines, ports and destinations to avoid 'info-demia' and start thinking their future approaches. The data detailed in the PortGraphic are based on...
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