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The 2M breakup; (how) will it affect ports?
Comment by PortEconomics member Peter de Langen: The 2M breakup in 2025, announced recently, came a bit as a surprise, though especially Maersk portrays it as a logical consequence of their integrator strategy. This integrator strategy implies a focus on providing a larger bundle of services than just shipping. As a consequence, Maersk needs to control its operations to be able to offer reliability and being able to adjust to disruptions that may emerge. Maersk has been able to grow their integrator volumes substantially the last few...
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Maritime integrity: an international debate on how best to advance the integrity of maritime supply chains
The Maritime Anti-Corruption Network, the Center for Shipping and Global Logistics at Kuehne Logistics University, the Facultad de Administracion, Universidad De Los Andes, and the Laboratory of Integrated Port Economy, University of Piraeus are holding an in-person event in Hamburg to promote inter-industry dialogue on tackling corruption in seaports and terminals and discuss how best to advance integrity in maritime supply chains building on work on the Global Port Integrity Platform (GPIP) and the GPIP White Paper - developed by a...
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Seaports as green hydrogen hubs: advances, opportunities and challenges in Europe
PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom and Hercules Haralambides (Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, People’s Republic of China; The Sorbonne School of Economics, Paris, France) latest publication is on #green #hydrogen and #seaports which has been published in the scholarly journal #Maritime #Economics and #Logistics. In Theo's and Hercules' portstudy, focus on the potential impact of green hydrogen on seaports and the things the latter should do in anticipation. The authors...
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The future of alliances: impediments for liners involved
"MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company and A.P. Moller - Maersk announced they have mutually agreed to discontinue the 2M alliance, set to end in January 2025. This implies that the 10-year agreement which was signed in 2015 will not be extended. In a presentation on the future of #alliances in container shipping delivered on May 10, 2022, during the FIATA International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations "Market Structure and Maritime Competition" Webinar Series, PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom already...
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Logistics integration strategies in container shipping: a multiple case-study on Maersk Line, MSC and CMA CGM
Shipping lines have recently been reshaping their operations to include more logistics integration, which could indicate a change in business strategy. The latest paper of PortEconomics member Theo Notteboom and Hubert Paridaens (Antwerp Maritime Academy) analyses recent developments in the strategic paths of Maersk Line, CMA CGM and MSC in the context of logistics integration and presents empirical findings on their strategic positions and associated drivers. By applying a conceptual framework highlighting and exploring various key strategic,...
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The Analyst: Maersk Line’s clean fuel efforts; gaining competitive advantage through moving early?
By Peter de Langen Maersk is clearly an early mover when it comes to transitioning to clean fuels. It has decided to opt mainly for green methanol and has now 19 ships with dual fuel engines capable of sailing on methanol on order. In addition, Maersk is focusing on securing the supply of green methanol, and currently has 7 partnerships with clean methanol providers in various continents. However, even with these seven, Maersk is still short on methanol fuel supply; the agreements will generate over 1 million ton of methanol, but Maersk...
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GREPORT2022- report on Greek ports
GREPORT 2022, the fourth edition of the biannual report on Greek ports, is now available to download freely (in Greek). The report contains sections on: The latest developments in Greek port policyCargo throughput trendsConnectivity of Greek container ports in the global shipping networks.Passenger movementsFinancial standing of Greek portsDevelopments per major port and terminal operator. Short, medium and long-term comparisons are accompanied by analyses and indexes per port market. The report has been produced by PortEconomics...
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World Ports Tracker: Larger vessels and higher call sizes do not go hand-in-hand with higher terminal productivity in all regions.
Survey data also confirms shortage of trucks and truck drivers in some regions, bulk cargo growth, overall improved hinterland connectivity, some increases in inland warehouse utilisation, and a record cruise season expected for the main regions The 3rd edition of the IAPH World Ports Tracker has been published this week, authored by Theo Notteboom and yours truly. For the first time, it combines S&P Global container terminal performance data for the third quarter of the year with survey responses from the...
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