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Toward digitalisation of maritime supply chains
Maritime Supply Chain is one of the key sectors for digital transformation. With its high degree of networking and its large number of interfaces, maritime supply chain offers a broad range of applications for digital technologies. Stakeholders across the supply chain see huge potential to improve maritime and port service level and efficiency by having more collaboration and integration. This was a subject of a round table organized during the 28th year KEDGE Business School Global Supply Chain Management ISLI Forum (March 30,...
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Cruise ports need to upscale their representation by subscribing to the WPSP
By Thanos Pallis The launching of the World Ports Sustainability Programme (WPSP) by the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH), the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO), AIVP – The Worldwide Network of Port Cities (AIVP) and the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC) in March is a major step towards a responsible growth of the port industry. It is a most welcomed initiative by all of us serving ports and the maritime world. WPSP aims to...
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#EEPSymposium2018: programme now available
The program of the Jean Monnet Symposium on 'The future of the European Port Policy" is now available. The high-level list of speakers includes: Matthew Baldwin, Deputy Director General, DG-Move, European Commission Christos Lambrides, Secretary General of Ports, Port Policy and Maritime Investment, Ministry of Shipping and Insular Policy, Greece Greta Marini, Director - Integration of ports with society, AIVP Manolis Vournous, Mayor, Chios Municipality Aris Batsoulis, Cruise Manager Corfu Port Authority & Senior Vice...
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The Analyst: battle of hinterland expansion
By Peter de Langen Many port development companies, including port authorities, develop commercial strategies which guide their commercial and investment activities. One common ambition in those strategies is the aim to expand the hinterland The Port of Algeciras aims to serve the Madrid metro area, where Valencia is currently dominant; Rotterdam and Antwerp aim to improve competitiveness in Bavaria, where German ports, especially Hamburg, are dominant; and various US East Coast ports aim to expand their hinterland to destinations such...
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The infrastructure investment needs and financing challenge of european ports
What are investment needs of European ports and what are the financial challenges in order to address these needs? PortEconomics co-director Peter de Langen has co-authored a study for the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO), examining ‘The Infrastructure Investment needs and Financing Challenge of European Ports’, so as to answer these questions.Among others, the study focuses on the diversity of port investments, make the case for investments in basic port infrastructures, explains how investment needs of EU ports are...
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Learning from statistics: what do trends in the top-15 cruise ports in the Med tell us?
As data of cruise traffic hosted by European ports were revealed this week at the 2018 edition of the annual Seatrade Cruise Global event, held in Florida, US, it is worth diving in the details to better understand the trends in the Mediterranean cruise port system. Analysis by Thanos Pallis While this has been the year that the ‘2 million cruise passengers per year’ club has expanded to three - with Balearic islands ports (2,1 m.) joining Barcelona (2,7 m.), and Civitavecchia (2,2 m.) - statistics revealed another challenging year...
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PortGraphic: the top 15 container ports in Europe in 2017
By Theo Notteboom The cargo volume handled remains a key performance indicator for ports. While also other indicators related to logistics performance, sustainability, innovation and economic impact are gaining ground, it remains relevant to observe how cargo volumes have evolved over time. The table shows the top 15 container ports in the European Union in 2017 based on container throughput expressed in TEU. It also includes container growth figures compared to 2016 and pre-crisis year 2007. What do the figures reveal? Top 15:...
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Implications of climate change for shipping: ports and supply chains
Ports are an important economic actor—at local, national, and international scales- that have been identified as being vulnerable to future changes to the climate. The latest port study of PortEconomics co-authored by Adolf K.Y. Ng along with Austin Becker (University of Rhode Island and University of Manitoba), Darryn McEvoy (RMIT University) and Jane Mullett (RMIT University) details the findings from an international review of state‐of‐the‐art knowledge concerning climate risks, and adaptation responses, for ports and their...
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