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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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PortGraphic: towards a “Rotterdamisation” of the european container port system?
By Theo Notteboom Last week, the Rotterdam Port Authority presented the port’s cargo throughput figures for 2017. With a 10.9% y-o-y growth, the Dutch port handled 13.73 million TEU in 2017. The strong results in 2017 reinforced Rotterdam’s position as the largest European container port, followed by Antwerp (10.45 million in 2017, a growth of 4.1%), Hamburg (8.82 million TEU, -1%), Bremerhaven (5.54 million TEU, +0.9%) and Valencia (4.83 Million TEU, +2.3%). With a 10.9% y-o-y growth, the Dutch port handled 13.73 million TEU in...
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Innovative solutions for a sustainable transport network
The innovative solutions for a sustainable network in the Med and beyond was the key theme of PortEconomics Francesco Parola presentation delivered during the opening session of the MEDPorts forum held in Marseille, France. Francesco discussed the “success” of ports & logistics chains and how can be measured, the economic, environmental and social bottom line, while he shared some insights on the sources of success. The full presentation can be freely downloaded via PortEconomics here....
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The Analyst: realities of 'working waterfront' visions
By Peter de Langen The inevitable is likely to happen to the Red Hook Container Terminal in Brooklyn, New York After decades of policy to keep the terminal open to ensure that Brooklyn continues to have a blue collar ‘working waterfront’, the only container terminal in the state of New York may finally close down and give way to the development of urban functions. The state governor Andrew Cuomo has suggested a “more productive community use” for the approximately 80 acres of waterfront land. Even though the announcement...
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The relationship between port choice and terminal involvement of alliance members in container shipping
In which ways the changing organizational routines of shipping (i.e., alliance formation and vertical integration in container terminal operations) are affecting the selection of ports of call in intercontinental liner service networks? The latest port study by PortEconomics members Theo Notteboom, Francesco Parola, Giovanni Satta and Thanos Pallis analyses the relationship between port choice and terminal involvement of alliance members in container shipping. The study examines the relationship between port choice of alliance...
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