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Details of a port privatisation: Thessaloniki port
By George Vaggelas and Thanos Pallis The port is Thessaloniki in Greece. The date is March 2018. A long port privatization process that lasted almost 13 (!!) years is finally concluded, with the Greek state handing 67% of the shares of the Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. to the new owners of the port, the South Europe Gateway Thessaloniki (SEGT) Ltd. This transaction is the outcome of an international call by the Greek government, that was initiated in 2014 and the winning of the tender by SEGT; the other two binding bids for a majority...
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PortGraphic: Top-15 countries with the highest container handling density
By Theo Notteboom The graph shows the annual container volume handled by a country’s port system per km of coastline. Belgium takes the no. 1 spot closely followed by Singapore. The list contains some other smaller nations with big container ports such as the Netherlands and Malta. The Belgian case is a bit special given that the nautical access via the river Scheldt to Antwerp (no. 2 container port in Europe) for a large part runs over Dutch territory. But even if we take Antwerp’s volume out, Belgium still makes it to the top 5...
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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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