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Italy reframes its port governance
By Francesco Parola After 22 years from the introduction of the landlord system (1994 Port Reform), the Italian Government approved a new reform law that is going to further reshape the organization of the whole port architecture at national level. The current 24 Port Authorities (PAs), together with other 33 minor ports, are going to be substituted by 15 Port System Authorities. In line with the rationale of the Law, PSAs inherit the duties and the power of traditional PAs, with a broader geographical scope. Existing PAs, indeed,...
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Port Performance Research Network (PPRN) meets in Hamburg
The 14th annual meeting of the Port Performance Research Network (PPRN) takes place today, Tuesday, 23rd August, in Hamburg, Germany with PortEconomics members meeting together with fellow maritime economists interested in port research at the eve of the 2016 Annual Conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME). The Port Performance Research Network (PPRN) is an informal network of maritime economists interested in issues of port policy. It was established at the IAME 2001 meeting in Hong Kong to undertake...
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The Analyst: cruising for better port pricing
By Peter de Langen Cruises are increasingly relevant in port development so taking a look at pricing can be insightful, writes Peter de Langen. In Spain, dues charged by the port authority for cruise ships, expressed per passenger, vary from about €1 to about €6, depending on the port and ship capacity. These costs seem below the costs for the infrastructure and facilities. As a comparison, average ‘airside’ revenues of the Spanish airport company (AENA) are more than €9 per passenger. I acknowledge that this comparison...
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Port sustainability and the ocean's carrier network problem
Port Sustainability and Ocean’s Carrier Network Problem (OCNP): PortEconomics member Pierre Cariou along with Lucie Sislian and Anicia Jaegler (Kedge Business School) review the literature of these interrelated concepts in their latest port study. The past literature did not establish a clear relationship between these two concepts, as the sustainability concept is a relatively recent approach in the maritime literature, and still a gap exists in this field. This study review the port sustainability concept and then relate it to the...
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A new dawn for Greek ports
By Thanos Pallis August 11, 2016 is a historic day for Greek ports: This is the first day that Port of Piraeus, the major commercial port of the country operates under the ownership of COSCO-China Pacific Ltd. Given (a) the long-term commitment of the Chinese government to gain this right in this very specific way (i.e. via a buy of the ‘master concession’ by state controled corporation) and develop Piraeus, (b) that the company (and the specific management team) operates since 2009 the major container terminal of the port in a most...
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Constanza port: globalisation in progress
Seagoing and river maritime transportation systems of Romania stand as inextricable forces in driving and serving the changing structures of the Romanian economy in the post-1989 era. The transport sector itself has also been subject to major reforms. All different modes including the state owned maritime service providers have been reorganised in order to meet the doctrines of entrepreneurship development and market liberalisation that became the dominant form of the economy. The port of Constantza, and the alteration of its governance...
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Strategic importance of maritime clusters in the ocean economy
Concerns over the health of oceans and their ecosystems have enabled the adoption for the first time of UNCTAD's Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) exclusively dedicated to the oceans: SDG 14. This goal commits UN Member States “to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development”. The oceans economy has been defined as a vehicle toward a greener and more sustainable and inclusive economic paths on the marine and coastal environment. In this context, UNCTAD organised an international...
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Port connectivity indices: an application to European RoRo shipping
In recent years, there has been significant interest in the development of connectivity indicators for ports. For short sea shipping, especially in Europe, Roll-on Roll-off (RoRo) shipping is almost equally important as container shipping. In contrast with container shipping, RoRo shipments are primarily direct, thus the measurement of its connectivity requires a different methodology. Peter de Langen, PortEconomics co-director, along with Maximiliano Udenio (Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands), Jan C. Fransoo (Eindhoven...
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