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February 14th, 2016
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Port Experts and stakeholders  are invited to reflect upon the performance of the port industry in the EU, and the further need to develop performance insights on the industry level. An one-day event is organised in Lisbon on March 23rd, 2016, which can be combined with an IAPH-PIANC event on the stakeholder consultation of guidelines for port sustainability reporting the day before (March 22nd). A 2-day programme is thus offered to participants, offering excellent networking opportunities. PortEconomics members Dr. Michael Dooms, Dr....
February 7th, 2016
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How to measure port performance? Logistics performance is a strong determinant of national economic competitiveness. Understanding and decomposing the components of logistics performance can help countries to improve efficiency of logistics systems as well as the functioning of related infrastructures, services, procedures and regulations. A sound and comprehensive set of national-level performance indicators is critical for high-level policy dialogue, preparation and implementation. Invited to participate in the Roundtable on Logistics...
February 4th, 2016
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By Thanos Pallis Within the first 15 years of the 21st century cruise passenger movements in the Black See ports increased remarkably, the cruise ports in the region hosted in 2014 a total of 204.351 cruise passenger movements and 359 cruise vessel calls. Fifteen years earlier, just 55.237 cruise passenger movements were recorded at the very same ports, with the number of cruise calls standing at just 87 calls in aggregate. The PortGrafic presents a distinctive feature of cruise development in the region: Contrary to what has happened in...
February 1st, 2016
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Transshipment hubs are perhaps the most critical component in container shipping networks. Transshipment enables traffic consolidation and the related scale economies in ship size, rationalization of shipping routes and adjustment of ship capacity to traffic density, and expanding the number of ports covered by the shipping network. The latest study of PortEconomics member Jean-Paul Rodrigue along with Asaf Ashar (National Ports and Waterways Initiative, University of New Orleans, USA) provides an assessment of the current state of...
January 30th, 2016
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By Theo Notteboom The current volatility in the container business is very visible when looking at the results of the container ports in the Rhine-Scheldt Delta, the largest container port region in Europe in volume terms and ranked 6th worldwide. Dutch and Belgian ports together handled 23.54 million TEU in 2015 or just 0.45% more than in 2014. Rotterdam continues to monopolize the Dutch container port system handling 12.23 million TEU in 2015, a small decline of 0.51% compared to 2014. Amsterdam handled a modest 51,634 TEU in 2015...
January 23rd, 2016
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By Jean-Paul Rodrigue In last two decades, Dubai emerged as a world class logistical platform, a role which is in part attributed to its geographical location at the crossroads of major trade routes between Asia, Europe, South Asia and East Africa. This role began to take shape in the 1960s when the growing availability of capital derived from oil exports in neighboring countries led to initial infrastructure investments, such as the first modern port facilities (Port Rashid) completed in 1971. These facilities were further expanded with...
December 31st, 2015
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PortEconomics is celebrating the ending of 2015 recapping the articles that have captured the interest of the visitors of our web initiative so far for 2015. As measured by Google Analytics the list of the top-5 papers on container ports: 1. Scenarios on alliance formation in container shipping Having demonstrated how strategic alliances among container shipping companies have changed in the past 20 years, PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom, explains the scenarios on alliance formation in container shipping today. 2. Beyond...
December 31st, 2015
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PortEconomics is celebrating the ending of 2015 recapping the articles that have captured the interest of the visitors of our web initiative so far for 2015. As measured by Google Analytics the list of the top-5 news presented at PortEconomics on cruise ports are: 1. State of the art of the cruise industry & cruise ports The OECD International Transport Forum (ITF) brought cruise and cruise ports at the centre of discussions during the 2015 ITF/OECD Summit on "Transport, Tourism and Trade", with Thanos Pallis preparing the background...
December 31st, 2015
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PortEconomics is celebrating the ending of the year recapping the articles that have captured the interest of the visitors of our web initiative so far for 2015. As measured by Google Analytics the list of the top-5 news (plus a video) presented at PortEconomics on port authorities strategies are: 1. 'Beyond the Landlord': Port authority strategies around the globe Are port authorities limiting their activities to the landlord functions? If not, which other strategies do they develop? And to what extend are they different in different...
December 31st, 2015
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PortEconomics is celebrating the ending of the year recapping the articles that have captured the interest of the visitors of our web initiative so far for 2015. As measured by Google Analytics the list of the top-5 viewpoints presented at PortEconomics in 2015 are: 1. Are mega-ships such an imposition? The OECD report on the effects on mega-ships provides valuable insights for all players in the port industry. Peter de Langen focuses on an important flaw in the report: the suggestion that mega ships impose infrastructure costs on the...
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