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The Analyst: value of schedule reliability
The value of schedule reliability for shippers is clear and widely understood; recent congestion concerns in North European ports, especially Hamburg and Rotterdam, have now highlighted the value of schedule reliability for terminal operators as well, comments Peter de Langen, co-director of PortEconomics in his viewpoint- published in his Port Strategy column as 'The Analyst'. The current congestion in Northern European ports has led to barge and feeder operators charging congestion fees, to be paid by the shippers cocludes Peter. Read the...
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Towards an inland terminal centred value proposition in container transport?
The two main value propositions in international container transport are 'port-to-port' services and door-to-door services. In port-port services, buyers 'just' purchase maritime transport from a shipping line. Door-to-door services comprise of the total transport chain and include land based transport. Carriers as well as forwarders offer these door-to-door services. The latest study Towards an inland terminal centred value proposition in container transport? of PortEconomics co-director Peter De Langen and Roy van den Berg (Port of...
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Port infrastructure PPP partnerships: critical success factors in german, dutch and belgian seaports
Public-private partnerships for the provision of port infrastructure: stakeholder analysis of critical success factors in German, Dutch and Belgian seaports is the new study of Porteconomics member Michael Dooms and PortEconomics associate member Elvira Haezendonc, along with Geoffrey Aerts and Thies Grage that presented during the the annual conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists - IAME 2014, that was held in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Worldwide, port infrastructure projects increasingly use forms of...
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The ukrainian crisis impact on regional port system
After the referendum in Crimea on March 16, 2014, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea became a part of the Russian Federation on March 18, 2014. This event incurred a complete change of legislative and regulatory institutions for ports and railways which previously were a part of the Ukrainian state-owned and centrally regulated transport network. Moreover the tensions in the eastern and southern part of Ukraine are threatening the present integrity of the state. The Ukrainian port system is feeling the full impact of the crisis....
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Port geography at the crossroads: between flows & spaces
Port research is not a new field of interest for human geographers, evidenced by numerous conceptual models and empirical cases of port evolution and development. However, several critical questions remain unanswered, notably the exact position of port geography as a subdiscipline within human geography in the past, present and future. PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom and PortEconomics member Jean-Paul Rodrigue and associate members Adolf Ng, Cesar Ducruet, Wouter Jacobs and Gordon Wilmsmeier, along with Jason Monios (Napier...
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Stakeholder relations management: port of Rotterdam
A Port Authority (PA) constitutes an interesting example of a “hybrid organization”, where the boundary between private and public interests is blurred. Applying stakeholder management principles to the port domain might help better port strategy and management. PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom and PortEconomics member Francesco Parola, along with Giovanni Satta (University of Genoa) and Lara Penco (University of Genoa) presented their latest research on Disclosure as a to ol in Stakeholder Relations Management: A longitudinal...
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Revisiting the basics: What is a container terminal?
What is a Container Terminal? PortEconomics co-director Thanos Pallis discusses the basic concept, and reviews the operating principles, including the need for integration in supply chains, and the key structures of entry in the container terminal market, in a contribution to the Sage Encyclopedia of Transportation: Social Science and Policy. Viewing transportation through the lens of current social, economic, and policy aspects, the Encyclopedia is a four-volume reference work that explores the topic of transportation across multiple...
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The Analyst: concession challenges apply worldwide
I recently had the opportunity to discuss the challenges in granting concessions with a large number of port authorities in West and Central Africa, writes Peter de Langen in his viewpoint- published in his Port Strategy column as 'The Analyst'. The conclusion from Peter's conversations in West and Central Africa was that there is not a standard model or approach, every concession requires a tailor made approach. However, it is possible to think upfront about the attitude of the port authority with regard to potential concessionaires. Read...
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