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Kai Tak cruise terminal in Hong Kong: site selection process
A Study on the site selection process of the Kai Tak cruise terminal in Hong Kong is the latest study of PortEconomics co-director Thanos Pallis, and PortEconomics associate member Adolf Ng along with Yui-yip Lau (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) and Ka-chai Tam (Hong Kong Baptist University) presented during the the annual conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists - IAME 2014, that was held in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. The stydy undertakes a historical review study on the process of site selection of Hong...
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European port policy: with an eye to 2030
By George Vaggelas Following a first attempt (in 2007) to communicate the intentions of European Union on a European port policy, the European Commission moved forward, unveiling the main parts of a new European port policy up to 2030. After a long time of inertia regarding port industry issues, the European Union has been active the last 15 years towards the formation of a framework regarding port operational and policy issues. Back in 1997 European Union, in its first attempt to develop a regulatory framework for the port industry,...
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Black Sea: an emerging multi-port gateway region
The Black Sea ports represent an interesting case in view of the types, governance models and environment in which they operate and develop. The majority of Black Sea ports (Ukrainian, Russian, and Georgian) experienced tremendous economic and institutional changes in the last 20 years, from being Soviet centralized ports benefiting from public shelter policies to ports belonging to different autonomous countries and facing a new market economic reality based on efficiency and the effects of demand/supply (im)balance. The other Black Sea...
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PortExecutive Seminar 2014 concludes with success
A most successful edition of the PortExecutive Seminar (PES) concluded in Naples, receiving excellent evaluations by the 19 participants that joined PES from four different continents. The first day of PES 2014, members of the PortExecutive team interacted with participating port and port-related professionals discussing the driving forces of change in the port sector, the latest development in shipping, terminal operations, and port authorities strategies. The second day, the seminar provided an in-depth analysis of cruise ports, port...
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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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