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ESPO2014: the PortEconomics diary
PortEconomics co-directors and several members of the PortEconomics team are in Gothenburg, Sweden, to attend the European Sea Ports Organisation 2014 Conference. While they shape discussion of the conference they provide to the readers of our initiative the "PortEconomics diary" live from Gothenburg. Under the overall theme "level playing field between ports, a must or a myth", the conference aims at giving some more substance to this concept by looking how ports compete at different levels, which factors determine competition, which...
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World Economic Forum report provides blueprint to close infrastructure financing gap
The importance of infrastructure as a key driver of growth, competitiveness and social well-being is well established. Yet, as highlighted in the World Economic Forum's report, Infrastructure Investment Policy Blueprint, a significant number of economically viable infrastructure investments are not moving forward. The global investment shortfall in infrastructure is estimated to be at least US$ 1 trillion per annum. Enhanced participation from the private sector, while not a complete panacea, could do much to close this gap. The report...
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Meet PortEconomics @ESPO conference 2015
PortEconomics members get together in Athens (21-22 May) to take an active participation at the 12th edition of the annual conference of the European Sea Port Organisation (ESPO), the association representing port authorities throughout Europe. While they will be involved in conference discussions, you might also visit PORTOPIA stand, where PortEconomics members and research partners will present the latest advancements in port performance measurements. Join PortEconomics members in Athens, to discuss the best ways meet your needs and...
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Networks and 'hidden families' in the container port industry
The factors underlying foreign entry strategies of terminal operators in container ports is the theme of a port study by PortEconomics member Francesco Parola, along with Giovanni Satta (University of Genoa) and Simone Caschili (University College London)to appear in a forthcoming issue of the scholarly journal Maritime Policy and Management. Over the last few years, the progressive scarcity of land for greenfield projects in ports and the enormous financial resources required to realize new terminal facilities have induced international...
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PPRN: programme of the 12th annual meeting (sponsored by PortEconomics)
The preliminary program of the forthcoming meeting of the Port Performance Research Network (PPRN), that will take place on July 15, 2014, in Norfolk, US. suggests a most interesting workshop to advance further port studies around the globe. The Port Performance Research Network (PPRN) is an informal network of maritime economists interested in issues of port policy. Founded and chaired by Dr. Mary R. Brooks, and PortEconomics co-director Thanos Pallis, it was established at the International Association of Maritime Economists 2001 meeting...
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Port investment and container shipping markets: An OECD report
Which issues need to be considered in order to modernise container port systems and respond to the growth of containerised maritime trade and to the development needs of their hinterland economies? How to best mobilise private investments and best proceed to port expansions with long-life spans and a structural influence on the local and national economy? These questions are addressed in the OECD report "Port Investment and Container Shipping Markets" that is co-authored by PortEconomic co-director Thanos Pallis, PortEconomics assocaite...
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Dry bulk cargo in ukrainian ports
The Black Sea region accounts for only 2.5 percent of global seaborne trade. While its significance is quite limited on a global scale (eg. seaborne trade in the North Sea region accounts for 17 percent of the world total), the Black Sea is an important area of development due to its geographical size and resource base. Ukraine and Russia are two major powers in the Black Sea port sector. In an article, published in Port Technolgy International , PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom, joined by Kateryna Grushevska (Phd at...
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Foreign entry strategies of terminal operators in container ports
PortEconomics member Francesco Parola, along with PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom, PortEconomics member Jean-Paul Rodrigue and Giovanni Satta (Department of Economics, University of Genoa) have published a port study in the 33rd issue of the scholarly Journal of the Transport Geography. The study provides an analysis of factors underlying foreign entry strategies of terminal operators in container ports. Port reforms around the world have opened regional container port terminal markets. The emergence of a wide array of...
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