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LNG as a ship fuel: perspectives & challenges
The upcoming stringent environmental regulations enacted by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), particularly at the level of the emission control areas (ECA), serve as a catalyst for exploring the use of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a marine fuel. PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom joined by Siyuan Wang (ITMMA, University of Antwerp), examines the perspectives and challenges of LNG as a ship fuel in a viewpoint publish in Port Technology International You can freely download the article @PortEconomics...
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Port studies in MPM: reviewing advances, discussing challenges, identifying research streams
With ports being a key component of modern tranportation system, there is a growing research interest in port economics, management and policy issues. Maritime Policy & Management (MPM), the flagship journal of maritime studies, has been a publication that advanced the knowledge and understanding of ports since its inception in 1973. With MPM celebrating its 40th anniversary, PortEconomics co-directors Theo Notteboom, Thanos Pallis and Peter de Langen, joined by PortEconomics member Aimilia Papachristou, have published a port study...
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Port performance & strategy
Port Performance and Strategy is the theme of the 8th volume of the scholarly journal Research in Transportation Business and Management. PortEconomics members Mary Brooks and Athanasios Pallis edit this special issue that contains 21 port studies presenting state of the art research on port governance, organisation and performance. Why this issue? Advancements in port governance, organization and performance have been significant over the last two decades. As Brooks and Pallis, had noted in the examination of the port literature to 2000...
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OECD Round-Table on port investment and container shipping markets starts on Thursday (Santiago, Chile 7-8 Nov)
The OECD International Transport Forum Roundtable on Port Investment and Container Shipping Markets, planned jointly with the Government of Chile, will examine the broader issues that influence the development of container transport, will take please this week in Santiago, Chile, from 7 to 8 November 2013 PortEconomics members will have a pivotal role in advancing the Roundtable discussions. Thanos Pallis will act as the Rapporteur for the OECD-ITF, Mary Brooks chairing the discussions of the round-table, whereas Gordon Wilmsmeier will...
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Cautius confidence
By Thomas Vitsounis In the new post-crash reality, port operators and investors have started to behave in a very different way when it comes to investment, finance and portfolio management. PortEconomics member Thomas Vitsounis comments on the shock from the economic crisis and the prospects of ports finance options in the post-crisis era, in an article published in Port Strategy. Read the article @ Port Strategy: Cautious Confidence...
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The Analyst: Port developers need to think twice about throughput growth
"Port developers may need to think twice before assuming that throughput will continue to grow per se. This is especially relevant for governments that may be eager to embark on port expansion as a tool for economic development. Take the example of Jasper county administration officials who want to speed up the development of a container terminal in their county, near Savannah. Are they trapped in a port expansion mindset that steamrolls any reasonable doubt? I don't know the answer, but I do know the question is relevant and one that all...
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European port policy as an opportunity
By Thanos Pallis PortEconomics co-director Thanos Pallis intervenes on the importance of the European Port Polcy review for national level port reforms in a viewpoint article published in the latest issue of the major Greek shipping magazine Naftika Chronika. In his editorial entitled "Ευropean Port Policy: An opportunity to save the (lost) honour of the Greek Port System" Thanos describes how the new regulation proposal of the European Commission, as well as specific initiatives referring to concessions, state aid issues in ports,...
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Short sea shipping in Europe: issues, policies and challenges
PortEconomics associate member Adolf Ng, together with Sergi Sauri and Mateu Turro, recently published their study on "Short Sea Shipping in Europe: Issues, Policies and Challenges" in a book, entitled: Regulating Transport in Europe (edited by Matthias Finger and Torben Holvad, Edward Elgar). In this study, the authors discuss the major issues affecting short sea shipping (SSS) development in Europe focusing on the European Union's (EU) regulations and initiatives. Apart from an overview of SSS in Europe, it also analyses the most current EU...
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