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PortEconomics @ TOC Europe
June 2011: PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom and associate member Jean-Paul Rodrigue led the academic session at the TOC Europe conference which took place in Antwerp from 7 to 9 June 2011. Read their presentation on "The next box wave - can containerization reinvert itself?" @ PortEconomics.eu
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Press articles by the PortEconomics team @ Port Technology International
Port Technology International publishes three articles co-authored by the PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom and the associate member Jean-Paul Rodrigue, who express their views on "Dry ports and the maritime hinterland: Gaining momentum" and, in two parts, on "Global networks in the container terminal operating industry".
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PortEconomics @ ESPO 2011
May 2011: Members of the PortEconomics team played a key role at the European Sea Port Organisation (ESPO) 2011 Conference, held in Cyprus May 5 & 6, 2011. The key presentations, that set the tune of the discussions in two different sessions, included: Selection and measurement of port performance indicators. Peter de Langen, along with Michael Doooms, joined by partners in the PPRISM project presented the outline of a future European ‘dashboard’ of port performance indicators. Economic outlook for ports and shipping: A...
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PortEconomics @ IAPH World Port Conference
May 2011: ENPOS member Theo Notteboom will speak at the upcoming 27th IAPH World Port Conference (International Association of Ports and Harbors) which will take place in Busan, South Korea from 23 to 27 May 2011. Theo's presentation entitled ‘In search of synergies between seaports and inland ports in Europe’ will focus on the functional relationships between seaports and inland ports in Europe. It will be discussed how the European port system and inland port system developed over time and how competitive forces have reshaped...
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Reporting on FDI in ports @UNCTAD Investment, Enterprise & Development Commission meeting
May 2011: PortEconomics member Thanos Pallis will discuss the findings of a forthcoming report on FDI practices in ports during the UNCTAD Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission session, 2–6 May 2011, Geneva, Switzerland. Thanos Pallis will join Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General, UNCTAD and a number of Ministers and key decision makers in developing countries to discuss Best Practices in Strengthening Investment in Basic Infrastructure in Developing Countries. The High-level session of the Commission, jointly with...
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The financialisation of the port and terminal industry
A new study entitled "The Financialisation of the Port and terminal Industry: Revisiting Risk and Embeddedness", co-authored by the members of the portEconomics team Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Theo Notteboom and Thanos Pallis, is now published in t the scholarly Journal Maritime Policy and Management (vol 38 (2), pp. 191 - 213). The paper explores the evolving relationship between the port and terminal industry and the financial sector. Since the financial industry has taken an active role in global economic affairs, understanding global trade...
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ENPOS members contribute to the (co-edited) book "Integrating seaports and trade corridors"
PortEconomics members contribute in the book "Integrating Seaports and Trade Corridors" co-edited by Hall, P., Mc Calla, R., Comtois, C., Slack, B. The book, published by Ashgate (ISBN 978-1-4094-0401-9), examines the importance of the seaports and the corridors which connects them, for the international trade and the world economy. ENPOS members Theo Notteboom, Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Thanos Pallis and Thomas Vitsounis contributed with three chapters. Theo Notteboom and Jean-Paul Rodrigue (along with G. De Monie) co-authored two chapters....
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4Ps (Public Private Partnerships in Ports): Setting a research agenda
PortEconomics members Thanos Pallis and George Vaggelas delivered a presentation on 4Ps (Public Private Partnerships in Ports): A Research Agenda at the Symposium "Public Private Partnerships in Transport: Trends and Theory Research Roadmap". The Symposium was organised in Lisbon (January 13-15) under the EU funded P3T3 COST Action (Public Private Partnerships in Transport: Trends & Theory) in which ENPOS members have an active role. The presentation identifies research gaps and by proposes specific research issues related to...
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