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PortEconomics members among best-performing scholars globally
Elsevier’s science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators, developed in collaboration with Stanford University, are one of the leading sources for analyzing career-long data in different research fields. The August 2024 update report ranks the 2% best-performing scholars of a total of more than 29,000 scientists in the primary field "Logistics & Transportation" by the so-called c-score. Although port and maritime economics is only a sub-field, ten PortEconomics.eu members made it to the global top...
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Accessibility or connectivity: why is it correct to say that in the Caribbean the main logistics problem is connectivity?
By Ricardo J Sanchez & Alejandra Gomez Paz Co-director, Kühne Professorial Chair in Logistics, School of Management, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia Member of the Kühne Professorial Chair in Logistics, School of Management, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia Acknowledgments: special thanks to Christoph Schaar for his contributions. The difference between accessibility and connectivity is often seen as a "merely" theoretical question posed from an "academic" point of view as if...
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Cruise Port-City Compass
PortEconomics co-director Thanos Pallis discusses the relationship between port cities, ports and cruise activities in an introductory chapter of the collection Cruise Port City Compass-Global Cases Inspiring Sustainable Connections & Communities published by MedCruise and AIVP. The publication counts on the participation of different stakeholders. Fifteen working group members highlight the best practices and initiatives carried out in their respective cruise ports from seven countries worldwide on key topics such as...
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Webinar: short sea shipping services in the southern Caribbean region
The University of Trinidad and Tobago invites you to a webinar on Short Sea Shipping services in the Southern Caribbean region on Tuesday, 9 April 2024, from 8:30 to 12:00 EST. This webinar is part of a series of academic events intended to create a forum for public education and awareness on topics of current interest to the maritime industry. As a matter of context, at present, the governments of the CARICOM (Caribbean Community) are currently considering the creation of an intra-regional cargo and passenger (ROPAX) ferry...
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Call for Papers: Special Issue on "The impact of geopolitical turmoil on global shipping and trade"
Call for Papers: Special Issue on "The impact of geopolitical turmoil on global shipping and trade" PortEconomics members, Theo Noteboom and George Vaggelas along with Stavros Karamperidis (University of Plymouth) are the guest editors of a special issue of Journal of Shipping and Transport, examining the theme "The impact of geopolitical turmoil on global shipping and trade". Globalisation has paved the way for trade and economic growth due to cross-border global economic integration and cooperation. However, over the last few years,...
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Conversation: rethinking port economics
PortEocnomics members Gordon Wilmsmeier and Jason Monios will be hosted at @ Connecting Ports - The Live Talk Show by HPC Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH this Wednesday - 13th December @14:00 CET (08:00 Colombia - GMT). Why should we rethink port economics? Are we ready to "finally" internalize external costs? Why should we explore degrowth scenarios? We live in an environment where disruptive and less controllable events are becoming more common. We argue that traditional concepts that aim to overcome disruptions and return to business as...
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Port renewable energy hub: contribute to the research
If you are a port expert, you are invited to complete the questionnaire and contribute to the port renewable energy hub research. The main objective of the research is to apply the MoSCoW method to identify, test, and validate the most important components that constitute a successful port energy hub configuration by applying a stakeholders’ perspective to achieve environmental, financial, and economic sustainability. The choice of components will be based on criteria such as cost, emissions, energy efficiency, availability,...
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Circular Economy to be fully integrated in ‘Port Economics, Management and Policy’, a global leading reference handbook
PortEconomics members Theo Notteboom (Gent University/University of Antwerp/Antwerp Maritime Academy, Belgium), Athanasios Pallis (University of Piraeus, Greece), and Jean-Paul Rodrigue (Hofstra University, New York, US) – authors of the Port Economics, Management and Policy handbook – partner with Circular Flanders. Supported by Circular Flanders, the team of leading scholars will examine the potential and the role of ports in circular economy implementation and the impacts of the circular...
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