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November 20th, 2023
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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,...
September 30th, 2023
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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...
December 6th, 2022
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Hapag-Lloyd Center for Shipping and Global Logistics March 2-3, 2023 Hamburg, Germany The role of shipping in global supply chains and in promoting economic development is well established. Shipping and ports, however, generate also substantial negative social and environmental impacts. The increasing awareness of these impacts has resulted in an array of policy measures and industry initiatives and is often seen as one of the drivers behind new technologies. Following the adoption of the United Nation’s Sustainable...
October 13th, 2022
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For centuries shipping has been the backbone of global trade. Now, at a new turning point in mankind´s history, traditional economic practices and interactions are increasingly being challenged. As for the shipping sector, in particular, a growing gap can be felt between the ‘reaction time’ needed to implement new competitive yet sustainable business strategies, and the frequency and velocity of change in the systems. KLU and Hapag-Lloyd invite you to a Reception and Symposium “Transitions: Readiness and challenges in the shipping...
September 20th, 2022
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PortEconomics members Michael Dooms, Larissa van der Lugt, Theo Notteboom, and Thanos Pallis will join international experts from the maritime-port sector will present their vision on: "The current maritime port environment and the importance of industry indicators for understanding the relevance of ports for economic development" during the Workshop organized by the Valenciaport Chair of Port Economics on October 25, 2022 On Tuesday, 25th of October, the Valenciaport Chair of Port Economics is holding the workshop 'Port strategy and...
June 9th, 2022
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Many countries in Africa and Asia have coastlines that present opportunities for them to become gateways for trade between the hinterlands and global trading routes. However, policy makers struggle to translate this potential into engines of economic development and social transformation. In the past 40 years, China has taken advantage of its strategic geographical location and its status as one of the world’s top manufacturing regions. From a very low position on almost all metrics, today China has become home to more than half of the...
January 1st, 2022
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PortEconomics members would like to express their appreciation to the 63.006 visitors from 208 countries that in 2021 visited PortEconomics.eu to learn more about ports. Thank you all !! In 2022 we will continue to be here providing the best of port studies, shaping the future of port economics, management and policy. Enjoy the sail to the port studies of your interest. PortEconomics is a web-based initiative aiming to advance knowledge exchange on seaport studies. It provides freely accessible research, education, information,...
November 25th, 2021
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The 8th issue of Maritime Economist (ME-MAG), the magazine of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) has been published earlier this week. Celebrating the publication of the issue at the eve of the 29th edition of the annual conference of IAME, PortEconomics members and ME-MAG Editor in Chief, Prof. Adolf Ng, says: "ME-MAG aims to create an active platform for merging academic studies with practice. It encourages IAME members to express their studies in plain language in line with the interests of policymakers and...
October 31st, 2021
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PortEconomics member Giovanni Satta, along with scholars from the University of Genoa and the University Parthenope (Naples) are studying green strategies performed by port authorities/port managing bodies (PAs/PMBs). They are investigating the environmental benefits arising from these strategies as well as the economic, market, and social advantages for port stakeholders. As an expert in the maritime logistics industry, you are kindly asked to complete this anonymous questionnaire and contribute to the research. According to the...
October 27th, 2021
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While much research in the field of transport is focused on the role of port as transport nodes, ports generally develop into more diverse economic complexes and attract manufacturing, logistics and leisure activities. Research taking this into account has conceptualized the port as a cluster and subsequently as a localized ‘business ecosystem’. The port business ecosystem often includes energy production, chemical and metal industries and vast amounts of warehousing space. Port business ecosystems face huge transition challenges in...
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