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MPM appoints new associate editor
PortEconomics associate member Adolf K.Y. Ng, professor of transport and supply chain management of the Asper School of Business of the University of Manitoba and Director of the University of Manitoba Transport Institute (UMTI), has been appointed as an Associate Editor of the scholarly journal Maritime Policy & Management (MPM). MPM is the world's flagship journal in maritime transport research. A multi-disciplinary and international refereed journal, it brings together papers on the different topics that concern the maritime...
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Pulse of the ports: port of Long Beach discusses season peak season forecasts
The Port of Long Beach organised its 12th annual Pulse of the Ports Peak Season Forecast event, with keynote speakers revealing details on the prospects for growth in West Coast, US but also a number of perspectives on how port users and other stakeholders approach modern supply chains integration. PoLB released the video of the interesting meetings, chaired by Dr Noel Hacegaba - whereas the presentations at the event might be found here: Panelist's presentations (Source: Port of Long Beach)...
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Workshop: quality on ports
The Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport organises a two-days workshop titled Quality on Ports, on 21-22 February in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. PortEconomics member George Vaggelas will be present to discuss about the quality on ports through port user perceptions on port performance as a critical element in ports' total quality management. Find more on the workshop @ its webpage....
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PORTOPIA: stakeholders to reflect on port performance criteria
Port Experts and stakeholders are invited to reflect upon the performance of the port industry in the EU, and the further need to develop performance insights on the industry level. An one-day event is organised in Lisbon on March 23rd, 2016, which can be combined with an IAPH-PIANC event on the stakeholder consultation of guidelines for port sustainability reporting the day before (March 22nd). A 2-day programme is thus offered to participants, offering excellent networking opportunities. PortEconomics members Dr. Michael Dooms, Dr....
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Port & the city: ports as engines of growth
How can ports change a city? And what can a city do to enhance this? PortEconomics co-director Thanos Pallis took active part at the one-day conference 'Piraeus: Relations between the Port and the City', discussed organised in Piraeus, Greece by the Univerisy of Piraeus. Thanos joined the Greek Minister for Shipping and Island Policy, the Mayor of the City of Piraeus, and Stavros Hatzakos, General Manager of the Port of Piraeus, discussing the prospects and impact of changing container and cruise activities on city development,...
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Container ports: the most popular in 2015
PortEconomics is celebrating the ending of 2015 recapping the articles that have captured the interest of the visitors of our web initiative so far for 2015. As measured by Google Analytics the list of the top-5 papers on container ports: 1. Scenarios on alliance formation in container shipping Having demonstrated how strategic alliances among container shipping companies have changed in the past 20 years, PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom, explains the scenarios on alliance formation in container shipping today. 2. Beyond...
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Cruise ports: the most popular in 2015
PortEconomics is celebrating the ending of 2015 recapping the articles that have captured the interest of the visitors of our web initiative so far for 2015. As measured by Google Analytics the list of the top-5 news presented at PortEconomics on cruise ports are: 1. State of the art of the cruise industry & cruise ports The OECD International Transport Forum (ITF) brought cruise and cruise ports at the centre of discussions during the 2015 ITF/OECD Summit on "Transport, Tourism and Trade", with Thanos Pallis preparing the background...
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