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Transshipment hubs: connecting global and regional maritime shipping networks
By Jean-Paul Rodrigue Why Transshipment? Ideally, a passenger wishing to fly from one city to another would prefer to have a direct flight. However, this is not commonly the case unless one is using the largest airports in the world such as London, Paris. New York, Hong Kong or Dubai. Even from these airports, direct flights to a wide range of destinations would not be available. The most common reason is that there is not enough volume to justify a direct service with some level of frequency. Therefore, to cope with these constraints...
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PPRN: Identifying themes for future port research
A number of port research themes to be explored by economists intersted in maritime and ports have been discussed during the 13th meeting of the Port Performance Research Network (PPRN), that took place at the eve of the 2015 Annual Conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) on Sunday 23rd August, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. PortEconomics members have shaped the agenda via a number of interventions, and PortEconomics provides you four of these presentations: Research on Reporting Sustainability,...
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European Port Policy: time for the EP to decide is approaching
European Port Policy is heading to a new phase, as the Transport Committee is getting ready to debate the Port regulation proposal. The rapporteur of the European Parliament, MEP Knut Fleckenstein (S&D, Germany) published his new draft report on the Port Regulation proposal and shadows and other TRAN MEPs have written down their views in more than 600 additional amendments. Wheres Mr Fleckenstein is the rapporteur in charge since the early phases of the European Commission proposal in 2013, most shadow rapporteurs have changed...
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PortEconomics @ IAME2015 conference (24-26 August, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
The 2015 Annual Conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) starts on Monday 24 August in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, with PortEconomics member preparing to present the latest of their port research. The theme of this year's conference organised by the MIT Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain innovation is "The Role of Maritime Clusters and Innovation in Shaping Future Global Trade". Maritime economists from all five continents are gathering together for attending the flagship annual event of their international...
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13th Port Performance Research Network (PPRN) meeting
The 13th meeting of the Port Performance Research Network (PPRN) takes place on Sunday, 23rd August, in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, with PortEconomics members meeting together with fellow maritime economists interested in port research at the eve of the 2015 Annual Conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME). PPRN is an informal network of maritime economists interested in issues of port policy. It was established at the IAME 2001 meeting in Hong Kong to undertake empirical testing of port governance, and is...
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Port economics @port lunch Flanders 2015
PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom moderated the 'Port Lunch Flanders' event on 5 March 2015 in Antwerp. Some 150 participants joined the event which was organized by Management Producties. The conference theme was megatrends in seaports. A highlight of the day was a panel debate with Luc Arnouts (CCO, Port of Antwerp), Joachim Coens (CEO, Port of Zeebrugge) and Daan Schalk (Managing Director, Port of Ghent) on the challenges facing the three major Flemish ports in terms of megatrends in container shipping and the emergence of new...
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Strategies in maritime and port logistics
In recent decades, the strategic thinking of shipping lines, private port firms and port authorities has been approached from various analytical perspectives. The introduction of constructs and theories from management research has allowed maritime and port studies to make substantial progress in the understanding of firms' behaviour, organizational challenges and public–private interactions. In particular, management disciplines such as strategic management, operations management, human resources management and environmental management have...
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International maritime transport costs: market structures and network configuration
'States and nations are redefining their place in the world at the present time in the wake of the economic, political and cultural transnationalization processes that have occurred in recent decades. Each country, each region is seeking to recast its role and potential in accord with its geographical location, its history and the times. This positioning is, of course, conditioned by multiple factors, which include conditions of production, economic and political interests and transport-related issues especially. Maritime transport is the...
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