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October 30th, 2015
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The Economic assessment of management reform in european seaports is the theme of the latest port study by PortEconomics associate member Patrick Verhoeven - now available to be downloaded via PortEconomics Combining expertise of port authorities role in European ports and of the changes in port governance over the last decades, Patirck's thesis argues that independent management optimises the possibilities for port authorities to contribute to the competitiveness of their ports. It increases their ability to invest, by having more...
October 19th, 2015
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Maritime transport is the backbone of international trade and the global economy. Around 80 per cent of global trade by volume and over 70 per cent of global trade by value are carried by sea and are handled by ports worldwide. These shares are even higher in the case of most developing countries. UNCTAD's Review of Maritime Transport has since 1968 provided coverage of key developments affecting international seaborne trade, shipping, the world fleet, ports, freight markets, and transport-related regulatory and legal frameworks. The...
October 11th, 2015
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Τhe 5th edition of the PortExecutive Seminar, the flagship program of PortEconomics for port professionals held in Copenhagen, was marked by a welcomed success. The PortExecutive Seminar is an annual two-day executive training program exploring challenges faced by port managers and regulators. This year realised by the PortEconomics team and CBS Maritime, the seminar provided port and port-related professionals with in-depth, authoritative analysis of the challenges and opportunities facing the environment. With input from...
October 10th, 2015
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Dynamics of Strategic Multi-Partner Network Management in Different Contexts SIG: Strategic Management Dynamics of Strategic Multi-Partner Network Management in Different Contexts Strategic multi-partner networks involve multiple, independent firms which voluntary and interactively engage in such activities as R&D, manufacturing, and marketing. The distinctive features characterizing these networks, e.g. lack of a hub firm and a distributed power structure among their members, pose many challenges to their management which is widely...
September 24th, 2015
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DEVPORT International conference SHORT-SEA SHIPPING : MYTH OR FUTURE OF REGIONAL TRANSPORT Le Havre, May 19 and 20 2016 Following the success of the first "International conference on Ports, Maritime transport and regional development", the DEVPORT's group organizes a second conference on "Sort-Sea-Shipping". The main goal is to compare different disciplinary approaches referring to this thematic. Transport policies, the funding and policies of European Union as well as technical and organizational innovations, create new opportunities...
September 17th, 2015
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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...
September 2nd, 2015
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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,...
August 31st, 2015
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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...
August 23rd, 2015
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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...
August 23rd, 2015
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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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