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November 16th, 2015
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International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) Conference Hamburg, 23-26 August, 2016 The 'Palgrave McMillan' Prize in Maritime Economics & Logistics In pursuit of its commitment to promote quality research and strengthen research links, particularly among young researchers, MEL organizes its sixth Competition for the best PhD theses that have been successfully defended during the period 1st April 2013 to 30th May 2016 (PhDs defended shortly before or after these cutoff dates could also be considered at the sole discretion of...
November 3rd, 2015
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Containerization growth drives shipping business, but which are the factors leading to this growth? And how does this relationship evolve? PortEconomics member Jean-Paul Rodrigue was a keynote speaker at 2015 Terminals Operators Conference of the Americas held in Panama City, Panama, and discussed the issue at this premier business and networking event for ports, terminals, shipping lines, 3PLs & shippers. PortEconomics provide exclusively to its visitors the opportunity to go through the presentation. You need just to register...
November 2nd, 2015
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The "Jean Monnet Action in European Port Policy", a European initiative to advance the study of port related initiatives  and policies with the contribution of distinguised scholars and business leader, continues to develop at the Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport of the University of the Aegean, Chios, Greece. In this context, PortEconomics member Francesco Parola will embark on a research visit in Greece, delivering, among others, the Jean Monnet Lecture 2015. In particular, on Tuesday 10 November, 15.00-17.00,...
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,...
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