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Porteconomics co-director chairs Port Lunch Flanders 2013
PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom moderated the 'Port Lunch Flanders' event in Antwerp. Some 140 participants joined the event which was organized by Management Producties. One of the highlights of the day was a panel discussion with Ben Vree, CEO APMT Europe and Maurizio Aponte, executive director Europe at MSC. The discussion was focused on their expectations for the container market in Europe, the door-to-door philosophy of shipping lines and terminal operators and the desirability and the potential benefits of port cooperation for...
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How much bigger can container ships get? (challenges for ports)
PortEconomics member Jean-Paul Rodrigue is interviewed by the BBC for a piece about economies of scale in container shipping; William Kreme writes an article questioning "How much bigger can container ships get?" and uses the following graphic from the latest edition of Jean-Paul's book "Geography of Transport Systems" depicting the different generations of container ships. Figure from: www.bbc.co.uk In the same article, Paul Davey from Hutchison Ports, which operates Felixstowe in the UK, focus on the the challenge for ports to...
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PortEconomics @ Duisport corporate development council
Theo Notteboom, co-director of PortEconomics.eu, gave a keynote presentation during the meeting of the Corporate Development Council of Duisport in Antwerp on 29 April 2013. The Duisport Group is active in a large array of logistics activities, but is particularly known as the owner and management company of the public ports of Duisburg (via Duisburger Hafen AG), Europe's largest inland port. During his speech, Theo talked about 'Volatility and flexibility in the European port system: how can inland ports benefit?'. He concluded by stating...
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Port Performance Research Network meets in Marseilles
The 11th meeting of the Port Performance Research Network (PPRN) takes place in Marseilles, France on Tuesday, 2 July 2013, with the support of the IAME 2013 team and the kind hospitality of the Port of Marseilles. The Marseilles meeting will be the culmination of Phase 2 and the beginning of Phase 3. The second phase has working on sub-themes of interest to the group, and preparing a global role-out of a port effectiveness survey for port users. The forthcoming PPRN meeting will further discuss frameworks and structure future research...
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Inter-American Development Bank-Transport & Logistics
PortEconomics member Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue of the Dept. of Global Studies and Geography at Hofstra Univeristy has been tasked by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to provide regular contributions to their freight transport and logistics blog. The Transportation Division at the IDB's Infrastructure and Environment Sector in collaboration with the Knowledge and Learning Sector and the Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL) of the Trade and Integration Department has fostered the setup of a Freight...
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CO2 emissions reduction: european speed limit vs International bunker-levy
PortEconomics member Pierre Cariou delivered a presentation (in French) as invited speaker during "Les Journées Neptune", an international event aimed to provide an overview of multidisciplinary research which was organized by the University of Toulon (France) in April, 9th. Pierre participated in the session "Urban Coast and Mediterranean Sea Areas", organised by Nicolas Peridy and Gabriel Figueiredo de Oliveira of the Laboratory of Applied Economy for Development (LEAD). Pierre gave a speech titled "The effectiveness of a European Speed...
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Mediterranean ports: participating in global trade networks
PortEconomics associate member Francesco Parola delivered a presentation (in French) as invited speaker during "Les Journées Neptune", an international event aimed to provide an overview of multidisciplinary research which was organized by the University of Toulon (France) in April, 9th. Francesco participated in the session "Urban Coast and Mediterranean Sea Areas", organised by Nicolas Peridy and Gabriel Figueiredo de Oliveira of the Laboratory of Applied Economy for Development (LEAD). Francesco gave a speech titled "Mediterranean ports...
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ESPO conference 2013: PortEconomics to shape discussions on ports cooperation and synergies
European port authorities are ready to celebrate another edition of their annual conference and the PortEconomics team is ready to sit central stage, shaping the discusssions of stakeholders on port cooperation and synergies. PortEconomics co-director, and newly appointed MedCruise secretary general, Thanos Pallis will orchestrate discussions on marketing and promotion of port regions. Theo Notteboom, PortEconomics co-director, will be among the keynote speakers of the conference providing a thorough insight on the economic outlook...
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