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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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PortEconomics co-director appointed MedCruise SG
MedCruise, the association representing over 100 cruise ports in the Mediterranean and its adjoining seas, announced the appointment of PortEconomics co-director Thanos Pallis as its new Secretary General. To better serve cruise ports and associate members, MedCruise has restructured its secretariat and Thanos will continue the productive and successful work done to lead MedCruise to a new phase. 'All our members face challenges, and expect MedCruise to continue its pivotal role and assist them in benefiting from the growth of the cruise...
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Marseille hosts the annual conference of Maritime Economists
The International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) annual conference starts on Wednesday July 3, in Marseille, with the active participation of the entire team of PortEconomics. This year's conference on "Managing complexity in shipping and port markets: firms' business models, co-opetitive games and innovative public-private interactions" covers many areas such as port and shipping economics, logistics, environmental protection, shipping finance and maritime policies. More than 320 abstracts and 276 were submitted, from which...
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PortEconomics member joins Asian Journal of Shipping & Logistics (AJSL)
PortEconomics associate member Adolf K.Y. Ng has been appointed as an Editorial Board Member of the Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics (AJSL). AJSL intends to be an outlet for theoretical and empirical research contributions for scholars and specialists in the business of shipping and logistics. A multi-disciplinary and international refereed journal, it brings together papers on the many different topics that concern the fields of shipping and logistics. For more information about the journal, visit the journal's website....
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DEVPORT project maps logistics corridors in N. France maritime regions
PortEconomics Associate member Cesar Ducruet act as a member of the research team of DEVPORT project. DEVPORT project - a regionally funded project coordinated by Prof. Laurent Leveque (Le Havre University) aiming at mapping the logistics corridor of the Seine Axis at different scales and applying modeling and GIS methods as well as results from interviews to various industries such as freight forwarding to estimate its current and future development opportunities. The DEVPORT project relies notably on the development of a Geographic...
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The (European) Port Performance Dashboard: 2nd edition
Last week, ESPO launched its Port Performance Review, which addresses the socio-economic impact of ports, environmental impact, the intermodal connectivity of the EU port system and general market and governance trends in ports across Europe. Port authorities in Europe are kindly invited to contribute before 15 April. The data collected will feed the second edition of the Port Performance Dashboard, which was initiated in 2012 as part of the European Commission co-funded PPRISM project. The indicators to be monitored are the outcome of...
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Port labour in the European Union: one day conference
On 14 May 2013, Portius is organising a one-day conference on Port Labour in the European Union. The reform of port labour has been on the European agenda for almost 25 years. In 1991, the Court of Justice found the Italian dock labour scheme to be contrary to the European treaty rules. Ten years later, the European Commission unveiled its first liberalisation plans. However, the European Parliament has since twice rejected a proposed liberalisation directive for ports, with protest from dock workers playing an influential role. In...
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