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PortEconomics member leads research on COVID-19 impact on supply chains
PortEconomics member Adolf Ng was given grant as a part of $25 million in funding from the Government of Canada, through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to carry out a study on supply chains resilience under the pressure of a global pandemic like COVID-19. Adolf will study how resilient supply chains are during the crisis, especially considering the impact of the novel coronavirus on major ports like Vancouver. The study will look at the current strengths and weaknesses of the Canadian current supply chain system locally and...
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Call for abstracts: special issue on the relocation and migration of freight terminals
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Special issue of Journal of Transport Geography The Relocation and Migration of Freight Terminals: Spatial, Economic, Network, Environmental and Governance Drivers and Consequences Guest editors: Theo Notteboom - SMU / University of Antwerp / UGhent / AMA, China/Belgium Jean-Paul Rodrigue – Hofstra University, New York, USA Peter Hall – Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada Potential contributors are asked to submit a short ABSTRACT (max. 500 words) as an expression of interest by 31 January 2020...
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Cruise Dialogue 2020: RTBM themed volume on cruise shipping, ports, and destinations
The organisers of Cruise Dialogue 2020 Conference and PortEconomics members Thanos Pallis, Gordon Wilmsmeier and Giovanni Satta are delighted to announce that scholarly journal Research in Transportation Business Management (RTBM) will publish a themed volume on Cruise Shipping, Ports, and Destinations containing selected papers presented at the Conference. Selected papers presented at #cruisedialogue2020, to be held in Cartagena, Colombia are expected to be selected for inclusion in the themed Volume, with the emphasis being on those...
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Leading scholars around the globe launch international consortium on Climate Change Adaptation & Arctic Shipping (CCAPPTIA)
PortEconomics members have joined leading maritime scholars around the globe in forming the International Forum on Climate Change Adaptation Planning for Port, Transportation Infrastructure, and the Arctic (CCAPPTIA). The forum was officially launched in August 2019, along with its website. Founded by seven scholars in Canada, France, and Hong Kong, including PortEconomics members Adolf K.Y. Ng and Jason Monios, CCAPPTIA is an international forum that brings together leading experts, stakeholders, and right holders from academia,...
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Call for papers: improving the environmental performance of shipping and ports
Special Issue in Transportation Research Part D: Transport and EnvironmentSI: Improving the Environmental Performance of Shipping and Ports Guest Editors: Ying-En Ge, Professor, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, ChinaKevin Cullinane, Professor, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, SwedenAdolf K.Y. Ng, Professor, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada Theme: Improving the Environmental Performance of Shipping and Ports In its battle to reduce the climate change impact of shipping globally, the International Maritime Organization...
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Special issue on port strategy for sustainable development: circularization and value creation
Sustainability journal: Call for contributions Today, most large port hubs include the circular economy transformation challenge, together with smart digitalization and Internet of Things (IoT), in their strategic priorities. Some port authorities even express the ambition for their port to become a maritime circular hotspot. However, many ports do not seem to have progressed beyond incremental, small-scale sustainable innovations, or the support of rather fragmented sustainability initiatives. However, what really takes ports to the next...
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The Cartagena dialogue on Cruise Ports & Cities 2020
For any updates please visit #CruiseDialogue2020 website The Cartagena dialogue: Preparing Ports, Cities & Destinations for the next day of cruising An international academic-industry dialogue on how best to accommodate the seemingly unstoppable growth of cruise activities Location: Cartagena, Colombia 19 -21 February 2020 First call for papers The Cartagena dialogue on Cruise, Ports and Cities 2020 is an international Conference, organized by the Universidad de los Andes, in collaboration with the University of the Aegean,...
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New book: Port of Los Angeles: conflict, commerce and the fight for control
With years of research and more than 200 maps and images, PortEconomics member Geraldine Knatz shapes an insightful story of the Port of Los Angeles, from its early entrepreneurs to the city’s business and political leadership, and the inevitable conflicts that arose between them. Knatz digs into the back stories of the key players in a hardcore, well-documented piece of storytelling at its best. Port of Los Angeles matches a topic—the history of Los Angeles Harbor—with someone of unquestionable authority to tackle the subject....
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