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Call for contribution: Supply Chain Forum special issue on new business models in container shipping and intermodal services
Container shipping companies are struggling to restore margins since the financial crisis of 2008. There are many reasons for this situation, in particular related to the general overcapacity due to a slowdown in demand and to investment in larger vessels, combined with the end of shipping conference systems in Europe that have put downward pressure on freight rates. Confronted with this new market configuration, liner shipping companies have set up new strategies aiming at increasing their operational excellence and at providing...
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PortEconomics coordinated Chios Symposium on European port policy marked by success
A fruitful and productive Jean Monnet Symposium on “The future of the Future of the European Port Policy” took place on the island of Chios during the 28th and 29th of June 2018. The Symposium was scientifically coordinated by PorteEconomics.eu and organised by the Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport of University of the Aegean - and PortEconomics will soon make available all Conference presentations. Inaugurated by the Mayor of Chios, the Symposium was attended by more than 110 participants, representing port authorities,...
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World leading impact: PortEconomics member Mary Brooks wins international honour
Some really exciting news for the entire PorteEconomics family: PortEconomics member Mary R. Brooks is the first woman to ever receive the most distinguished international prize in the field: the Onassis Prize in Shipping. Dr. Brooks was cited by the award’s distinguished judges for her extensive work in ports and port management. She could just have easily been recognized for her work in short sea shipping, or her studies on liner regulation. “It’s a great honour,” says Dr. Brooks, Professor Emerita in the Rowe School of...
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New book: maritime mobilities
The central concerns of mobilities research – exploring the broader context and human aspects of movement - are fundamental to an understanding of the maritime freight transport sector. Challenges to the environment, attempts at more sustainable practices, changes in the geoeconomic system, political power, labour, economic development and governance issues are all among the topics covered in this book. Edited by PortEconomics members Jason Monios and Gordon Wilsmeier, the aim of this volume is to address issues of maritime transport...
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#EEPSymposium2018: programme now available
The program of the Jean Monnet Symposium on 'The future of the European Port Policy" is now available. The high-level list of speakers includes: Matthew Baldwin, Deputy Director General, DG-Move, European Commission Christos Lambrides, Secretary General of Ports, Port Policy and Maritime Investment, Ministry of Shipping and Insular Policy, Greece Greta Marini, Director - Integration of ports with society, AIVP Manolis Vournous, Mayor, Chios Municipality Aris Batsoulis, Cruise Manager Corfu Port Authority & Senior Vice...
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Supply chain forum-an international journal: call for papers
Supply Chain Forum: an International Journal Call for Papers / Special Issue New business models in container shipping and intermodal services Guest editors: Pierre Cariou & Jason Monios Container shipping companies are struggling to restore margins since the financial crisis of 2008. There are many reasons for this situation, in particular related to the general overcapacity due to a slowdown in demand and to investment in larger vessels, combined with the end of shipping conference systems in Europe that have put...
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Study reveals PortEconomics leading role in maritime research
Α just published research reveals the leading role of several members of PortEconomics team in maritime research in the 21st century. Reviewing the top 50 authors in maritime research over the period 2000-2015, Chang, Y-T., Choi, K-S., Jo, A. and Park, H. published in early 2018 a study of the ‘Top 50 authors, affiliations, and countries in maritime research’, ranking scholars as regards the number of papers; the weighted score according to their contribution in the respective studies; and the impact of their research based on...
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New book: advances in shipping data analysis and modeling
Shipping flows – maritime ‘footprints’ – remain underexplored in the existing literature despite the crucial importance of freight transport for global trade and economic development. Additionally, decision-makers lack a comprehensive view on how shipping flows can be measured, analyzed, and mapped in order to support their policies and strategies. Edited by PortEconomics member Cesar Ducruet, this interdisciplinary volume, drawing on an international cast-list of experts, explores a number of crucial issues in shipping data...
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