PortStudies
PortStudies
PortStudies
PortReport 2 | Caribbean container port catchment areas: 1998-2016 evolution and the risk of over-investment
Download PortReport No 2- Caribbean container port catchment areas: 1998-2016 evolution and the risk of over-investment Almost from its inception, there has been a clear upward trend in the disruptive force of the container during its use. However, a relative decrease in container movement has been seen in recent years although the explanation of which goes beyond disturbances in the world economy. PortEconomics member Ricardo Sanchez along with Eliana Barleta notice that the inter-annual change in throughput with respect to changes in GDP...
PortStudies
Strategy formulation of new generation ports: the Hong-Kong case
In 1992, UNCTAD outlined a three-generation model to classify different stages that the port industry has experienced. It illustrates that port evolution is not a linear progress but periodically with key events to re-start every stage. An important research question emerges on whether the port industry has involved to the new generation or not after more than two decades of development. To provide useful insight into this research question, PortEconomics member Adolf Ng along with Kennth H. Wong (Hutchison Port Holdings, Hong Kong,...
PortStudies
Emission control taxes in different port competition and co-operation settings
Using a game theory approach, the latest port study of PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom and Cui Han (University of Antwerp, Belgium) analyses a situation in which the government imposes a certain emission tax on vessels and port operations for emission control in port areas. Two ports are considered: a purely private port and a landlord (partial public) port. These two ports are in Cournot or Bertrand competition or cooperation with differentiated service. The authors' model outcomes lead to the following conclusions. First, the...
PortStudies
Cruise lines searching for legitimacy: Stakeholder relationship management and CSR reporting
The rapid growth of the cruise industry since the beginning of the ‘90 has stimulated the ongoing debate on its positive and negative impacts at economic, social and environmental level. Under multiple stakeholder pressure, leading international cruise companies have re-shape their communication strategies by fostering their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) attitude to successfully manage stakeholders and support their corporate strategies. Grounding on stakeholder theory and legitimacy theory, the paper addresses cruise lines’ CSR...
PortStudies
“Slow port studies” - on the future of maritime economics
Celebrating 25 years since the establishment of the Association, the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) Annual Conference organised a special opening session to discuss the future of maritime and port economics. PortEconomics co-director Thanos Pallis presented a call for a more measured pace port studies development and dissemination. PortEconomics invites its readers to follow the link in order to download the call – and, not least, to apply the concept: Pallis A.A. (2017): Slow port studies. IAME 2017, Kyoto,...
PortStudies
Challenges and bottlenecks for green port management in Africa: Kenya
Since the 1990s, negative environmental externalities related to port activity have been a widely researched topic, in particular since port expansion projects in developed economies got delayed due to litigation and court decisions invoking environmental harms (e.g. emissions) or losses (e.g. birds and habitats). The introduction of a green port management or a green port policies was formulated as an answer on the level of port authorities, and in particular trade associations in the developed economies have been active in promoting green...
PortStudies
Competitive advantages in integrated port clusters: the Antwerp seaport
In the context of increased scale of carriers and vessel sizes, stakeholder opposition to port expansion, and heavy regulation, ports prepare their strategic response. A port’s competitive strength strongly depends on its capability of developing competitive advantages. Ports consider options such as strategic partnership(s), or any form of collaboration, which could lead to more or alternative combinations of unique resources as sources of competitive advantage. Taking an extended resource base perspective, the competitive advantages of the...
PortStudies
Resilience in seaports
The concept of resilience in seaport-related research is the subject of the PortEconomics members Theo Notteboom, Michael Dooms and Indra Vonck new port study. The authors build upon the notion of resilience based on the literature and construct an integrated framework of port resilience encompassing all layers of port activities. Resilience is the science of preparing for, dealing with, and recuperating from shocks. Recent highly disruptive natural and man made events have shown the social costs of seaport failures. Three propositions are...
PortStudies