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PPRN launches research stream on port finance
A new stream of research on port finance is launched within the Port Performance Research Network (PPRN). The first meeting of the group will take place in August during the PPRN annual meeting organized on the eve of the IAME (International Association of Maritime Economists) Conference (23-26 August 2016, Hamburg, Germany), with PortEconomics members Francesco Parola, Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Theo Notteboom, Thanos Pallis, and Giovanni Satta being among the leading scholars involved. Over the last decades, the relation between the...
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PortReport 1 | Competition and complementarity between seaports and hinterlands for distribution activities
Download PortReport No 1- Competition and complementarity between seaports and hinterlands for distribution activities PortEconomics celebrates the launching of PortReports, a PortEconomics series aiming to enrich business and academic insights related to the port sector. In PortReport No 1 - authored by Jason Monios, Theo Notteboom, Gordon Wilmsmeier and Jean-Paul Rodrigue, readers have the chance to identify types of distribution activities that ports are suitable locations for, and which of such activities are best suited to...
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Canada: port performance measures
PortEconomics associate member Mary Brooks was assigned by Transport Canada to evaluate port performance measures as part of the Canada Transportation Act review process. The Review was launched on June 25, 2014, and concluded on December 21, 2015 when it was submitted to the Minister of Transport. The Review looked forward 20 to 30 years to identify priorities and potential actions in transportation that will support Canada’s long-term economic well-being. The Canadian Government is currently reviewing the Report Collaboration with...
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The polarization of global container flows by interoceanic canals
It is widely acknowledged that the two major interoceanic canals of Suez and Panama play a central role in global shipping flows. However, this role has rarely been measured with precision both in terms of the geographic coverage and network topological properties of canal-dependent flows. Based on vessel movement data for containerships, the port study of PortEconomics associate member Cesar Ducruet- published in the 2nd issue of the 43rd volume of Maritime Policy & Management- clarifies the weight and share of canal-dependent flows...
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The impact of the Panama canal expansion on Panama’s maritime cluster
The Panama Canal is currently in the process of a major expansion effort. After the new set of locks is opened in 2016, significantly larger ships can traverse the Canal. The current lock system has been in place for over 100 years, even though the size of ocean-going vessels has expanded considerably. One impact is on Panama’s maritime cluster. It is expected that the expansion will result in greater demand for many of the goods and services provided by the cluster. PortEconomics associate member Grace Wang, along with Anthony Pagano,...
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Container port competition in Europe
Port competition emerged as a complex and multi-faceted concept due to changes in the market environment of ports and the resulting intensification of rivalry between operators in the same port, between neighbouring ports, be-tween multi-port gateway regions and between entire port ranges. PortEconomics co-directors Theo Notteboom and Peter de Langen in their latest port study Container port competition in Europe, discuss the port competition in Europe with a main focus on container ports and terminals and they provide an in-depth...
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Transshipment hubs in the new panamax era: the role of the Caribbean
Transshipment hubs are perhaps the most critical component in container shipping networks. Transshipment enables traffic consolidation and the related scale economies in ship size, rationalization of shipping routes and adjustment of ship capacity to traffic density, and expanding the number of ports covered by the shipping network. The latest study of PortEconomics member Jean-Paul Rodrigue along with Asaf Ashar (National Ports and Waterways Initiative, University of New Orleans, USA) provides an assessment of the current state of...
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