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Institutional development paths in seaports: the southern african case
Political instabilities and their consequential economic lags have to some extent misaligned the pace of institutional reforms in Southern African ports compared with ports in the developed world. Some ports in this region (South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia, Mauritius and Madagascar) have however, over the last 10 to15 years begun to follow the port reform trend, and as such have undergone various degrees of institutional reform. The latest port study of PortEconomisc co-director Theo Notteboom along with PortEconomics associate member Darren...
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Institutions, transport infrastructure governance, and planning: Lessons from the corporatization of port authorities in East Asia
Substantial research posits that institutions do matter in port development, resulting in path-dependent reform process. However, issues remain unaddressed, notably on how and why institutions matter during such process under diversified developmental phases and geographical settings. This latest port study of PortEconomics associate member Adolf Ng, along with Jose Tongzon (Asia Pacific School of Logistics, Inha University, Korea) and Eva Shou (Hongkong International Terminals) investigates, based on the experience of two major ports in...
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Port development in Sub-Saharan Africa: competitive forces, port reform & investment challenges
The funding options available to South African container ports given their respective institutional position and port capacity needs are at the centre of the port study developed by PortEconomics co-director Τheo Notteboom and PortEconomics associate member Darren Fraser latest port study. The study under the title: The port development in Sub-Saharan Africa: competitive forces, port reform and investment challenge, is included as a chapter in the book Dynamic Shipping and Port Development in the Globalized Economy, Volume 2: Emerging...
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Beyond the landlord: port authority strategies around the globe
Are port authorities limiting their activities to the landlord functions? If not, which other strategies do they develop? And to what extend are they different in different parts of the world? Up to now, strategic management perspectives to port authorities (PAs) are limited and mostly consists of specific case studies or comparative analyses of Port Authorities in a specific geographical area. In response, the port study of PortEconomics co-director Peter De Langen, PortEconomics associate member Larissa Van der Lugt joineed by...
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Published: UNCTAD review of maritime transport 2015
Maritime transport is the backbone of international trade and the global economy. Around 80 per cent of global trade by volume and over 70 per cent of global trade by value are carried by sea and are handled by ports worldwide. These shares are even higher in the case of most developing countries. UNCTAD's Review of Maritime Transport has since 1968 provided coverage of key developments affecting international seaborne trade, shipping, the world fleet, ports, freight markets, and transport-related regulatory and legal frameworks. The...
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Climate change and ports adaption
The adaptation of ports to climate change and the implications of this change is the theme of a new book by PortEconomics associate member Adolf K. Y. Ng, along with Austin Becker, Stephen Cahoon, Shu-Ling Chen, Paul Earl, and Zaili Yang. PortEconomics provides you extracts of the book's preface – detailing the importance of the issue for the port sector, and its linkage with the society Climate change and Ports Adaption All wise rulers ... have to consider not only present difficulties but also future, against which they use all...
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Managerial Complexity in Shipping and Port Markets: IJSTL special issue
Managerial Complexity in Shipping and Port Markets is the theme of the special issue (Vol. 7, No. 5) of International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics with guest editors the PortEconomics members Francesco Parola and Pierre Cariou. The special issue contents contributions from PortEconomics members along with other most authors: Does multimarket contact lead to mutual forbearance? The influence of the coopetition network of maritime and port companies Yu-Ching Chiao; Chun-Ju Huang; Shu-Mei Hsu Container ship size and...
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Cyprus creates maritime centre in line with PortEconomics members recommendations
Cyprus is already putting into effect the first recommendations of a study by a team involving PortEconomics members Thanos Pallis and George Vaggelas, and partners, that aims to help the country rekindle growth as a shipping centre after several flat years. The study, prepared after a government tender, has put forward a five-point action plan designed to boost the island against the claims of other maritime hubs and open ship registries at a time of industry volatility and heightened competition. Blueprint for Action The recommendations...
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