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Waste reception facilities in cruise ports: the case of the Med
With cruise activities in the Mediterranean and its adjoining seas increasing, the cruise world takes initiatives to handle the produced externalities, including the wastes produced on cruise ships. In recent times, cruise lines and ports have put a lot of efforts into reducing, selecting and managing generated wastes implementing the requirements of the international regulatory framework (MARPOL 73/78) as well as those imposed by the European legislation. Thanos Pallis and Aimilia Papachristou in their latest port study that was presented at...
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Beyond productivity: understanding container port performance
Port users perceptions of their experience in a given port, do matter and port performance measurement needs to take this into account argue Thanos Pallis and George Vaggelas in their latest port study that was presented at the 5th International Symposium on Ship Operations, Management & Economics (SOME 2015) held in Athens, Greece, 28-29 May 2015. The port industry is experiencing an ongoing transformation due to changes in its internal and external envi-ronment. Nowadays the industry is characterized by fierce competition of...
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A two-phase model for dry port location with an application to the port of Dalian in China
A two-phase framework on the location of dry ports is presented at the new port study of PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom along with Dalian Maritime University (DMU) colleagues Zheng Chang and Jin Lu published in Transportation Planning & Technology. The study aims to provide guidance for an optimal and reasonable dry port layout for the port of Dalian. which solves the selection of candidate inland cities and optimal dry port location choice respectively. Fuzzy C Means Clustering (FCM) is applied to select alternative cities...
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Strategic evaluation of the belgian port sector and accompanying services
PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom and Indra Vonck (University of Antwerp) published a study commissioned by ING Bank on the strategic evaluation of the Belgian port sector and accompanying services. The goal of this study is twofold. Next to analysing the added value based of a classical economic analysis the study defines and measures the strategic value of the Belgian port network with all its accompanying services. Strategic value is defined as: "The economic value of the ports and the logistical network plus the added value created...
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Economic impact of the port of Antwerp on the hinterland
PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom published a study commissioned by the Province of Antwerp on the employment and value added impact of the port of Antwerp on the municipalities in the Province of Antwerp and part of the Province of East Flanders in Belgium. The aim of the study was to analyse how much employment and value added in these municipalities is linked to the port. Also, the study presented figures on the municipal taxes linked to the employment effects of the port. The results show that in some villages and small cities close...
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Disclosure as a tool in stakeholder relations management by port authorities: port of Rotterdam
The latest study of PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom, porteconomics member Francesco Parola, associate member Giovanni Satta and Lara Penco (University of Genoa)- published in International Journal of Logistics Research and Application- provides a conceptual framework for evaluating the communication strategies a (landlord) port authority relies on in the management of its relevant stakeholders and the adoption of disclosure to critical issues. The theoretical arguments are supported by empirical evidences from the Port of...
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Maritime networks: spatial structures and time dynamics
PortEconomics accosiate member César Ducruet edited the last book of Roudledge on "Maritime Networks: Spatial Structures and Time Dynamics" (Series: Routledge Studies in Transport Analysis). Maritime transport is one of the most ancient supports to human interactions across history and it still supports more than 90% of world trade volumes today. The changing connectivity of maritime networks is of crucial importance to port, transport, and economic development and planning. The way ports, terminals, but also cities, regions and countries,...
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Governance models and port concessions in Europe: commonalities, critical issues, policy perspectives
Current heterogeneity in EU port regulation is having an impact on the competitiveness of ports. Port Authorities have to take into account a wide range of goals in order to manage the interactions with private operators responsible for port activities. Thus, some trade-offs emerge, as in some cases a revenue stream or a strategic objective for the Port Authority may imply a cost for the concessionaire. PortEconomics member Francesco Parola, along with Claudio Ferrari (University of Genova) and Alessio Tei (University of Genova), study how...
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