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Hierarchy and mobility of Latin America and Caribbean container ports
Research on port hierarchies within a maritime region is crucial for comprehending the dynamics of seaborne trade and the broader trends within the maritime sector and related supply chains. In their latest port study, PortEconomics members Eliana Barleta and Thanos Pallis investigate the evolution of the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) container ports and regional sub-systems from 2000 to 2022, analyzing traffic dynamics, shifts in port throughput rankings, and market concentration trends in and among the different coastal...
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Social license to operate: determining social acceptance among local port community stakeholders
In the study titled Social License to Operate: Factors Determining Social Acceptance Among Local Port Community Stakeholders, PortEconomics member Michaël Dooms, along with Bruno Moeremans, explore the increasingly crucial issue of social acceptance of port activities. While vital to economic development, ports often face opposition from local communities due to their environmental and social impacts. This paper presents a hypothesized model that links community perceptions of port impacts, including economic, environmental, and social...
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Port Governance & the Implications of Institutional fragmentation: lessons from Colombia
What are the implications of institutional fragmentation in port governance? PortEconomics members Gordon Wilmsmeier and Thanos Pallis, the founder of PortEconomics - along with Sebastian Leon Schorch and Diana Lisseth Trujillo - explore the issue in their recently published port study titled “Port Governance and the Implications of Institutional Fragmentation: Lessons from Colombia” The research - published in open access format in Research in Transportation Business & Management - has gained insights from the dialogues on...
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Green strategies in ports: stakeholder management perspectives
The integration of green strategies within port management is becoming crucial for port sustainability and competitiveness. A recent study by PortEconomics member Giovanni Satta—along with Francesco Vitellaro, Abdel Ganir Njikatoufon, and Marcello Risitano—published in the scholarly journal Maritime Economics & Logistics explores this relationship through the lens of stakeholder management. Focusing on Italian Port Management Bodies (PMBs), the port study identifies three main areas of green strategies: energy efficiency, electric...
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A new conception of port governance under climate change
In their latest paper, Jason Monios, Gordon Wilmsmeier - together with Gustavo Andres Martínez Tello, and Lara Pomaska -explore the evolving landscape of port governance in the context of climate change. Titled A New Conception of Port Governance Under Climate Change and published in the Journal of Transport Geography, the study argues that the complexities of climate change demand reevaluating how ports are managed. The authors highlight the increasingly polycentric nature of port governance, driven by the need for both mitigation and...
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Renewable energy options for seaport cargo terminals with application to mega port Singapore
In the sphere of port sustainability, renewable energy options present a transformative potential for cargo terminal operations, particularly in mega ports like Singapore. In a recent study by Wei Yim Yap and PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom, titled "Renewable Energy Options for Seaport Cargo Terminals: Application to Mega Port Singapore," examines the feasibility and benefits of four renewable energy sources—underground thermal, solar, wind, and marine wave energy—in the context of seaport operations. The findings reveal...
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A Metric of Global Maritime Supply Chain Disruptions: The Global Supply Chain Stress Index (GSCSI)
The World Bank Group released a working paper titled "A Metric of Global Maritime Supply Chain Disruptions: The Global Supply Chain Stress Index" co-authored by Jean-Francois Arvis, Cordula Rastogi, Jean-Paul Rodrigue and Daria Ulybina. This paper explores the unprecedented disruptions in global containerized trade in recent years, emphasizing major events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2023 Panama Canal drought, and attacks in the Red Sea. These disruptions have caused significant delays and inefficiencies in maritime logistics,...
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Port economics, management and policy studies (2009–2020): a bibliometric analysis
By Athanasios A. Pallis, Paraskevi Kladaki and Theo Notteboom The latest publication, "Port Economics, Management and Policy studies (2009–2020): a bibliometric analysis", authored by PortEconomics co-founders Athanasios A. Pallis and Theo Notteboom, along with member Paraskevi Kladaki, explores the evolution of port studies over the past decade. Analyzing 1227 academic journal papers from 2009 to 2020, the paper uses quantitative and qualitative bibliometric tools to explore the structures and themes within...
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