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Port performance & strategy
Port Performance and Strategy is the theme of the 8th volume of the scholarly journal Research in Transportation Business and Management. PortEconomics members Mary Brooks and Athanasios Pallis edit this special issue that contains 21 port studies presenting state of the art research on port governance, organisation and performance. Why this issue? Advancements in port governance, organization and performance have been significant over the last two decades. As Brooks and Pallis, had noted in the examination of the port literature to 2000...
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Climate change: a challenge for global seaports
"A note on climate change adaptation for seaports: A challenge for global ports, a challenge for global society". This is the title of the new study of PortEconomics associate member Adolf Ng, together with Austin H. Becker, Michele Acciaro, Regina Asariotis, Edgard Cabrera, Laurence Cretegny, Philippe Crist, Miguel Esteban, Andrew Mather, Steve Messner, Susumu Naruse, Stefan Rahmstorf, Michael Savonis, Dong-Wook Song, Vladimir Stenek and Adonis Velegrakis that is published in the 4th issue of 120 Volume Climatic Change Journal. With...
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SMPs in multi-port gateway regions: the case study of northeast of China
"Peripheral challenge by Small and Medium Sized Ports (SMPs) in Multi-Port Gateway Regions: the case study of northeast of China" is the theme of the new study of PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom, ITMMA-University of Antwerp together with Lin Feng, Dalian Maritime University, that is published in the 20th Special Issue of the Polish Maritime Research Journal. The study focuses on the role of small and medium-sized ports (SMPs) in enhancing the competitiveness and logistics performance of multi-port gateway regions and associated...
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Short sea shipping in Europe: issues, policies and challenges
PortEconomics associate member Adolf Ng, together with Sergi Sauri and Mateu Turro, recently published their study on "Short Sea Shipping in Europe: Issues, Policies and Challenges" in a book, entitled: Regulating Transport in Europe (edited by Matthias Finger and Torben Holvad, Edward Elgar). In this study, the authors discuss the major issues affecting short sea shipping (SSS) development in Europe focusing on the European Union's (EU) regulations and initiatives. Apart from an overview of SSS in Europe, it also analyses the most current EU...
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Port & the city: economic challenges to port-city relations
PortEconomics co-directors Thanos Pallis and Theo Notteboom were invited by the OECD to shape the OECD Conference on Port-Cities that take place in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. PortEconomics reports, on the key themes of their presentations. Theo's keynote speech on "Economic challenges to port-city relations" was delivered in a session where Theo shared the platform with Bill Johnson, Port director Miami; Hervé Martel, CEO, Port of Le Havre; Cathy Berx, Governor Province of Antwerp; Ron van het Hof, CEO Euler Hermes World Agency; and Arjen...
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Turkey: Istanbul as a cruise hub in East Meditteranean
Turkey's potential on becoming a cruise hub for the East Mediterranean Region, and in particular the potential of Istanbul is the theme of the port study presented by PortEconomics member Michael Dooms along with Oguz Bagis during the annual conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists - IAME 2013, that was held in Marseilles, France. Cruise lines seek for new markets in order to accommodate the growing demand for cruise tourism. In this context, East Mediterranean and Black sea ports would be alternatives to the...
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Beyond landlord: typologies of port authorities strategies
PortEconomics members Peter de Langen and Larissa van der Lugt, along with Lorike Hagdorm presented their latest research on "Beyond landlord: Typologies of port authorities strategies", during the annual conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists - IAME 2013, that was held in Marseilles, France. Port authorities are redefining their goals and strategic scope. Research applying a strategic management perspective on port authorities is limited and mostly consists of specific case studies or comparative analysis of...
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French seaports: assessing the new governance structure
The new governance structure of French seaports is the theme of the port study presented by PortEconomics member Pierre Cariou along with Dagnet Frederic, from Grand Port Maritime de Marseille, France and Fedi Laurent, Euromed Management, France during the annual conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists - IAME 2013, that was held in Marseilles, France. France undertook a large port reform in 2008 that entered into application in 2010–2011. It mostly applies a landlord port model to major French seaports, with...
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