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Containerised freight: distribution in North America and Europe
Containerised freight distribution in North America and Europe is the theme discussed by PortEconomics members Theo Notteboom and Jean-Paul Rodrigue in a chapter published in the edited volume Handbook of Global Logistics: Transportation in International Supply Chains. The book is now published by Springer. Theo and Jean-Paul argue that it is rather uncommon for country pairs to be directly connected by shipping services. This is because the concept of "intermediacy" is increasingly important in regional or global freight...
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Port performance management system: socio-economic impacts
Their latest research on the the development of the European performance management system for seaports and in particular its application to socio-economic impacts, is the subject of the research presented by PortEconomics member Michael Dooms, along with Steven de Schepper, during this year's annual conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists - IAME 2012, that was held in Taipei, Taiwan. Performance indicators on socio-economic impacts of seaport activities are often used to support and strengthen the societal...
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The impact of slow-steaming on container shipping networks
PortEconomics member Francesco Parola along with Claudio Ferrari and Alessio Tei, presented their latest research on the economic impact of facing the economic crisis by cutting costs and its impact of slow-steaming on container shipping networks, during the annual conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists - IAME 2012, that was held in Taipei, Taiwan. The research focuses on the impact of the commercial speed reduction for saving bunker cost, on shipping service patterns. In particular, the manuscript analyses...
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The economic impact of river tourism on ports
PortEconomics member Michael Dooms along with Mitchell van Ballen and PortEconomics associate member Elvira Haezendonck, presented their latest research on the economic impact of river tourism on ports: the case of Brussels, during the annual conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists - IAME 2012, that was held in Taipei, Taiwan. River cruises and events on inland ships have been enjoying a growing popularity. The economic benefits that emerge from these forms of river tourism, through the expenditures of...
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Gateway & hinterland dynamics: southern African container ports
The gateway and the hinterlands dynamics of African container port system is the subject of the recent study of PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom alond with Darren Fraser that published in the latest issue of African Journal of Business Management. The Southern African container port system features a diverse range of different port types and sizes from five African countries. Collectively, ports in this region constituted a significant 40% market share of all container traffic through the African continent in 2005. One of the...
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Counterbalancing peripherality & concentration: the UK container port system
Counterbalancing peripherality and concentration of national port systems is the theme of the latest study by PortEconomics associate member Gordon Wilmsmeier and Jason Monios, who presented a related analysis of the UK container port system, during the annual conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists - IAME 2012, that was held in Taipei, Taiwan. Over the last four decades the UK port system, particularly for containerised trade, experienced a shift to and concentration in the southeast of the country, close to...
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Container lines: adjusting business models to cope with markets and revenue volatility
Containers lines adjust their business model to cope with market and revenue volatility, and PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom, in cooperation with Ahmed Mowafy Fakhr-Eldin, presented a study on how they do so during the annual conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists - IAME 2012, that was held in Taipei, Taiwan. In recent decades, container trade has been one of the fastest growing segments of the shipping industry. In 2009 global container traffic faced a significant drop leading to difficult times for...
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The green port toolbox: port management tools in asian & european ports
PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom in cooperation with Jasmine Siu Lee Lam, presented their latest research on the green port toolbox: a comparison of port management tools used by leading ports in Asia and Europe, during the annual conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists - IAME 2012, that was held in Taipei, Taiwan. The study attempts to fill the literature gap and the much desired industry needs by researching on green port development from the policy and management perspective. This study aims to...
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