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Planning a network of marinas and tourist ports in Greece
PortEconomics members George Vaggelas and Thanos Pallis presented their latest study, "Proposals for the Development of a Network of Tourist Ports in Greece" during a special event organised by the Greek Marinas Association in Athens, Greece. Despite its extensive coastline, Greece lags in the number of organised tourist ports and marinas. Berthing capacity for yachts is less than the average availability in other European countries, with demand exceeding supply in several areas. A spatial discontinuity in the tourist port...
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Top-15 EU container ports in 2024: strong growth despite geopolitcal tensions
The 2024 ranking of the top 15 EU container ports highlights both stability on the top of the ranking and significant changes in port performance for the remaining ports. Rotterdam retains its position as Europe’s largest container port, handling 13.82 million TEUs, followed closely by Antwerp-Bruges at 13.53 million TEUs. Hamburg remains in third place with 7.8 million TEUs, while Valencia moves up to fourth place, benefiting from strong 14.2% growth. Following, the graphic below presents the ranking of the top 15 EU container...
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GREPORT2024: Report on Greek Ports
PortEconomics membes George Vaggelas and Thanos Pallis have published the 2024 edition of the Report on Greek Ports-GREPORT 2024. The 5th edition of the report that is publised since 2016 every two years contains data and analysis of the Greek port system. In the several sections of the report, the reader will find analysis on➡️ Cargo throughput and passenger/cruise traffic evolution - with details of short and long term trends.➡️ Investments, per port and aggregate trends➡️ Financial Analysis of the 13 Ports Operating as...
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PortGraphic: top 15 EU container ports in H1 2024
PortEconomics member Theo Notteboom compiled a table showing the year-on-year TEU growth in the top 15 EU container ports in H1 2024: While 2023 was characterized by a strong to moderate traffic decline in most ports, the first half of 2024 brought double-digit growth in 7 of the top 15 ports. The effects of the Red Sea crisis and the associated shipping network modifications are traceable in the West Med and the Atlantic coast, with Sines, Barcelona, and Valencia all recording robust growth. Gioia Tauro's growth accelerated in...
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The socioeconomic impact of cruise activities: Heraklion, Greece
With cruise activities storming to new record levels, ports and destinations are reorganising their services and upgrading their infrastructures to sustainably host cruise calls and passengers. A critical part of this process is understanding the actual impact of cruise activities on a destination. In a recent study, PortEconomics members Thanos Pallis and George Vaggelas explored the socioeconomic impact of cruise activities in Heraklion, the major port (and city) on the island of Crete in Greece. The cruise port of Heraklion hosts...
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Exploring the EU container port sector in 2023
PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom compiled a table showing the EU container port landscape in 2023, and provides a comprehensive overview of the trends, challenges, and notable developments within the EU container port sector in 2023: By Theo Notteboom The top 15 EU ports combined handled 72.5 million TEU in 2023, or 5.3% less than in 2022. This compares to -4.2% in 2022 and +5% in 2021. The economic and geopolitical situation is reflected in the handled container volumes. The top three ports in the EU all recorded a traffic...
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Berth allocation in cruise ports: ports and cruise lines need to work together
by Thanos Pallis The forecasts for a 24% increase in the cruise ship fleet over the next five years, i.e. from 272 ships in 2022 to 338 by 2028 - and for a +33% increase of cruise passengers, from 30 million single pax in 2019 to 40 million pax by 2030 or earlier, issue a call for significant adjustments by default. Considering that 80% of cruise passengers visit approximately 115 ports, or 20% of all destinations, while the number of cruise ports remains constant, the necessity is more than obvious. By 2030, the 595...
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PortGraphic: traffic evolution at top-4 container ports in Northern Europe
In a new PortGraph PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom presents the container traffic evolution (in TEU) in the ports of Rotterdam, Antwerp-Bruges (i.e., the sum of Antwerp and Zeebrugge before the 2022 merger), Hamburg, and Bremerhaven. Theo Notteboom details: "Rotterdam, Antwerp-Bruges (i.e., the sum of Antwerp and Zeebrugge before the 2022 merger), Hamburg, and Bremerhaven are the top 4 container ports in Northern Europe. The period 2008-2021 led to a diverging traffic trend. Rotterdam and Antwerp-Bruges...
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