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The future of terminal concessions: the portuguese case
PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom gave a presentation during a high-level seminar on the 'Future perspectives for port concessions' organized by ENIDH (Escola Nautica Infante D. Henrique) in late May in Lisbon, Portugal. Theo elaborated on the increasing role of performance targets in terminal concessions, in particular through the inclusion of volume guarantees, modal split targets and environmental objectives in concession contracts. Theo's presentation was followed by a lively debate between Mr. Pedro Galvão (President of CPC),...
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Outlook for european ports 2014
Theo Notteboom, PortEconomics co-director, provided an outlook of trends in the European port industry to port authorities and port sector experts that gathered in Sweden during the ESPO 2014 Conference. Theo presented the signs of recovery, although the traffic volumes are below those of 2008. There is a recovery in dry bulk while liquid bulk is declining, whereas Container business is on the rise with 27%. The LNG market for bunkering is a very important and booming market that will play a significant role in the future. LNG for bunkering...
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ESPO2014: the PortEconomics diary
PortEconomics co-directors and several members of the PortEconomics team are in Gothenburg, Sweden, to attend the European Sea Ports Organisation 2014 Conference. While they shape discussion of the conference they provide to the readers of our initiative the "PortEconomics diary" live from Gothenburg. Under the overall theme "level playing field between ports, a must or a myth", the conference aims at giving some more substance to this concept by looking how ports compete at different levels, which factors determine competition, which...
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Liner shipping markets, networks & strategies: implications for port development on South America
Port infrastructure and the quality of shipping services in a region or country are important determinants for the countries integration in the global market and the competitiveness of the same. PortEconomics associate member Gordon Wilmsmeir analyses the evolution of symptoms of change in the liner shipping industry within South America and more particularly on the West Coast, as direct drivers for port infrastructure and port system development - in a study which was first presented at the OECD Port Investment and Container Shipping...
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The Panama canal today: impacts on world economy and competition
PortEconomics member Jean-Paul Rodrigue delivered a keynote presentation on the impacts of the Panama Canal on world economy and competition, during the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) that was held in Washington DC, January 12-16, 2014. Jean-Paul discussed the impacts of transoceacnic passages and canals, the several induced and derived demand questions, Panama's changing role in the global economy, the challenges to the expansion of the Panama Canal and many more issues about the legacy and future of the...
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Port and maritime security: the european approach
Porteconomics member Aimilia Papachristou gave an invited presentation on the Conference entitled "Security at the EU Ports" that was held in the context of EU Projects "See Mariner" and "Support" by the Piraeus Port Authority. During the first session of the conference Aimilia presented a research co-authored by PortEconomics co-director Thanos Pallis on the theme of "Port and Maritime Security: Τhe European approach". The presentation covered the following three major topics: 1. The need for a maritime (trans)port security 2....
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Med ports: MoS and the efficient accommodation of mega-containerships
PortEconomics co-director Peter de Langen gave a key-note speech at the Euro Mediterranean Forum in Livorno, Italy, on opportunities for Mediterranean ports to take advantage of the Motorways of the Seas and efficiently accommodate mega-containerships The event brought together a large group of industry experts from Europe, to discuss important issues like the challenges ahead for Mediterranean ports and port cooperation potentialities, the extension of Motorways of the Sea to Southern Mediterranean countries, and the views of the port...
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Entrepreneurial port development
By Peter de Langen Port economics co-director Peter de Langen gave a presentation on 'Entrepreneurial Port Development' at the IAPH Europe & Africa regional meeting in Amsterdam. Based on experience in Rotterdam as well as with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Peter showed some stylized steps in entrepreneurial port development projects. He also discussed the benefits such an approach can bring and implications for policy makers. The presentation was summarized, in an innovative way, by a cartoonist. ...
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