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Top-15 container ports in Europe
By Theo Notteboom The list of the top 15 of container ports in Europe has not changed dramatically over the past 30 years. PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom compiled the list of the 15 largest container ports in Europe for 2014 and compared these figures to the years 1985 and 2000 - and PortEconomics provides this information in a single picture: Tilbury, Leghorn and Marseille left the top 15 in the early 1990s. Their places were taken in by the emerging Mediterranean transhipment hubs Gioia Tauro, Marsaxlokk (Malta)...
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Keeping it cool: challenges for the containerised reefer trade
Refrigerated containers, also known as reefers, account for a growing share of the refrigerated cargo being transported around the world. In 1980, 33% of the refrigerated transport capacity in maritime shipping was containerised, this share rapidly climbed to 72% in 2013. Because of the additional insulation, and particularly because of the power plant, a 40-foot reefer costs in the range of 6 times more than a regular container. A cold chain industry has emerged to service containerised reefer trade. So, how can we "keep it cool"? What are...
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The Analyst: port of Hong-Kong 2030-compliments and comments
The development plan for Hong Kong Port, released December 2014, makes interesting reading for port planners and developers. PortEconomics co-director Peter de Langen, provides compliments to all stakeholders involved in the preparation of the plan, and provides commentary on its content. Peter's viewpoint is available via his column as "the Analyst" PortStrategy: Compliments and Comments...
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Container port competition in Europe
The port competition in Europe with a main focus on container ports and terminals, is the theme of discussion of the latest port study of PortEconomics co-directors Theo Notteboom and Peter De Langen. Theo's and Peter's contribution entitled Container Port Competition in Europe published in the Handbook of Ocean Container Transport Logistics, International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, edited by Chung-Yee, Lee and Qiang Meng (Springer, 2015). Port competition has become a complex and multi-faceted concept...
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International maritime transport costs: market structures and network configuration
'States and nations are redefining their place in the world at the present time in the wake of the economic, political and cultural transnationalization processes that have occurred in recent decades. Each country, each region is seeking to recast its role and potential in accord with its geographical location, its history and the times. This positioning is, of course, conditioned by multiple factors, which include conditions of production, economic and political interests and transport-related issues especially. Maritime transport is the...
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Container port competition and competitiveness analysis: asian major ports
The evaluation of the competitive edge of major Asian container ports, i.e. Busan, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Singapore ports is the subject of the port study of PortEconomics associate member Jasmine Siu Lee Lam - co-authored with Paul Tae-Woo Lee from Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan. The authors introduce, among others the concept of the Fifth Generation Ports - referring to the customer-centric community ports, in this study, entitled Container Port Competition and Competitiveness Analysis: Asian Major Ports, and published in the...
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Reefers in north american cold chain logistics: evidence from western canadian supply chains
An analysis of the use of refrigerated ISO maritime containers (reefers) in cold chain logistics, is the theme of the last port study of PortEconomics member Jean-Paul Rodrigue.The study titled 'Reefers in North American Cold Chain Logistics: Evidence from Western Canadian Supply Chains' and published by Van Horne Institute. Reefers are used in a wide array of cold chain trade relations but mostly involve large exporters and importers, but due to their size are also accessible to small and medium sized traders can also access the flow of...
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Competitiveness of ports in emerging markets: Durban, South Africa
Durban is the main gateway port of Africa. It is the largest port in Africa, which concentrates more than two thirds of the total container traffic to and from South Africa. It has strong maritime connections with the rest of the world: it has both a central position in port networks and a large diversity of connections with other ports. Durban, also called eThekwini, serves as the main gateway for the Gauteng metropolitan area (which includes Johannesburg), other regions in South Africa as well as other sub-Saharan countries, in addition...
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