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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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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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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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Port-cities, ports and cruise: Enhancing a mutually beneficial symbiosis
by Thanos Pallis Ports are eternal motors of growth and change. People, ideas, essential supplies, and goods have always moved via sea and ports. Thanks to cruise activities, the role of ports in advancing the prosperity of port cities has expanded. Guests onboard cruise ships combine seagoing voyages, tourism, and entertainment. By visiting several ports, cruisers enjoy exploring destinations, tourist sites, living conditions, and cultures. An extra dimension has been added to the flows that ports bring to the cities and the broader...
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Cruise Port-City Compass
PortEconomics co-director Thanos Pallis discusses the relationship between port cities, ports and cruise activities in an introductory chapter of the collection Cruise Port City Compass-Global Cases Inspiring Sustainable Connections & Communities published by MedCruise and AIVP. The publication counts on the participation of different stakeholders. Fifteen working group members highlight the best practices and initiatives carried out in their respective cruise ports from seven countries worldwide on key topics such as...
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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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IAPH World Ports Tracker Q2 2023: more port calls with less cargo, truck driver shortages appear; overall liner trade connectivity improves
IAPH has released its fifth edition of the World Ports Tracker for quarter 2 of 2023, which contains the most comprehensive situation report on economic activity by ports themselves, as well as by using S&P Global container market intelligence data and now UNCTAD-MDST’s liner shipping connectivity index, both on container trade trends. PortEconomics co-directors Theo Notteboom and Thanos Pallis are the authors of the IAPH World Ports Tracker included in the analysis of UNCTAD-MDST Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) on top of the...
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The Analyst: Amsterdam’s bold move on cruise may be a missed opportunity to promote sustainable cruise tourism
By Peter de Langen Amsterdam’s city council has approved a plan to ban cruise from Amsterdam’s city center. Another bold move from a port that some years ago took the decision to phase out the handling of coal by 2030. While I was (in a previous column in Port Strategy) and continue to be positive about the decision on coal, in my view the ban on cruise is shortsighted. For very understandable reasons, Amsterdam aims to reduce the negative impacts associated with tourism. But negative effects from tourism are not a given, and they...
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