Cruise

September 10th, 2020
Cruise

Cruise shipping supply chains have unique characteristics where product and service providers accommodate stringent requirements related to the nature of the cruise product. Since cruise ships are floating resorts that must be resupplied during their short port rotations, they require customized procurement practices. The sustainability of such practices is investigated by PortEconomics members Jean-Paul Rodrigue and Grace Wang, through the lenses of contract dynamics among actors, including sourcing patterns, consumption patterns, pricing,...
July 20th, 2020
Cruise

Since the beginning of the ’80s, the cruise market has been experiencing a relentless growth, with two-digit growth rates (Pallis et al., 2018). In recent years, the number of global cruise passengers has almost doubled from 17.8 million in 2009 to about 30 million in 2019 (CLIA, 2020). These market trends have been accompanied by an increasing interest from both the civil society and heterogeneous groups of stakeholders towards the assessment of the various impacts generated by this business in terms of positive and negative externalities...
June 9th, 2020
Cruise

IAPH-WPSP Port Economic Impact Barometer for Week 23 reports regional transshipments on the rise with cargo call volumes flat-lining or falling. Passenger vessel calls remain off the radar. In its eighth edition the IAPH-WPSP Port Economic Impact Barometer report - co-authored by PortEconomics members Theo Notteboom and Thanos Pallis, reports of more high-frequency feeder services to regional ports, whilst many passenger vessel calls remain scrapped. With a record response of 104 ports from around the world, the summary of the latest...
May 25th, 2020
Cruise

Based on the announced resuming date of cruise operations, it is evident that cruise companies are skeptical about the short-term future and the ability to operate in the market. With the COVID19 pandemic curve slowing down in several countries and in many parts of the world, the focus has turned on the restart of economic activities in lockdown countries, and then return to the 'new normal'. Tourism is one of the most sensitive economic activities in that respect, and cruise lines try to plan for the next day and the new policies and...
May 25th, 2020
Cruise

PortStatistics of 2019 reveal the successful adaptation and growth of Med ports before the arrival of the pandemic. Article by Thanos Pallis, Aimilia Papachristou & George Vaggelas While cruise shipping and ports around the globe reassessing their future in the ‘new’ normal, PortEconomics is presenting you the top-15 ports in the Mediterranean Sea for the past year, 2019 as well as the trends comparing to 2018 and the evolution of cruise passenger movement since the beginning of the 2010s. PortStatistics of 2019 reveals the...
May 7th, 2020
Cruise

"Like the tides, we will return". That is the motto of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA)  expressing the confidence of its membership that cruise lines will sail again - stronger and better than ever. This goes hand in hand with the acknowledgment by all that there is a need for going further in efforts to protect the health and safety of passengers, crew, and the public; and to support recovery goals for tourism and business sector partners. Facilitating cruise ports, cities, and destinations (as well as their associations)...
April 28th, 2020
Cruise

With COVID-19 turning port lives upside down, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO)  has launched a weekly briefing of its membership throughout Europe on the latest developments – inviting PortEconomics members that have contributed to the life of the association to provide thoughts and reactions. In this week’s edition of “ESPO keeps going” Thanos Pallis writes on the return of cruising  - providing six grounds that cruise "will cruise this storm again". It will cruise through the perfect storm, again. Be ready. by...
April 20th, 2020
Cruise

With the exception of the COVID-19 days, cruise has witnessed an uninterrupted growth over each year of the last three decades. In their study, "the changing geography of cruise shipping", Thanos Pallis and George Vaggelas discuss the trends that have been linked with this growth and detail the business strategies that the industry has developed in support of the observed growth and spatial expansion. Understanding the changing geography and the particulars of the seemingly unstoppable, globalization of cruise shipping, is important.  On...
April 18th, 2020
Cruise

Cruise lines have revised their return plans regarding the intended return in operation. In an updated PortGraphic, PortEconomic members Thanos Pallis, Aimilia Papachristou, and George Vaggelas present the expected return date per cruise line, as of April 17, 2020, facilitating cruise ports, destinations, and stakeholders to adjust their respective plans. Whether they illustrate realistic or optimistic perspectives, or even just strategic early-return announcements, following cruise lines statements provide to cruise ports readiness to...
April 9th, 2020
Cruise

New IAPH-WPSP Weekly Port Economic Impact Barometer reports steady overall port cargo volumes last week with some dips, and significantly reduced passenger and cruise vessel calls. Dockworker availability has been impacted but not hampering operations, while the majority of non-essential port personnel are teleworking from home. As a further step to regularly inform ports and port users with its World Ports COVID19 Information Portal, the first weekly results of the World Ports Sustainability Programme’s (WPSP) Port Economic Impact...
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