European Port Policy
European Port Policy
European Port Policy
Dutch and Belgian container ports: life in the fast lane
By Theo Notteboom Belgian and Dutch container ports are located in the Rhine-Scheldt Delta, the largest container port region in Europe in volume terms. Dutch and Belgian ports together handled 25.8 million TEU in 2017 or 7.9% more than in 2016. The Belgian-Dutch port region recorded a year-on-year growth of 6.2% in Q1-Q3 2018, so growth remains strong. In 2017, 23.9% of the total European container port traffic was handled by Belgian and Dutch ports. With these figures, the Rhine-Scheldt Delta port region is the most important port...
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Canada’s ports policy needs to move into the 21st century
By Mary Brooks First published @theconversation.com In March, Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced the launch of the Ports Modernization Review, a series of consultations, round-tables and meetings re-examining Canada’s port authority system. Recent studies of port governance have shown that there is no one right governance model for ports. Last year, my colleagues and I conducted a review of port reform around the globe. We concluded that there are many models that deliver the best port services in terms of trade efficiency...
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The innovation ecosystem: an often undervalued driver of port competitiveness
The innovation ecosystem as an undervalued driver of port competitiveness presented PortEconomics co-director Peter de Langen during the 107th AAPA Convention hosted by port and the city of Valparaíso, Chile in 7-10 October 2018. Peter gave emphasis in the at the importance of the ecosystems services and the industries that can be attracted to the port ecosystem, while he presented the integrated approach to innovation performance of the port complex via a graphic. Download Peter's presentation and find out more!...
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Ports are their people: PortEconomics trains ETF seafarers & dockers
PortEconomics has the pleasure to train those working at European ports, commencing today a series of training sessions ETF affiliated maritime and dockers unions with the overall theme being “Know your sector!”. The training programme on maritime and ports is developed by ETF Dockers and ETF Seafarers - and is co-funded by European Commission DG EMPL (DG for Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion). Union leaders & activists, seafarers and dockers, young workers & more experienced members, women & men are attending...
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#EPPSymposium2018: download the presentations
PortEconomics scientifically coordinated the Jean Monnet Symposium on "The Future of the European Port Policy", hosted by the University of the Aegean in Chios, Greece. To download the presentations follow this link The first day of the Symposium brought together decision-makers, stakeholders and invited experts, who are expected to discuss the key themes, the prospects and the role of European level initiatives in reinforcing the competitiveness of European ports. The second day of the Symposium stimulated intellectual discussion, between...
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How do market changes affect dock labour in north European seaports?
Seaports increasingly act as turntables in global supply chains and global production networks. Still, cargo handling remains a primary function of seaports. Dock workers have a key role to play in guaranteeing efficient and safe cargo handling activities at terminals. The organisation of dock work in seaports has received quite some attention in the past decade, not only in the port business but also in (European) policy circles. The academic journal ‘International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics' (IJSTL) recently...
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The Analyst: real meaning of inclusivity in ports
By Peter de Langen July saw a major development in Antwerp’s port, with the announcement of the start of a stakeholder-inclusive process to expand container capacity. The process will start with a much smaller new dock than originally foreseen, coupled with a series of initiatives to expand capacity elsewhere in the port. Antwerp’s original plan to construct a major new tidal dock called ‘Saeftinghedok’ has been fiercely opposed for years by Doel 2020, a group of residents of the small village of Doel (and their...
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Cruise ports: facing the challenges & potential EU initiatives
Which are the challenges & problems that cruise ports face? Do ‘regional’ perspectives exist? For instance, do sub-groups of European groups that face diverge challenges? Is there a North vs South dimension ? Are other parameters, such as governance (PA vs TO) and size that affect the challenges that cruise ports face? Those are the questions that PortEconomics members Thanos Pallis and Aimilia Papachristou discuss in a presentation delivered at the Jean Monnet Symposium on European Port Policy, which was held in Chios,...
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