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London Gateway: the steady private development of a ‘port business ecosystem’
"DP World, the developer of London Gateway, made two recent announcements, signalling the steady development of the London Gateway port business ecosystem" - comments Peter de Langen in his "Analyst" column in Port Strategy "First, it will invest around £350 million in a fourth berth project, which will increase London Gateway’s capacity by a third. This will enable London Gateway to continue increasing volumes and continue increasing its share of the UK market. Second, DP World announced that work has begun on a new speculative...
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10 PortEconomics members in global 2% highest ranked scholars in Logistics & Transportation
PortEconomics members received a welcomed acknowledgment by a report ranking 10 members of the team in the list of the best in the academic world per research field. Since its establishment, PortEconomics has provided freely accessible research, education, information, and network-building material on critical issues of port economics, management, and policies. The initiative is developed and empowered by the members of the PortEconomics group, including scholars from all parts of the world. Last week,...
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Transitions: readiness and challenges in the shipping industry
For centuries shipping has been the backbone of global trade. Now, at a new turning point in mankind´s history, traditional economic practices and interactions are increasingly being challenged. As for the shipping sector, in particular, a growing gap can be felt between the ‘reaction time’ needed to implement new competitive yet sustainable business strategies, and the frequency and velocity of change in the systems. KLU and Hapag-Lloyd invite you to a Reception and Symposium “Transitions: Readiness and challenges in the shipping...
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Port governance regionalization: on port authorities mergers
In recent years we have witnessed the reformulation of Port Authority strategies, intending to serve better a growing maritime trade and increased demands for resilience and sustainability of maritime supply chains. Among the adjustments taking place is the advancement of collaboration between the managing entities of ports and, more recently, the expansiofn of Port Authority mergers, mostly involving ports in proximity. Today, port mergers at the national or regional level can be found worldwide. Some concern ports of similar sizes, such as...
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PortEconomics members to analyze port strategy and performance in the new global scenario
PortEconomics members Michael Dooms, Larissa van der Lugt, Theo Notteboom, and Thanos Pallis will join international experts from the maritime-port sector will present their vision on: "The current maritime port environment and the importance of industry indicators for understanding the relevance of ports for economic development" during the Workshop organized by the Valenciaport Chair of Port Economics on October 25, 2022 On Tuesday, 25th of October, the Valenciaport Chair of Port Economics is holding the workshop 'Port strategy and...
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Geographic diversification of international terminal operators
In the last twenty years, International Terminal Operators (ITOs) have performed horizontal growth strategies to keep pace with global and regional demand expansion as well as to diversify corporate risk across various geographic regions. In this perspective, the paper aims to investigate the ITOS’ strategic behaviours when implementing their internationalisation processes, by giving a particular emphasis to the geographic diversification strategy, intended as the geographic dispersion of business activities out of their country of...
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Port integrity commitments and corruption risks in different shipping markets
Maritime transportation is a highly complex global activity which, given the volume and the nature of processes and transactions involved, is immensely exposed to corruption risks. The growth of maritime trade and the development of maritime transport systems are multiplying these problems, with international organisations developing initiatives to address them. One of the challenges for the shipping industry is the corruption-related incidents that occur during the approach and mooring of ships in ports. This is also true across the...
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Maritime container terminal infrastructure, network corporatization, and global terminal operators
Maritime shipping lines and global terminal operators have benefited from economies of scale to expand geographically and functionally their infrastructure, leading to a corporatized network. Terminal operators are key asset managers seeking value creation by expanding the global maritime container terminal infrastructure network. While corporatization has systematically ensured that terminal capacity was created to accommodate the rise in global trade volumes, the network hit its boundaries when confronted with COVID-19...
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