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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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Singapore stuck between a shipping hub and a hard place
by Jean-Paul Rodrigue Despite facing growing competition and uncertainty due to geopolitical events, Singapore has maintained its prominence in maritime shipping, with its status as a primary transshipment hub evident in its sizeable port activity. The 2023 Red Sea crisis resulted in a temporary surge in Singapore's traffic, but also underlined its vulnerability to geopolitical events. Though its future prospects remain solid, particularly with its geographical advantages and the development of the Tuas mega container port, the...
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PortGraphic: Top-15 container ports in the EU, Jan-Sep 2024
By Theo Notteboom The top 15 EU container ports are strongly recovering in the period from January to September 2024 after a challenging 2023: While 2023 was characterized by a strong to moderate traffic decline in most ports, the first nine months of 2024 brought double-digit growth in 6 of the top 15 ports. The effects of the Red Sea crisis and the associated shipping network modifications continue to be traceable in the West Med and the Atlantic coast with Sines, Barcelona, and Valencia all recording robust growth. Also Gioia...
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Influencer marketing in B2B services: the container shipping industry
In his latest port study published in Maritime Economics & Logistics, co-director of PortEconomics Theo Notteboom, along with Sedat Baştuğ, Fevzi Bitiktaş, Ercan Akan, and Funda A. Yercan, explores how container shipping companies effectively manage influencer marketing within the B2B sector. Studying the cases of Maersk and MSC, the research highlights the significance of internal influencers sourced from within the workforce, contrasting this approach with the reliance on external influencers from the global market. Trust emerges...
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Hierarchy and mobility of Latin America and Caribbean container ports
Research on port hierarchies within a maritime region is crucial for comprehending the dynamics of seaborne trade and the broader trends within the maritime sector and related supply chains. In their latest port study, PortEconomics members Eliana Barleta and Thanos Pallis investigate the evolution of the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) container ports and regional sub-systems from 2000 to 2022, analyzing traffic dynamics, shifts in port throughput rankings, and market concentration trends in and among the different coastal...
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Social license to operate: determining social acceptance among local port community stakeholders
In the study titled Social License to Operate: Factors Determining Social Acceptance Among Local Port Community Stakeholders, PortEconomics member Michaël Dooms, along with Bruno Moeremans, explore the increasingly crucial issue of social acceptance of port activities. While vital to economic development, ports often face opposition from local communities due to their environmental and social impacts. This paper presents a hypothesized model that links community perceptions of port impacts, including economic, environmental, and social...
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Port Governance & the Implications of Institutional fragmentation: lessons from Colombia
What are the implications of institutional fragmentation in port governance? PortEconomics members Gordon Wilmsmeier and Thanos Pallis, the founder of PortEconomics - along with Sebastian Leon Schorch and Diana Lisseth Trujillo - explore the issue in their recently published port study titled “Port Governance and the Implications of Institutional Fragmentation: Lessons from Colombia” The research - published in open access format in Research in Transportation Business & Management - has gained insights from the dialogues on...
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What is happening in 2024 in the container ports of the Americas?
PortEconomics members Ricardo J. Sánchez and Eliana P. Barleta highlight that in the aftermath of the pandemic, the impact on container maritime trade was evident, as disruptions in global supply chains during the early months of 2020 affected international container trade. With the reopening of markets and the revival of economies, an increase in cargo movement was observed across all regions in 2021. However, global maritime activity experienced a slowdown following the onset of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, coupled with the...
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