Thematic Area

November 24th, 2015
Thematic Area

Why do seaports need to reform? Searching for answers, port authorities continue to demonstrate interest in the 'Economic Assessment of Management Reform in European Seaports' study that was conducted and recently published by PortEconomics associate member Patrick Verhoeven. Partrick acted as the keynote speaker at the first cultural meeting of the Livorno Port Center was PortEconomics that was held on Tuesday 3 November. Patrick argued on the necessity of management reform of the seaports and the different approaches based on the...
November 20th, 2015
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"Container shipping remains at large a humble hero. It's not popular, doesn't attract much attention but works in the background to deliver (pardon the pun). Some might even say that container shipping is boring. Steel boxes are consolidated in ports, loaded into vessels, then usually after a very long journey, they reach their final destination. Doesn't sounds very exciting right? Well, I beg to differ." PortEconomics member Thomas Vitsounis is "thinking inside the box" in his article @ his bi-monthly column in My Logistics...
November 17th, 2015
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By Theo Notteboom Having demostrated (see inforgraphic below) how strategic alliances among container shipping companies have changed in the past 20 years, PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom, explains the scenarios on alliance formation in container shipping today. Four alliances are operational in the market: 2M, Ocean Three, CKYHE and G6. Alliance partnerships often evolved as a result of mergers and acquisitions (e.g. merger between P&OCL and Nedlloyd and the take-overs by P&O Nedlloyd and SeaLand by Maersk) and...
November 3rd, 2015
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Are port authorities limiting their activities to the landlord functions? If not, which other strategies do they develop? And to what extend are they different in different parts of the world? Up to now, strategic management perspectives to port authorities (PAs) are limited and mostly consists of specific case studies or comparative analyses of Port Authorities in a specific geographical area. In response, the port study of PortEconomics co-director Peter De Langen, PortEconomics associate member Larissa Van der Lugt joineed by...
November 3rd, 2015
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Containerization growth drives shipping business, but which are the factors leading to this growth? And how does this relationship evolve? PortEconomics member Jean-Paul Rodrigue was a keynote speaker at 2015 Terminals Operators Conference of the Americas held in Panama City, Panama, and discussed the issue at this premier business and networking event for ports, terminals, shipping lines, 3PLs & shippers. PortEconomics provide exclusively to its visitors the opportunity to go through the presentation. You need just to register...
November 2nd, 2015
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The "Jean Monnet Action in European Port Policy", a European initiative to advance the study of port related initiatives  and policies with the contribution of distinguised scholars and business leader, continues to develop at the Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport of the University of the Aegean, Chios, Greece. In this context, PortEconomics member Francesco Parola will embark on a research visit in Greece, delivering, among others, the Jean Monnet Lecture 2015. In particular, on Tuesday 10 November, 15.00-17.00,...
October 30th, 2015
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The Economic assessment of management reform in european seaports is the theme of the latest port study by PortEconomics associate member Patrick Verhoeven - now available to be downloaded via PortEconomics Combining expertise of port authorities role in European ports and of the changes in port governance over the last decades, Patirck's thesis argues that independent management optimises the possibilities for port authorities to contribute to the competitiveness of their ports. It increases their ability to invest, by having more...
October 24th, 2015
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In the, often heated, discussions on the effects of mega-ships on shoreside infrastructure, let's include the question of co-operation between nearby ports. PortEconomics co-director Peter de Langen comments that the issue of co-operation is clearly relevant for the two large upstream ports in Europe that have called for such a discussion, Hamburg and Antwerp. At his latest Port Strategy viewpoint column, as The Analyst (more @PortStrategy) Peter comments: "Hamburg was initially involved in, but later stepped out of, the development...
October 10th, 2015
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Dynamics of Strategic Multi-Partner Network Management in Different Contexts SIG: Strategic Management Dynamics of Strategic Multi-Partner Network Management in Different Contexts Strategic multi-partner networks involve multiple, independent firms which voluntary and interactively engage in such activities as R&D, manufacturing, and marketing. The distinctive features characterizing these networks, e.g. lack of a hub firm and a distributed power structure among their members, pose many challenges to their management which is widely...
October 10th, 2015
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By Theo Notteboom With a total maritime container throughput of an estimated 101.5 million TEU in 2014, the European container port system crossed the 100 million TEU mark for the first time ever. Growth was particularly strong in the period 2005- 2007, with an average annual growth rate of 10.5%, compared to 6.8% in the period 1985-1995, 8.9% in 1995-2000 and 7.7% in 2000-2005. The economic crisis, which started to have its full effect in late 2008, put an end to the steep growth curve. Total container throughput increased...
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