Thematic Area

January 23rd, 2016
Thematic Area

By Jean-Paul Rodrigue In last two decades, Dubai emerged as a world class logistical platform, a role which is in part attributed to its geographical location at the crossroads of major trade routes between Asia, Europe, South Asia and East Africa. This role began to take shape in the 1960s when the growing availability of capital derived from oil exports in neighboring countries led to initial infrastructure investments, such as the first modern port facilities (Port Rashid) completed in 1971. These facilities were further expanded with...
January 20th, 2016
Thematic Area

In 2011, the time span of the appearance of vessels averaging 13,000 TEU in South America was projected to be between 2016 and 2020 . The great news was that on December 18, 2015, TCBuen, the Colombian terminal belonging to the Port of Buenaventura, received the largest container vessel ever to have operated in South America: the Maersk Edinburgh. Part of the AC2 service, this vessel is intended to connect China and South Korea with the Pacific Coast of Latin America, has a capacity of 13,102 TEU and measures 367 meters long and 48.2 meters...
January 17th, 2016
Thematic Area

How can ports change a city? And what can a city do to enhance this? PortEconomics co-director Thanos Pallis took active part at the one-day conference 'Piraeus: Relations between the Port and the City',  discussed organised in Piraeus, Greece by the Univerisy of Piraeus. Thanos joined the Greek Minister for Shipping and Island Policy, the Mayor of the City of Piraeus, and Stavros Hatzakos, General Manager of the Port of Piraeus, discussing the prospects and impact of changing container and cruise activities on city development,...
December 31st, 2015
Thematic Area

PortEconomics is celebrating the ending of 2015 recapping the articles that have captured the interest of the visitors of our web initiative so far for 2015. As measured by Google Analytics the list of the top-5 papers on container ports: 1. Scenarios on alliance formation in container shipping Having demonstrated 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. 2. Beyond...
December 31st, 2015
Thematic Area

PortEconomics is celebrating the ending of 2015 recapping the articles that have captured the interest of the visitors of our web initiative so far for 2015. As measured by Google Analytics the list of the top-5 news presented at PortEconomics on cruise ports are: 1. State of the art of the cruise industry & cruise ports The OECD International Transport Forum (ITF) brought cruise and cruise ports at the centre of discussions during the 2015 ITF/OECD Summit on "Transport, Tourism and Trade", with Thanos Pallis preparing the background...
December 31st, 2015
Thematic Area

PortEconomics is celebrating the ending of the year recapping the articles that have captured the interest of the visitors of our web initiative so far for 2015. As measured by Google Analytics the list of the top-5 news (plus a video) presented at PortEconomics on port authorities strategies are: 1. 'Beyond the Landlord': Port authority strategies around the globe 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...
December 31st, 2015
Thematic Area

PortEconomics is celebrating the ending of the year recapping the articles that have captured the interest of the visitors of our web initiative so far for 2015. As measured by Google Analytics the list of the top-5 viewpoints presented at PortEconomics in 2015 are: 1. Are mega-ships such an imposition? The OECD report on the effects on mega-ships provides valuable insights for all players in the port industry. Peter de Langen focuses on an important flaw in the report: the suggestion that mega ships impose infrastructure costs on the...
December 31st, 2015
Thematic Area

PortEconomics is celebrating the ending of 2015 recapping the articles that have captured the interest of the visitors of our web initiative so far for 2015. As measured by Google Analytics, the list of the top-5 portgraphics presented at PortEconomics within 2015 are: Top-15 container ports in Europe. Alliances in container shipping: Searching for the best dance partners. Top-13 container port regions in the world: the rise of China. Holland vs. Belgium in the container business: do we have a winner? Cruise Ports:...
December 30th, 2015
Thematic Area

PortEconomics is celebrating the ending of the year recapping the articles that have captured the interest of the visitors of our web initiative so far for 2015. As measured by Google Analytics the list of the top-5 news presented at PortEconomics in 2015 on shipping and who it affects ports are: 1. Concession agreements and market entry in the container terminal industry When shipping lines are interested in operating container terminals, the capabilities and strategies required for obtaining a concession to operate a container terminal in...
December 15th, 2015
Thematic Area

The prospects of cruising in the Med, and their implications for the Greek cruise market, were the themes of the conference organised by the Greek Cruise Union in the context of the 2nd Greek Tourism Expo 2015. PortEconomics co-director Thanos Pallis, under his capacity as MedCruise Secretary General, was among the keynote speakers. Thanos presentation on "Prospects for cruise activities in the Med" emphasised the numerous challenges that the cruise industry in the Med face: the deployment trends around the globe, the need to accommodate...
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