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Planning a network of marinas and tourist ports in Greece
PortEconomics members George Vaggelas and Thanos Pallis presented their latest study, "Proposals for the Development of a Network of Tourist Ports in Greece" during a special event organised by the Greek Marinas Association in Athens, Greece. Despite its extensive coastline, Greece lags in the number of organised tourist ports and marinas. Berthing capacity for yachts is less than the average availability in other European countries, with demand exceeding supply in several areas. A spatial discontinuity in the tourist port...
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PhD posts in the area of ports and energy transition
The Ports as Energy Transition Hubs (POTENT) Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network is looking for 15 qualified PhD candidates interested in the field of Energy Infrastructure, Maritime Economics, Ports, and Data Science. Four of these PhDs will by supervised by Piere Cariou, Henrik Sorkin-Friese, Jason Monios, and Gordon WIlmsmeier, all members of the PortEconomics team The primary objective of the POTENT Network, led by Copenhagen Business School (CBS), is to investigate how ports can support and accelerate the clean energy...
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PortEconomics members among best-performing scholars globally
Elsevier’s science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators, developed in collaboration with Stanford University, are one of the leading sources for analyzing career-long data in different research fields. The August 2024 update report ranks the 2% best-performing scholars of a total of more than 29,000 scientists in the primary field "Logistics & Transportation" by the so-called c-score. Although port and maritime economics is only a sub-field, ten PortEconomics.eu members made it to the global top...
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Green strategies in ports: stakeholder management perspectives
The integration of green strategies within port management is becoming crucial for port sustainability and competitiveness. A recent study by PortEconomics member Giovanni Satta—along with Francesco Vitellaro, Abdel Ganir Njikatoufon, and Marcello Risitano—published in the scholarly journal Maritime Economics & Logistics explores this relationship through the lens of stakeholder management. Focusing on Italian Port Management Bodies (PMBs), the port study identifies three main areas of green strategies: energy efficiency, electric...
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Renewable energy options for seaport cargo terminals with application to mega port Singapore
In the sphere of port sustainability, renewable energy options present a transformative potential for cargo terminal operations, particularly in mega ports like Singapore. In a recent study by Wei Yim Yap and PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom, titled "Renewable Energy Options for Seaport Cargo Terminals: Application to Mega Port Singapore," examines the feasibility and benefits of four renewable energy sources—underground thermal, solar, wind, and marine wave energy—in the context of seaport operations. The findings reveal...
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A Metric of Global Maritime Supply Chain Disruptions: The Global Supply Chain Stress Index (GSCSI)
The World Bank Group released a working paper titled "A Metric of Global Maritime Supply Chain Disruptions: The Global Supply Chain Stress Index" co-authored by Jean-Francois Arvis, Cordula Rastogi, Jean-Paul Rodrigue and Daria Ulybina. This paper explores the unprecedented disruptions in global containerized trade in recent years, emphasizing major events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2023 Panama Canal drought, and attacks in the Red Sea. These disruptions have caused significant delays and inefficiencies in maritime logistics,...
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Port economics, management and policy studies (2009–2020): a bibliometric analysis
By Athanasios A. Pallis, Paraskevi Kladaki and Theo Notteboom The latest publication, "Port Economics, Management and Policy studies (2009–2020): a bibliometric analysis", authored by PortEconomics co-founders Athanasios A. Pallis and Theo Notteboom, along with member Paraskevi Kladaki, explores the evolution of port studies over the past decade. Analyzing 1227 academic journal papers from 2009 to 2020, the paper uses quantitative and qualitative bibliometric tools to explore the structures and themes within...
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Cruise Port-City Compass
PortEconomics co-director Thanos Pallis discusses the relationship between port cities, ports and cruise activities in an introductory chapter of the collection Cruise Port City Compass-Global Cases Inspiring Sustainable Connections & Communities published by MedCruise and AIVP. The publication counts on the participation of different stakeholders. Fifteen working group members highlight the best practices and initiatives carried out in their respective cruise ports from seven countries worldwide on key topics such as...
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