Theo Notteboom, co-director of PortEconomics.eu, gave a keynote presentation during the meeting of the Corporate Development Council of Duisport in Antwerp on 29 April 2013.
The Duisport Group is active in a large array of logistics activities, but is particularly known as the owner and management company of the public ports of Duisburg (via Duisburger Hafen AG), Europe’s largest inland port. During his speech, Theo talked about ‘Volatility and flexibility in the European port system: how can inland ports benefit?’. He concluded by stating that inland ports are challenged to develop adaptive strategies in order to cope with market consolidation and vertical integration, the need for intensified cost control, the need for increased service levels and new partnerships, sustainability and ‘green’ management and the need for flexibility.
