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    Geopolitical risks and port-related carbon emissions: evidence and policy implications

    Geopolitical risks and port-related carbon emissions: evidence and policy implications

    Investments and financing challenges of the EU’s port managing bodies; findings from a comprehensive survey

    Investments and financing challenges of the EU’s port managing bodies; findings from a comprehensive survey

    Evaluating customer satisfaction with clearing and forwarding agents:  Kuwait Shuwaikh Port

    Evaluating customer satisfaction with clearing and forwarding agents: Kuwait Shuwaikh Port

    Digital technologies for efficient and resilient sea-land logistics

    Digital technologies for efficient and resilient sea-land logistics

    Stakeholders’ attitudes toward container terminal automation

    Stakeholders’ attitudes toward container terminal automation

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    Port reform: World Bank publishes the third edition of its port reform toolkit

    Port reform: World Bank publishes the third edition of its port reform toolkit

    When will we admit that maritime transport will not be decarbonised by 2050?

    When will we admit that maritime transport will not be decarbonised by 2050?

    Digital technologies for efficient and resilient sea-land logistics

    Digital technologies for efficient and resilient sea-land logistics

    The World Ports Tracker in TOC Europe

    The World Ports Tracker in TOC Europe

    Newly-upgraded IAPH World Ports Tracker identifies major sustainability and market trends

    Newly-upgraded IAPH World Ports Tracker identifies major sustainability and market trends

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    Portgraphic: Top-15 EU container ports in H1 2025

    Portgraphic: Top-15 EU container ports in H1 2025

    PhD posts in the area of ports and energy transition

    PhD posts in the area of ports and energy transition

    PortEconomics members among best-performing scholars globally

    PortEconomics members among best-performing scholars globally

    Accessibility or connectivity: why is it correct to say that in the Caribbean the main logistics problem is connectivity?

    Accessibility or connectivity: why is it correct to say that in the Caribbean the main logistics problem is connectivity?

    Cruise Port-City Compass

    Cruise Port-City Compass

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    Portgraphic: Top-15 EU container ports in H1 2025

    Portgraphic: Top-15 EU container ports in H1 2025

    Portgraphic: fleet capacity (owned/chartered) of container shipping lines

    Portgraphic: fleet capacity (owned/chartered) of container shipping lines

    In a tight spot: American ports in global supply chains

    In a tight spot: American ports in global supply chains

    Cruise industry in 2025 at a glance

    Cruise industry in 2025 at a glance

    The box that makes the world go around: container terminals and global trade

    The box that makes the world go around: container terminals and global trade

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Posts tagged with "Michael Dooms"

Green port infrastructure pricing Featured

Green port infrastructure pricing

Providers of large-scale transport infrastructure are under increasing pressure to regulate the behavior of their users, in particular towards sustainable development objectives related to the environment. Just like airport managing companies apply environmental factors such as noise emission parameters of aircraft into their airline...
Successful public-private partnerships in port infrastructure projects: a guide Featured

Successful public-private partnerships in port infrastructure projects: a guide

Whilst port infrastructure is crucial to the advancement of local and national economies, the fact remains that port infrastructure procurement, development and operations are costly both towards the capital expenditure needed to develop the assets, as well as the operating costs generated by running the assets. As a result, in...
PORTOPIA: stakeholders to reflect on port performance criteria Containers

PORTOPIA: stakeholders to reflect on port performance criteria

Port Experts and stakeholders  are invited to reflect upon the performance of the port industry in the EU, and the further need to develop performance insights on the industry level. An one-day event is organised in Lisbon on March 23rd, 2016, which can be combined with an IAPH-PIANC event on the stakeholder consultation of...
PPRN: Identifying themes for future port research Noticeboard

PPRN: Identifying themes for future port research

A number of port research themes to be explored by economists intersted in maritime and ports have been discussed during the 13th meeting of the Port Performance Research Network (PPRN), that took place at the eve of the 2015 Annual Conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) on Sunday 23rd August, in Kuala...
Port performance management: mind the gap Featured

Port performance management: mind the gap

Port research has been focusing increasingly on performance management. A great deal of port studies have pointed out that port performance management has evolved from mere financial measurements to a multitude of indicators, and that the subject being measured can range from micro-level (an organization), meso-level (industry) to...
European Maritime Day 2015 in Athens: PortEconomics participating in the debate European Port Policy

European Maritime Day 2015 in Athens: PortEconomics participating in the debate

More than 1.000 stakeholders and experts on the Blue economy gathered in Athens on 28th and 29th of May to discuss the future of Blue growth. PortEconomics member Michaël Dooms was invited in a high-level panel to share his views on the general theme "Ports: innovation hubs of the Blue Economy" along with Mr. Rémi Mayet from the...
Ports 3.0: The blue growth in the horizon of the european ports Presentations

Ports 3.0: The blue growth in the horizon of the european ports

PortEconomics members Peter de Langen and Michael Dooms will discuss the future of European ports during the "1st International Workshop 3.0: The blue growth in the horizon of the European Ports". Michael Dooms will lead discussion on Port Performance measurement whereas Peter de Langen will focus on Interconnectivity and...
River tourism development: the case of the port of Brussels Cruise

River tourism development: the case of the port of Brussels

River tourism becomes for many ports an important development area that often requires additional infrastructure investments. As such there is a need to understand whether such investments are legitimized by the expected economic impacts. To this end, PortEconomics member Michael Dooms and PortEconomics associate member Elvira...
Cruise ports: structures and strategies Cruise

Cruise ports: structures and strategies

The cruise industry has witnessed an uninterrupted growth over the last thirty years. An industry focused on the United States and the Caribbean emerged progressively as a global industry transporting close to 21 million passengers in 2013. While the global financial crisis of 2008–09 had a major impact over maritime shipping, cruise...
Port performance (PORTOPIA) central stage at the 10th Pan African Port Cooperation (PAPC) conference Featured

Port performance (PORTOPIA) central stage at the 10th Pan African Port Cooperation (PAPC) conference

Advanced port Performance measurement methods, developed by several PortEconomics members in the context of the PORTOPIA project, have spread their wings to African continent, engaging in discussions with key African ports experts and decision makers. During a full day pre-conference workshop, the PORTOPIA project and its...
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Portgraphic: fleet capacity (owned/chartered) of container shipping lines

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Investments and financing challenges of the EU’s port managing bodies; findings from a comprehensive survey

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Port reform: World Bank publishes the third edition of its port reform toolkit

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