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Piraeus port privatisation revisited: geopolitical leverage in maritime transport and global supply chains

PortEconomics co-directors Thanos Pallis and Peter de Langen had the opportunity to present their current portstudy in progress on geopolitical leverage in maritime transport and global supply chains at the workshop on Globalization, Shipping and Trade, organized in Paris on October 12, 2023. Globalized production entails large flows...

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Ecosystem of innovation in ports: international benchmarking and recommendations for development in Latin America (in spanish)

PortEconomics members Peter de Langen and Jonas Mendes Constante, joined by Salvador Furió Pruñonos (Fundación Valenciaport) present the concept of innovation ecosystems in ports, its components, and the theory behind this trend that has been consolidated in recent years in ports of international reference such as Rotterdam,...

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Innovation ecosystems in ports: a comparative analysis of Rotterdam and Valencia

The term ‘innovation ecosystem’ has become popular among stakeholders involved in innovation. The core idea is that innovation does not thrive through isolated actions of individual companies, but rather depends on a broad array of interrelated actors, institutions and policies. In the latest portstudy of PortEconomics members...

The strategy of the port development company: a business ecosystem perspective

In his latest port study, PortEconomics co-director Peter de Langen advances a conceptual understanding of strategies of port development companies (PDCs) by applying the business ecosystem perspective. Peter's analysis. which is published in the scholarly journal Maritime Transport Research, leads to a distinction between four...

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Circular economy indicators for ports

Based on earlier exploratory research, PortEconomics members Elvira Haezendonck, Michael Dooms, and Peter de Langen, P. join Lynn Faut and Fanny Soyeur, in a port study on how best to ensure a circular strategy implementation by world ports. The study recently published in the Journal of Maritime Transport Research focuses on...

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Deep uncertainty and decision-making in ports and shipping

Comment by Peter de Langen. A UNCTAD, in its yearly flagship publication, the review of Maritime Transport, has flagged the considerable uncertainty facing shipping and ports. UNCTAD has developed four scenarios, based on key uncertainties in the geopolitical context and the COVID recovery. Broadly, based on these four scenarios, we...

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The 2M breakup; (how) will it affect ports?

Comment by PortEconomics member Peter de Langen: The 2M breakup in 2025, announced recently, came a bit as a surprise, though especially Maersk portrays it as a logical consequence of their integrator strategy. This integrator strategy implies a focus on providing a larger bundle of services than just shipping. As a consequence,...

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The Analyst: Maersk Line’s clean fuel efforts; gaining competitive advantage through moving early?

By Peter de Langen Maersk is clearly an early mover when it comes to transitioning to clean fuels. It has decided to opt mainly for green methanol and has now 19 ships with dual fuel engines capable of sailing on methanol on order. In addition, Maersk is focusing on securing the supply of green methanol, and currently has 7...

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London Gateway: the steady private development of a ‘port business ecosystem’

"DP World, the developer of London Gateway, made two recent announcements, signalling the steady development of the London Gateway port business ecosystem" - comments Peter de Langen in his "Analyst" column in Port Strategy "First, it will invest around £350 million in a fourth berth project, which will increase London...

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Developing China’s ports, how the gateways to economic prosperity were revived

Many countries in Africa and Asia have coastlines that present opportunities for them to become gateways for trade between the hinterlands and global trading routes. However, policy makers struggle to translate this potential into engines of economic development and social transformation. In the past 40 years, China has taken advantage...

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