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    Rhine-Scheldt delta port system

    Rhine-Scheldt delta port system

    A metric of global maritime supply chain disruptions: The global supply chain stress index - maritime (GSCSI-M)

    A metric of global maritime supply chain disruptions: The global supply chain stress index - maritime (GSCSI-M)

    ESG disclosure as a proxy of port corporate communication and sustainable management strategy: An LDA approach

    ESG disclosure as a proxy of port corporate communication and sustainable management strategy: An LDA approach

    From coal exports to green steel production? The role of circular economy precincts for sustainable port diversification

    From coal exports to green steel production? The role of circular economy precincts for sustainable port diversification

    Maritime transport in net zero

    Maritime transport in net zero

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    PortGraphic: Container port dynamics near Gibraltar

    PortGraphic: Container port dynamics near Gibraltar

    Top-10 PortReads in 2025

    Top-10 PortReads in 2025

    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

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    Call for papers: Contemporary Maritime Economics: Transformations and Emerging Perspectives

    Call for papers: Contemporary Maritime Economics: Transformations and Emerging Perspectives

    ECONSHIP2026: Call for papers

    ECONSHIP2026: Call for papers

    Call for papers: 1st Florence Maritime Regulation Conference

    Call for papers: 1st Florence Maritime Regulation Conference

    PortEconomics co-director appointed Senior Scientific Advisor to the Florence School of Regulation

    PortEconomics co-director appointed Senior Scientific Advisor to the Florence School of Regulation

    Jean Monnet Chair in European Port Policy

    Jean Monnet Chair in European Port Policy

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    Commission unveils new EU Ports Strategy

    Commission unveils new EU Ports Strategy

    PortGraphic: Top-15 EU container ports in Q3 2025

    PortGraphic: Top-15 EU container ports in Q3 2025

    Maritime transport in net zero

    Maritime transport in net zero

    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

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Posts tagged with "Peter de Langen"

The Analyst: cruising for better port pricing Cruise

The Analyst: cruising for better port pricing

By Peter de Langen Cruises are increasingly relevant in port development so taking a look at pricing can be insightful, writes Peter de Langen. In Spain, dues charged by the port authority for cruise ships, expressed per passenger, vary from about €1 to about €6, depending on the port and ship capacity. These costs seem...
Port connectivity indices: an application to European RoRo shipping Featured

Port connectivity indices: an application to European RoRo shipping

In recent years, there has been significant interest in the development of connectivity indicators for ports. For short sea shipping, especially in Europe, Roll-on Roll-off (RoRo) shipping is almost equally important as container shipping. In contrast with container shipping, RoRo shipments are primarily direct, thus the measurement of...
Why ports should be managed like airports Featured

Why ports should be managed like airports

"An effective management model to bring down costs can be gleaned from the airport industry". That is the central argument of a viewpoint article by Peter de Langen and Periklis Saragiotis - published at the blogs page of Brookings Insitute, and PortEconomics.eu. The viewpoint: Why ports should be managed like airports Sea...
The Analyst: commercial not political decision-making Featured

The Analyst: commercial not political decision-making

COMMENT: Port reform processes gradually lead to a port industry where port authorities remain under government ownership, but have autonomy, are financially self-sustaining and operate as port development companies, writes Peter de Langen. In this framework, these port authorities are, like many airport companies, state owned...
The top-5 strategy errors made by ports Featured

The top-5 strategy errors made by ports

By Peter de Langen and Jonas Mendes Constante After many years advising companies from different sectors about creating and executing their strategic plans, we have witnessed both good and bad decisions - not necessarily in equal order. Here, we outline the five most common mistakes that port authorities and terminals companies...
The Analyst: starting on the right footing Containers

The Analyst: starting on the right footing

COMMENT: Last year was a year of differing fortunes for Belgium seaports, writes Peter de Langen. Volumes in Zeebrugge dropped by over 20%, from more than 2m teu to slightly over 1.5m teu, and PSA decided to close down its container terminal in the port. Meanwhile, volumes in Antwerp grew. Antwerp grew with roughly the amount of...
Refections on quality in ports Featured

Refections on quality in ports

The combination the three port products- 1. Transport hub, 2. Value-added logistics hub and 3. Industry, the strengthens of the overall port complex and the market segments for these three products were at the centre of PortEconomics co-director Peter de Langen presentation during the two-days workshop organised by the Arab Academy for...
The Analyst: integration key to development Featured

The Analyst: integration key to development

By Peter de Langen COMMENT: In many countries, port development and the development of, often adjacent, sites for industrial activities is traditionally done by different, state-owned entities, writes Peter de Langen. This is the case in South Africa, where one organisation is responsible for Coega port and another is...
Container port competition in Europe Containers

Container port competition in Europe

Port competition emerged as a complex and multi-faceted concept due to changes in the market environment of ports and the resulting intensification of rivalry between operators in the same port, between neighbouring ports, be-tween multi-port gateway regions and between entire port ranges. PortEconomics co-directors Theo Notteboom...
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...
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