Posts tagged with "Thanos Pallis"

Cruise ports: learning from statistics Cruise

Cruise ports: learning from statistics

This year's edition of the annual statistical report prepared by the MedCruise secretariat reveals some interesting trends in the regional cruise port industry. Thanos Pallis, PortEconomics co-director and secretary general of MedCruise (the Association representing cruise ports in the Med and its adjoining seas), provides his view...
Greek port policy 2015: six questions demand answers Featured

Greek port policy 2015: six questions demand answers

By Thanos Pallis With Greek ports being part of a major reform programme, key policy-decisions lay ahead. PortEconomics co-director Thanos Pallis details the six most vital questions of all, through his view point that published in the latest issue of the major Greek maritime magazine Naftika Chronika - arguing that the requested...
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 Effectiveness: The AAPA Customer Service Initiative Report Featured

Port Effectiveness: The AAPA Customer Service Initiative Report

A team directed by Mary Brooks, member of the PortEconomics team, worked with the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) to offer AAPA members an opportunity to identify users' perceptions of the quality of service at member ports. Over 200 respondents, from three user groups (cargo interests, shipping lines and supply chain...
Kai Tak cruise terminal in Hong Kong: site selection process Cruise

Kai Tak cruise terminal in Hong Kong: site selection process

A Study on the site selection process of the Kai Tak cruise terminal in Hong Kong is the latest study of PortEconomics co-director Thanos Pallis, and PortEconomics associate member Adolf Ng along with Yui-yip Lau (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) and Ka-chai Tam (Hong Kong Baptist University) presented during the the annual...
European cruise ports respond to challenges Cruise

European cruise ports respond to challenges

Which is the strategy of cruise ports in Europe? How do they advance their interest and promote cruise activities in Europe? Is China and the development of cruise shipping a challenge? Porteconomics co-director Thanos Pallis answers these questions in an interview to Antonis Tsimplakis, hosted in Naftemporiki, the 90 years old daily...
Revisiting the basics: What is a container terminal? Containers

Revisiting the basics: What is a container terminal?

What is a Container Terminal? PortEconomics co-director Thanos Pallis discusses the basic concept, and reviews the operating principles, including the need for integration in supply chains, and the key structures of entry in the container terminal market, in a contribution to the Sage Encyclopedia of Transportation: Social Science...
Incentives in cruise terminal concession contracts Cruise

Incentives in cruise terminal concession contracts

Concession contracts are widely used to structure the relationship between public managing bodies of ports who own the land and terminal operators who are granted the right to exploit the land for an agreed period of time. Academic literature primarily discusses concession contracts related to cargo terminals. However, common...
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