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Posts tagged with "Thanos Pallis"

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The (European) Port Performance Dashboard: 2nd edition

Last week, ESPO launched its Port Performance Review, which addresses the socio-economic impact of ports, environmental impact, the intermodal connectivity of the EU port system and general market and governance trends in ports across Europe. Port authorities in Europe are kindly invited to contribute before 15 April. The data...
Trajectories of change in ports: the role of institutional frameworks Featured

Trajectories of change in ports: the role of institutional frameworks

A collection of port studies that explore the changing relationship between institutional frameworks and the development of transportation nodes are included in the recently published special issue of the journal Journal of Transport Geography. The theme of this issue of the prestigious scholarly journal (vol. 27, 2013) is "Institutional...
Investigating development of dry ports in Brazil: lessons learnt Featured

Investigating development of dry ports in Brazil: lessons learnt

The development of dry ports in Brazil is the theme of a new port study by PortEconomics co-director Thanos Pallis, in collaboration with Adolf Ng, associate member of PortEconomics, and Flavio Padilha. Dry ports are associated with enhanced efficiency. Relieving seaport congestion without (significant) capacity expansion, dry ports...
Quality of port infrastructure ranking Containers

Quality of port infrastructure ranking

PortEconomics co-directors Peter de Langen, Theo Notteboom and Thanos Pallis are the authors of the first PortEconomics editorial published in the Port Technology International Magazine, marking the inauguration of the PortEconomics and Port Technology International 'partnership in publishing'. In their editorial entitled...
Regulatory challenges for seaports European Port Policy

Regulatory challenges for seaports

The regulatory challenges that the port sector faces was the theme of PortEconomics co-director Thanos Pallis presentation at the 1st European Maritime Transport Regulation Forum "Ports: How to Regulate Logistics Interfaces?" that was organised by the Florence School of Regulation, of the European University Institute in...
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Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in seaports: the case of Nigeria

PortEconomics co-director Thanos Pallis presented his latest research on Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in seaports: The case of Nigeria, during the annual conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists - IAME 2012, that was held in Taipei, Taiwan. Policy reforms and subsequent entry of private port terminal...
European ports policy review conference (day 2): the PortEconomics diary European Port Policy

European ports policy review conference (day 2): the PortEconomics diary

PortEconomics followed the high-level Conference on European Ports Policy Review: "Unlocking the Growth Potential" (Brussels, 25-26 September 2012) and reports events, interventions, and all you want to know about the final second Conference day as unfolded:  Day-2: Wednesday 26 September 2012 Workshop on Port Performance and...
European ports policy review conference (day 1): the PortEconomics diary European Port Policy

European ports policy review conference (day 1): the PortEconomics diary

PortEconomics followed the high-level Conference on European Ports Policy Review: "Unlocking the Growth Potential" (Brussels, 25-26 September 2012) and reports events, interventions, and all you want to know about stakeholders views on the future of the European Port Poicy as happened: Day-1: Tuesday 25-September Opening...
Terminal concessions in seaports revisited Containers

Terminal concessions in seaports revisited

The awarding of terminals in seaports are the theme of the latest issue of the Maritime Policy and Management. The issue is co-edited by PortEconomics co-directors Theo Notteboom, and Thanos Pallis, in collaboration with Dr. Sheila Farrell. In many countries around the world, governments and public port authorities have retreated...
What lies ahead for Greek ports? Featured

What lies ahead for Greek ports?

PortEconomics co-director Thanos Pallis presented his views on the prospects and current initiatives to promote the competitivess of Greek ports, during the Financial Times World Shipping Congress that took place in Athens Greece, 19 & 20 February 2012. In front of a crowd that included presidents of shipowners' Associations...
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