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  • September 28th, 2026
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    Geopolitical leverage through the international activities of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in ports and maritime logistics

    Geopolitical leverage through the international activities of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in ports and maritime logistics

    Risk-driven supply chain designs – a re-assessment with geopolitical and geoeconomic considerations

    Risk-driven supply chain designs – a re-assessment with geopolitical and geoeconomic considerations

    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

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    Top-15 EU container ports in H1 2026

    Top-15 EU container ports in H1 2026

    European ports: The need to avoid the great divide

    European ports: The need to avoid the great divide

    Florence maritime regulation conference: PortEconomics members shape maritime regulation

    Florence maritime regulation conference: PortEconomics members shape maritime regulation

    New edition: Developing ports as business ecosystems

    New edition: Developing ports as business ecosystems

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    European Ports: Reflection on policies and strategies for the energy transition

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

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    Top-15 EU container ports in H1 2026

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    European ports: The need to avoid the great divide

    New edition: Developing ports as business ecosystems

    New edition: Developing ports as business ecosystems

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Posts tagged with "Thanos Pallis"

Venice move a reminder that going green is key for cruising Cruise

Venice move a reminder that going green is key for cruising

The Italian government has announced that cruise ships will no longer be allowed to sail near the historic center of Venice. Large passenger boats must now dock at the city's mainland industrial port at Marghera, in a move made to "protect a historical and cultural heritage not only of Italy but of the whole world". Like any other...
GREPORT 2020: all about Greek ports European Port Policy

GREPORT 2020: all about Greek ports

Download GREPORT 2020 here GREPORT2020, the third edition of the biannual report on Greek ports is now available to be freely downloaded via PortEconomics. The report contains sections on Latest developments in Greek port policyCargo throughput trendsPassenger movementsFinancial standing of Greek portsDevelopments per...
WPSP-IAPH barometer: cargo flows impacting hinterland transport Featured

WPSP-IAPH barometer: cargo flows impacting hinterland transport

Number of ports experiencing some delays in cross-border trucking services, with rail and barge delays increasing noticeably. The results of the sixteenth survey of global ports have been published in the WPSP- IAPH COVID19 Port Economic Impact Barometer today, with an even spread of 70 participants worldwide. The share of ports...
Disruptions and resilience in global container shipping and ports: covid-19 pandemic vs. 2008-2009 financial crisis Category

Disruptions and resilience in global container shipping and ports: covid-19 pandemic vs. 2008-2009 financial crisis

In their latest port study, PortEconomics members Theo Notteboom, Thanos Pallis and Jean-Paul Rodrigue investigate the temporal and spatial sequences of the supply and demand shocks of COVID-19 on container ports and the container shipping industry by comparing these events to the 2008-2009 financial crisis. Economic shocks test the...
IAPH-WPSP barometer: one quarter of ports responding have an increased share of empty container handling Featured

IAPH-WPSP barometer: one quarter of ports responding have an increased share of empty container handling

COVID19-related small-scale shocks aggregated over time now impacting shippers and freights in several regional markets: IAPH published the December issue of its COVID-19 Port Economic Impact Barometer authored by PortEconomics members Theo Notteboom and Thanos Pallis. In addition to the updates on vessel calls, hinterland...
European cruise ports: challenges since the pre-pandemic era Cruise

European cruise ports: challenges since the pre-pandemic era

The latest study by PortEconomics members Thanos Pallis and Aimilia Papachristou provides an empirical analysis of the challenges that cruise ports in Europe were facing before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 triggered an unprecedented global health and economic crisis with severe, and potentially structural,...
Resilience & adaptability of shipping, ports & supply chains to internal & external shocks Noticeboard

Resilience & adaptability of shipping, ports & supply chains to internal & external shocks

Call for papers for a special issue of Maritime Economics & Logistics Disruptions caused by economic shocks test the resilience and adaptability of shipping, ports, and related supply chains. Unexpected events spanning economic crises, political events, natural disasters, cybersecurity incidents, and health crises, challenge...
IAPH-WPSP Barometer: possible restructuring of liner container services, a drop in liquid bulk trading and the continued mothballing of cruise services Category

IAPH-WPSP Barometer: possible restructuring of liner container services, a drop in liquid bulk trading and the continued mothballing of cruise services

IAPH published the November issue of its COVID-19 Port Economic Impact Barometer authored by PortEconomics members Theo Notteboom and Thanos Pallis.  The COVID-19 Port Economic Impact Barometer was developed by a dedicated Task Force operating under the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) WPSP COVID 19 Task...
Cruise homeport selection criteria Cruise

Cruise homeport selection criteria

Latest port study reveals the criteria structuring cruise lines decisions of which port to use for home-porting with input from cruise lines, ports and cruise terminal operators, and stakeholders. Cruise ports seek to secure cruise calls, with most of them competing to accommodate the most profitable activities of all: home-porting....
Port Transparency: a global survey European Port Policy

Port Transparency: a global survey

We have the pleasure to invite you to participate in our Global Survey on Port Transparency Practices, developed by PortEconomics members Mary R. Brooks, Geraldine Knatz, Thanos Pallis and Gordon Wilmsmeier. The aim is to define the best port practices (i.e. what needs to be made visible (and to whom), and what is considered to...
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