Posts tagged with "Theo Notteboom"

The deepening of the Elbe river: game changer for Hamburg? Containers

The deepening of the Elbe river: game changer for Hamburg?

By Theo Notteboom Recently, it was announced that the project to deepen and widen the river Elbe, the nautical access to the port of Hamburg, got the green light. The river Elbe was deepened for the last time in 1999. The idea to improve the nautical conditions on the Elbe is on the table already for many years but project approval...
The 'Yin' and 'Yang' of port governance European Port Policy

The 'Yin' and 'Yang' of port governance

On the complementary (rather than opposing) forces that interact to form a dynamic port governance system, in which the whole is greater than the assembled parts, was dedicated the presentation of PortEconomics member and co-director Theo Notteboom during the Jean Monnet Symposium on the future of the European Port Policy, that was...
Private entry in cruise terminal operations in the Mediterranean Sea Cruise

Private entry in cruise terminal operations in the Mediterranean Sea

Aiming to effectively respond to calls for upgrading cruise terminals, while safeguarding public spending, port authorities started to seek the active involvement of third parties to finance, construct, operate, and/or commercially develop cruise facilities. Specialized cruise terminals replace multi-purpose or temporary docking...
Port co-operation: types, drivers and impediments Category

Port co-operation: types, drivers and impediments

The port industry has witnessed a multiplication of port co-operation and integration schemes in recent years partly driven by governance reforms, public policy, political forces and market pressures. PortEconomics members Theo Notteboom, Francesco Parola and Geraldine Knatz  co-edit a themed volume in the academic journal  Research...
Portgraphic: top-20 EU container ports, q1 2018 Containers

Portgraphic: top-20 EU container ports, q1 2018

By Theo Notteboom The PortGraphic shows the container throughput growth for Q1 2018 in the top 20 EU container ports. Not all ports have published figures for Q1 2018 yet. Most ports show healthy growth with many ports reaching double-digit growth. Top performers include Gdansk (+47%!), Piraeus, Barcelona & Zeebrugge....
What makes a competitive hub in a interconnected world? Containers

What makes a competitive hub in a interconnected world?

An introductory presentation on the theme "What makes a competitive hub?" gave PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom during the World Ports Conference of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) which was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 8 to 11 May 2018. Theo moderated also the panel debate on the same theme during...
PortGraphic: Top-15 countries with the highest container handling density Containers

PortGraphic: Top-15 countries with the highest container handling density

By Theo Notteboom The graph shows the annual container volume handled by a country’s port system per km of coastline. Belgium takes the no. 1 spot closely followed by Singapore. The list contains some other smaller nations with big container ports such as the Netherlands and Malta. The Belgian case is a bit special given that...
PortGraphic: european container port traffic gains and losses, 2007-2017 Containers

PortGraphic: european container port traffic gains and losses, 2007-2017

By Theo Notteboom The portgraphic shows the changes in container throughput in European ports between pre-crisis year 2007 and last year. We use absolute growth figures in TEU. The total container throughput in the entire European container port system increased by some 17 million TEU between 2007 and 2017, but not all ports saw...
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