Posts tagged with "Theo Notteboom"

Inland flows generated by a call of a 20.000 TEU vessel Containers

Inland flows generated by a call of a 20.000 TEU vessel

By Theo Notteboom Container vessels of more than 19,000 TEU are already operational on the Europe-Far East trade. The CSCL Globe and MSC Oscar are notable examples. Ships of over 20,000 TEU have been ordered by a number of carriers such as OOCL. The chart shows the implication of a visit of such a mega vessel to the port of Antwerp or...
How much container volume can a weekly service bring to your port? Containers

How much container volume can a weekly service bring to your port?

By Theo Notteboom An analysis of liner services on the North Europe – Far East trade reveals that average vessel sizes have increased from 4,250 TEU in 1998 to 12,200 TEU in 2015. The number of liner services on the North Europe – Far East trade peaked in 2006 with over 30 regular services. Today just over 20 weekly services...
Mega vessel stop-over: transhipment near the straits of Gibraltar Containers

Mega vessel stop-over: transhipment near the straits of Gibraltar

By Theo Notteboom The Straits of Gibraltar is strategically located on some of the most important East-West trade lanes. Ports in the wider region around the Straits have good reasons to convince shipping lines of making a call at their container terminal facilities for transhipment and interlining purposes. Algericas at the...
Holland vs. Belgium in the container business: do we have a winner? Containers

Holland vs. Belgium in the container business: do we have a winner?

By Theo Notteboom In 2014, 23.4% of the total European container port traffic was handled by Belgian and Dutch ports. With these figures, the Rhine-Scheldt Delta port region, which includes all Dutch and Belgian ports, is the most important port region in Europe - and PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom discusses the "Holland vs....
Are container port volumes in Europe above pre-crisis levels? Containers

Are container port volumes in Europe above pre-crisis levels?

By Theo Notteboom Are container port volumes in Europe above pre-crisis levels? The answer is yes, says PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom. In 2014, the European container port system handled about 12% more containers than in 2007. So if you thought that the economic crisis left all European container ports with heavy traffic...
Top-15 container ports in Europe Containers

Top-15 container ports in Europe

By Theo Notteboom The  list of the top 15 of container ports in Europe has not changed dramatically over the past 30 years. PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom compiled the list of the 15 largest container ports in Europe for 2014 and compared these figures to the years 1985 and 2000 - and PortEconomics provides this...
Keeping it cool: challenges for the containerised reefer trade Containers

Keeping it cool: challenges for the containerised reefer trade

Refrigerated containers, also known as reefers, account for a growing share of the refrigerated cargo being transported around the world. In 1980, 33% of the refrigerated transport capacity in maritime shipping was containerised, this share rapidly climbed to 72% in 2013. Because of the additional insulation, and particularly because...
The role of port authorities in the adoption of LNG as a ship fuel Featured

The role of port authorities in the adoption of LNG as a ship fuel

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) serves as an attractive fuel for ships to meet the upcoming stringent environmental regulations enacted by IMO, particularly at the level of emission control areas (ECA). The use of LNG promises a good environmental performance and a foreseeable economic viability. However, a general absence of bunkering...
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