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    From coal exports to green steel production? The role of circular economy precincts for sustainable port diversification

    From coal exports to green steel production? The role of circular economy precincts for sustainable port diversification

    Book chapter: Maritime transport in net zero

    Book chapter: Maritime transport in net zero

    Onboard carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) supply chain optimisation: an application to vessels active in the offshore wind industry

    Onboard carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) supply chain optimisation: an application to vessels active in the offshore wind industry

    Geopolitical risks and port-related carbon emissions: evidence and policy implications

    Geopolitical risks and port-related carbon emissions: evidence and policy implications

    Investments and financing challenges of the EU’s port managing bodies; findings from a comprehensive survey

    Investments and financing challenges of the EU’s port managing bodies; findings from a comprehensive survey

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    Port reform: World Bank publishes the third edition of its port reform toolkit

    Port reform: World Bank publishes the third edition of its port reform toolkit

    When will we admit that maritime transport will not be decarbonised by 2050?

    When will we admit that maritime transport will not be decarbonised by 2050?

    Digital technologies for efficient and resilient sea-land logistics

    Digital technologies for efficient and resilient sea-land logistics

    The World Ports Tracker in TOC Europe

    The World Ports Tracker in TOC Europe

    Newly-upgraded IAPH World Ports Tracker identifies major sustainability and market trends

    Newly-upgraded IAPH World Ports Tracker identifies major sustainability and market trends

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    PortEconomics co-director appointed Senior Scientific Advisor to the Florence School of Regulation

    PortEconomics co-director appointed Senior Scientific Advisor to the Florence School of Regulation

    Jean Monnet Chair in European Port Policy

    Jean Monnet Chair in European Port Policy

    Two tenure track assistant professor positions in maritime logistics or maritime management

    Two tenure track assistant professor positions in maritime logistics or maritime management

    Portgraphic: Top-15 EU container ports in H1 2025

    Portgraphic: Top-15 EU container ports in H1 2025

    PhD posts in the area of ports and energy transition

    PhD posts in the area of ports and energy transition

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    Book chapter: Maritime transport in net zero

    Book chapter: Maritime transport in net zero

    Portgraphic: Top-15 EU container ports in H1 2025

    Portgraphic: Top-15 EU container ports in H1 2025

    Portgraphic: fleet capacity (owned/chartered) of container shipping lines

    Portgraphic: fleet capacity (owned/chartered) of container shipping lines

    In a tight spot: American ports in global supply chains

    In a tight spot: American ports in global supply chains

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    Cruise industry in 2025 at a glance

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Posts tagged with "Theo Notteboom"

Exploring the EU container port sector in 2023 Containers

Exploring the EU container port sector in 2023

PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom compiled a table showing the EU container port landscape in 2023, and provides a comprehensive overview of the trends, challenges, and notable developments within the EU container port sector in 2023: By Theo Notteboom The top 15 EU ports combined handled 72.5 million TEU in 2023, or 5.3% less...
IAPH World Ports Tracker H2 2023: no investment delays and over a third of respondents will invest in non-fossil fuel energy production Category

IAPH World Ports Tracker H2 2023: no investment delays and over a third of respondents will invest in non-fossil fuel energy production

The report has been made available for public use, this time summarising results from the second half of 2023 as reported by IAPH members during the first quarter of 2024. The 110-page report, co-authored by founder-members of PortEconomics, Professor Theo Notteboom and Professor Thanos Pallis, contains regional...
PortGraphic: traffic evolution at top-4 container ports in Northern Europe Containers

PortGraphic: traffic evolution at top-4 container ports in Northern Europe

In a new PortGraph PortEconomics co-director Theo Notteboom presents the container traffic evolution (in TEU) in the ports of Rotterdam, Antwerp-Bruges (i.e., the sum of Antwerp and Zeebrugge before the 2022 merger), Hamburg, and Bremerhaven. Theo Notteboom details: "Rotterdam, Antwerp-Bruges (i.e., the sum of Antwerp...
The Red Sea Crisis: ramifications for vessel operations, shipping networks, and maritime supply chains PortStudies

The Red Sea Crisis: ramifications for vessel operations, shipping networks, and maritime supply chains

PortEconomics member Theo Notteboom joins Hercules Haralambides and Kevin Cullinane in their latest editorial for the scholarly journal Maritime Economics and Logistics, which addresses the Red Sea Crisis and its major disruption affecting the dynamics of ports shipping and related maritime supply chains. The attack of Hamas on...
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Call for Papers: Special Issue on "The impact of geopolitical turmoil on global shipping and trade"

Call for Papers: Special Issue on "The impact of geopolitical turmoil on global shipping and trade" PortEconomics members, Theo Noteboom and George Vaggelas along with Stavros Karamperidis (University of Plymouth) are the guest editors of a special issue of Journal of Shipping and Transport, examining the theme "The impact of...
Circular Economy now fully integrated in Port Economics, Management and Policy Presentations

Circular Economy now fully integrated in Port Economics, Management and Policy

In the past few months, Circular Flanders partnered with PortEconomics members Theo Notteboom, Thanos Pallis and Jean-Paul Rodrigue to focus on the potential and the role of ports in circular economy implementation and the impacts of the circular economy on seaport ecosystems. The outcomes have now been fully integrated as a new...
Big news: the restructuring of liner shipping alliances Containers

Big news: the restructuring of liner shipping alliances

Big news from the container shipping market, and this time not related to the Red Sea Crisis. Hapag-Lloyd will leave THE Alliance and start a partnership with Maersk under the name 'Gemini Cooperation' from February 2025 onward, immediately after the conclusion of our current 2M Alliance. Their new network will cover 7 trades:...
The leading global container terminal operators in the top 15 EU container ports Containers

The leading global container terminal operators in the top 15 EU container ports

PortEconomics member Theo Notteboom reviews the presence of the leading global container terminal operators in the top 15 EU container ports (based on 2022 TEU figures). The blue boxes refer to all types of direct or indirect terminal involvement: full ownership, joint venture or a majority or minority shareholding. A...
International freight transport: exports no longer China’s Achilles heel Containers

International freight transport: exports no longer China’s Achilles heel

In the anniversary magazine ’10 years of Flows’, PortEconomics member Theo Notteboom highlights trade between the West and China in an interview with Flow's editor-in-chief Koen Dejaeger. These flows of goods form the backbone of container traffic in the world today. How did they originate, and how will they evolve as geopolitical...
Port economics, management and policy studies (2009–2020): a bibliometric analysis Featured

Port economics, management and policy studies (2009–2020): a bibliometric analysis

The latest port study of PortEconomics members Thanos Pallis, Evie Kladaki and Theo Notteboom analyses published research in port economics, policy and management (port studies) based on examining all relevant academic journal papers published from 2009 to 2020. The systematic review of all 1227 papers relies on quantitative and...
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