• Home
  • About
    • Members
    • Associate Members
    • Former members
  • Thematic Areas
    • Containers
    • Cruise
    • European Port Policy
    • Ports & COVID-19
  • PortStudies
  • Presentations
  • Noticeboard
  • Viewpoints
  • PortLibrary
  • PortReport
PortEconomics
  • November 28th, 2025
PortEconomics
  • Home
  • About
    • Members
    • Associate Members
    • Former members
  • Thematic Areas
    • Containers
    • Cruise
    • European Port Policy
    • Ports & COVID-19
  • PortStudies
    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

  • Presentations
    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

  • Noticeboard
    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

  • Viewpoints
    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

    Cruise industry in 2025 at a glance

    Cruise industry in 2025 at a glance

  • PortLibrary
  • PortReport

Posts tagged with "Theo Notteboom"

The future of alliances: impediments for liners involved Containers

The future of alliances: impediments for liners involved

"MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company and A.P. Moller - Maersk announced they have mutually agreed to discontinue the 2M alliance, set to end in January 2025. This implies that the 10-year agreement which was signed in 2015 will not be extended. In a presentation on the future of #alliances in container shipping...
Logistics integration strategies in container shipping: a multiple case-study on Maersk Line, MSC and CMA CGM Containers

Logistics integration strategies in container shipping: a multiple case-study on Maersk Line, MSC and CMA CGM

Shipping lines have recently been reshaping their operations to include more logistics integration, which could indicate a change in business strategy. The latest paper of PortEconomics member Theo Notteboom and Hubert Paridaens (Antwerp Maritime Academy) analyses recent developments in the strategic paths of Maersk Line, CMA CGM and MSC...
PortGraphic: Fleet capacity of top two liners Containers

PortGraphic: Fleet capacity of top two liners

The container shipping fleet has seen strong growth over the past few decades to accommodate rising world trade volumes. Carriers have expanded their fleet through organic growth (such as MSC), or through a combination of organic growth and M&A activity (such as Maersk). At present, the top 20 container carriers operate a...
Integration of rail freight with dry ports: A route for seaport regionalisation PortStudies

Integration of rail freight with dry ports: A route for seaport regionalisation

If you are interested in rail and dry port development in relation to Malaysian seaports, you might want to read the latest port study by PortEconomics member Theo Notteboom – co-authored with ", Jagan Jeevan and other Malaysian colleagues, from Universiti Malaysia Terengganu - in the scholarly journal Research in Transportation...
Port governance regionalization: on port authorities mergers Category

Port governance regionalization: on port authorities mergers

In recent years we have witnessed the reformulation of Port Authority strategies, intending to serve better a growing maritime trade and increased demands for resilience and sustainability of maritime supply chains. Among the adjustments taking place is the advancement of collaboration between the managing entities of ports and, more...
PortEconomics members to analyze port strategy and performance in the new global scenario Category

PortEconomics members to analyze port strategy and performance in the new global scenario

PortEconomics members Michael Dooms, Larissa van der Lugt, Theo Notteboom, and Thanos Pallis will join international experts from the maritime-port sector will present their vision on: "The current maritime port environment and the importance of industry indicators for understanding the relevance of ports for economic development"...
Maritime container terminal infrastructure, network corporatization, and global terminal operators Containers

Maritime container terminal infrastructure, network corporatization, and global terminal operators

Maritime shipping lines and global terminal operators have benefited from economies of scale to expand geographically and functionally their infrastructure, leading to a corporatized network. Terminal operators are key asset managers seeking value creation by expanding the global maritime container terminal infrastructure network....
Container terminal automation: revealing distinctive terminal characteristics and operating parameters Containers

Container terminal automation: revealing distinctive terminal characteristics and operating parameters

The portstudy of PortEconomics members Theo Notteboom and Thanos Pallis, and Geraldine Knatz focuses on the automation of terminal equipment used to handle containers. A dataset was compiled, including 63 fully and semi-automated container terminals worldwide, their organizational features, technical dimensions, and the...
First survey-based IAPH World Ports Tracker report to improve resilience Category

First survey-based IAPH World Ports Tracker report to improve resilience

The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) has produced the first dashboard and report for its World Ports Tracker - prepared by PortEconomics co-directors Theo Notteboom and Thanos Pallis. The World Port Tracker sources data from ninety-six ports from eight regions of the world, producing first dashboard and...
Implications of COVID 19 on the US container port distribution system: import cargo routing by Walmart and Nike Category

Implications of COVID 19 on the US container port distribution system: import cargo routing by Walmart and Nike

 The purpose of the latest portstudy of PortEconomics members Theo Notteboom and Pierre Cariou is to discuss the implications of COVID-19 on container import flows via the US port distribution system. The authors employ statistics collected for more than 21 US ports and for more than 550 000 container shipments by Walmart and Nike to...
Page 5 of 27...34567...
Weekly Timeline
Nov 27th 4:33 PM
Noticeboard

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

Nov 25th 10:49 AM
Thematic Area

Jean Monnet Chair in European Port Policy

Nov 20th 11:31 AM
Noticeboard

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

Nov 17th 10:00 AM
Featured

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

Nov 14th 11:24 AM
Featured

Book chapter: Maritime transport in net zero

Tweets by @PortEconomics
  • Containers
  • Cruise
  • EPP
  • Ports & COVID-19
  • Back to top
About PortEconomics

PortEconomics is a web-based initiative aiming to advance knowledge exchange on seaport studies. Established by maritime economists affiliated to academic institutions in Belgium, Greece and the Netherlands. It provides freely accessible research, education, information, and network-building material on critical issues of port economics, management and policies.

Additional Information
  • About
  • Login
  • Register
  • Edit Profile
  • Contact us
  • PortProfessionals
  • PortReport Series
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Cookie Policy
© PortEconomics 2025. All rights reserved.
Produced by PortEconomics
Manage Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Read more about these purposes
View preferences
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}