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    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

    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

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    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

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

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

    IAPH World Ports Tracker 2026 reveals state of global port sustainability

    IAPH World Ports Tracker 2026 reveals state of global port sustainability

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

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

    ECONSHIP2026: Call for papers

    ECONSHIP2026: Call for papers

    Call for papers: 1st Florence Maritime Regulation Conference

    Call for papers: 1st Florence Maritime Regulation Conference

    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

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    European ports: The need to avoid the great divide

    European ports: The need to avoid the great divide

    New edition: Developing ports as business ecosystems

    New edition: Developing ports as business ecosystems

    Maritime and port strategies as state policies: an introductory approach

    Maritime and port strategies as state policies: an introductory approach

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

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

    Port-city integration

    Port-city integration

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Entry strategies in inland container terminals: a comparison between Yangtze river and Rhine river Containers

Entry strategies in inland container terminals: a comparison between Yangtze river and Rhine river

Recent decades have brought a growing commitment of investors in the (co-)funding and management of inland terminals, particularly container terminals. However, the actors involved, the forms of third-party entry, and the emerging partnerships in inland terminals have only been investigated on a fragmented basis in inland port...
Brand strategies of container shipping lines following mergers and acquisitions: carriers’ visual identity options Containers

Brand strategies of container shipping lines following mergers and acquisitions: carriers’ visual identity options

Brand strategy is a fundamental part of corporate strategy and constitutes a key condition for companies operating in international B2B contexts, to effectively manage relations with customers, stakeholders and shareholders. Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are drivers of change in both brand architecture and brand portfolio...
Latest WPSP COVID19 Barometer Report: ports hold firm on environmental sustainability investments Category

Latest WPSP COVID19 Barometer Report: ports hold firm on environmental sustainability investments

IAPH published the October 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 World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP) and gauges the impact of the...
China΄s investment in African ports: spatial distribution, entry modes and investor profile Featured

China΄s investment in African ports: spatial distribution, entry modes and investor profile

Chinese state-owned companies have directed large amounts of expertise and resources to African ports, not only to deliver benefits to the investing parties but also to contribute to a more effective and efficient African port industry. Over the past decades, China’s direct investment in Africa expanded significantly and became more...
A crisis like no other: the adaptive capacities of ports & shipping Containers

A crisis like no other: the adaptive capacities of ports & shipping

The main implications of the pandemic on global logistics with a specific focus on container ports and shipping lines is the theme of a joint contribution by Theo Notteboom, Thanos Pallis and Jean-Paul Rodrigue in the 100th issue of Port Technology International. The COVID-19 pandemic led to the second global crisis since...
IAPH-WPSP COVID19 port economic impact barometer: half year report Category

IAPH-WPSP COVID19 port economic impact barometer: half year report

IAPH published the half-year report of its COVID-19 Port Economic Impact Barometer authored by PortEconomics members Theo Notteboom and Thanos Pallis.  On the week following the six month anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO) announcement of COVID-19 as a global pandemic, the International Association of Ports and...
Top 15 container ports in Europe in the first half of 2020 Containers

Top 15 container ports in Europe in the first half of 2020

While the Coronavirus emerged in China in December 2019, its impact on European ports only started to be visible in March 2020 . The table shows the container throughput for H1 2020 in the top 15 container ports in Europe. Note that the figures for Hamburg and Gioia Tauro relate to Q1 2020 (H1 2020 figures are expected to be lower),...
Eleventh bi-weekly issue of IAPH-WPSP Port Economic impact barometer confirms overall improvements Category

Eleventh bi-weekly issue of IAPH-WPSP Port Economic impact barometer confirms overall improvements

The eleventh and final bi-weekly version of the IAPH-WPSP Port Economic Impact Barometer has just been published, showing progressive improvement in three of the four survey questions asked to the world’s ports. Active since April 6 2020 on a weekly basis and then bi-weekly as of mid-May, co-authors Professor Theo Notteboom and...
IAPH-WPSP Port Economic Impact Barometer for Week 25: intensified inland competition, ro-pax restarting Featured

IAPH-WPSP Port Economic Impact Barometer for Week 25: intensified inland competition, ro-pax restarting

IAPH-WPSP Port Economic Impact Barometer for Week 25 reports on reduced cargo volumes, intensified competition in inland transport modes, and passenger and ro-pax services restarting with limited capacity In its ninth weekly edition,  the IAPH-WPSP Port Economic Impact Barometer, published following a survey of 75 ports around the...
IAPH-WPSP Port Economic Impact Barometer for Week 23: more high frequency feeder services to regional ports, whilst many passenger vessel calls remain scrapped Category

IAPH-WPSP Port Economic Impact Barometer for Week 23: more high frequency feeder services to regional ports, whilst many passenger vessel calls remain scrapped

IAPH-WPSP Port Economic Impact Barometer for Week 23 reports regional transshipments on the rise with cargo call volumes flat-lining or falling. Passenger vessel calls remain off the radar. In its eighth edition the IAPH-WPSP Port Economic Impact Barometer report - co-authored by PortEconomics members Theo Notteboom and Thanos...
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