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Analysis of the future labur market in the port of Antwerpen: threats, opportunities and scenarios.

The impact of innovation on the future employment in Antwerpen port is the central topic in this research. Changes in kind of jobs and amount of jobs for the period 2017-2027 will be investigated. Thriving forces behind these changes are among others disruption, sharing economy, big data, internet of things, automation, and robotisation. The two most important sectors in de port of Antwerpen,namely logistics and the chemical sector, will be investigated. The first part consists of an extended literature study. In this part the transition in international division of labor will be confronted with innovation in harbors. Possible scenarios for the future labor market in the Antwerp port in the next decennium are developed. Next, statistical data will be analysed to provide a picture of the actual and future labor market. Possible scenarios for the future labor market in the port of Antwerpen are developed. An overview of the job profiles needed in these scenarios will be detected using interviews with different stakeholders. These are not only the maritime, logistical and chemical companies and the related unions, but also other players linked with theport, such as financial institutions, legal experts, IT and technological developers.. Finally, the future job profiles will be confronted with the actual competences and education in the Antwerp educational context. A SWOT-analysis reveals which actions are needed for the future labor market in the Antwerpen port to remain competitive.
Date:1 Jan 2016 →  31 Dec 2016
Keywords:PORT LABOUR, CHEMICAL INDUSTRY, ANTWERP SEAPORT, LOGISTICS
Disciplines:Applied economics, Economic history, Macroeconomics and monetary economics, Microeconomics, Tourism, Sociology of organisations and occupations