Publicaties
Operational productivity and financial performance of pure transhipment hubs versus gateway terminals Universiteit Antwerpen Universiteit Gent
The sea-sea transhipment of containers between vessels has become a key part of the container handling ac-tivities in the global maritime shipping network constituting 25.8% of the worldwide container port throughput in 2017 (Drewry Shipping Consultants, 2018). Since the 1990s, the global port system has seen the development of pure transhipment hubs close to interoceanic passages (Straits of Malacca, Suez Canal, Panama Canal, etc.) and port ...
Weathering the COVID-19 pandemic towards the ‘new normal’ Universiteit Antwerpen
The primary objective of this chapter is to identify the effects and implications of a major disruptor (the COVID-19 pandemic) on the activities, operations, management structure and performance of the international ports industry. The analysis is undertaken by positioning the immediate impact and potential longer-term implications of this significant disruptor within the wider context of contemporary research in the field of port economics. ...
Port economics, management and policy studies (2009-2020) Universiteit Antwerpen
This paper 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 qualitative bibliometric tools to reveal the structures of the research community (i.e., authors' country of affiliation, number of authors involved, and international collaboration rates) and the ...
Short- term effects and longer- term impacts of the covid-19 pandemic on the international shipping and port industries Universiteit Antwerpen
The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on global trade with an initial contraction followed by an inflationary peak in demand. For more than two years, ports and shipping were centre stage in an unfolding global supply chain crisis. This paper identifies the effects and implications of a major disruptor (such as the COVID-19 pandemic) on the activities, operations, management structure and performance of the international shipping and ...
Towards a prioritization of alternative energy sources for sustainable shipping Universiteit Antwerpen Universiteit Gent
Studies on the prospects of the use of alternative fuels in the maritime industry have rarely been assessed in the context of developing countries. This study assesses seven energy sources for shipping in the context of Bangladesh with a view to ranking their prospects based on sustainability as well as identifying the energy transition criteria. Data were collected from maritime industry experts, including seafarers, shipping company ...
Container terminal automation Universiteit Antwerpen
This study identifies and analyzes the relative importance of the multi-faceted factors that drive the decision to automate container terminals and the realized benefits, thus establishing how accurately terminal operators predicted the benefits of automation. The empirical analysis relies on a survey-based approach and the input of senior representatives of terminal operating entities in charge of the fully and semi-automated container ...
Autonomous ships for container shipping in the Arctic routes Universiteit Antwerpen Universiteit Gent
This study investigates the competitiveness of various autonomous ship categories for container shipping in the Arctic route. We propose a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) framework using four ship categories as alternatives and eight criteria for competitiveness evaluation. We analyse collected data using the Best–Worst Method (BWM), one of the recently developed MCDM methods. The findings reveal that operating expenses, navigation ...
Chinese investment in overseas container terminals Universiteit Antwerpen Universiteit Gent
Chinese enterprises have invested in more than 100 overseas ports globally in the past two decades, but their contribution to the local terminal's competitiveness remains unclear. Differing from the existing qualitative geopolitical interpretation of China-labeled port projects, this study empirically investigates how investor attributes with Chinese characteristics affect the throughput evolution and market shares of the respective container ...