Port Economics, Management and Policy - Paperback

by Theo Notteboom (Author), Athanasios Pallis (Author), Jean-Paul Rodrigue (Author)

Port Economics, Management and Policy provides a comprehensive analysis of the contemporary port industry, showing how ports are organized to serve the global economy and support regional and local development.

Structured in eight sections plus an introduction and epilog, this textbook examines a wide range of seaport topics, covering maritime shipping and international trade, port terminals, port governance, port competition, port policy and much more.

Key features of the book include:

• Multidisciplinary perspective, drawing on economics, geography, management science and engineering
• Multisector analysis including containers, bulk, break-bulk and the cruise industry
• Focus on the latest industry trends, such as supply chain management, automation, digitalization and sustainability

Benefitting from the authors' extensive involvement in shaping the port sector across five continents, this text provides students and scholars with a valuable resource on ports and maritime transport systems. Practitioners and policymakers can also use this as an essential guide towards better port management and governance.

Author Biography

Theo Notteboom is Chair Professor at the Maritime Institute of Ghent University, a part-time Professor at Antwerp Maritime Academy and the University of Antwerp, and Visiting Research Professor at Shanghai Maritime University.

Athanasios Pallis is Professor in Ports and Maritime Economics and Policy at the Department of Maritime Studies, University of Piraeus, Greece, and is President of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME).

Jean-Paul Rodrigue is Professor of Geography in the Department of Global Studies and Geography, Hofstra University, New York.