Theo Notteboom

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the regionalization phase and associated hinterland concepts demand new approaches to port governance and a functional focus that goes beyond the traditional port perimeter.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the impact of some structural changes in international trade, transport and shipping on strategic and operational issues in the framework of port management, and the central hypothesis put forward is that a successful port (authority), like a successful actor, must be prepared to constantly adopt new roles in order to cope with the changing market environment.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assess the trade-offs linked to the time factor in liner service schedules from the perspective of a shipping line and discuss the wide array of measures and planning tools shipping lines deploy to maximise schedule reliability.

TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of increasing bunker costs on the design of liner services on the Europe-Far East trade is discussed, and the authors assess how shipping lines have adapted their liner service schedules (in terms of commercial speed, number of vessels deployed per loop, etc.).

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors demonstrate that because of the rapidly changing environment the port and liner shipping markets are not stable any longer, individual terminal operators and shipping lines tend to walk different paths on a quest for higher margins and increased customer satisfaction.