LEADER 05440oam 2200673I 450 001 9910972079903321 005 20251116204926.0 010 $a1-317-91279-9 010 $a1-315-85047-8 010 $a1-317-91280-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315850474 035 $a(CKB)2550000001275387 035 $a(EBL)1675899 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001193130 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11790936 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001193130 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11128016 035 $a(PQKB)10281865 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1675899 035 $a(OCoLC)877887736 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001275387 100 $a20180706d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aFuture challenges for the port and shipping sector /$fedited by Hilde Meersman, Eddy Van de Voorde and Thierry Vanelslander 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon :$cInforma,$d2009. 215 $a1 online resource (197 p.) 225 1 $aThe Grammenos Library 300 $aFirst published 2009 by Informa Law. 311 08$a1-84311-771-1 311 08$a1-306-66152-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; List of Participants; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 MARITIME TRAFFIC AND THE WORLD ECONOMY; 1 The drivers behind port throughput; 2 Some evolutions in economic activity, trade and maritime traffic; 2.1 Economic growth and international trade; 2.2 Maritime trade and port activity; 3 Future uncertainties; 4 Some scenarios for the future; 5 Conclusion; CHAPTER 2 THE FUTURE OF SHIPS AND SHIPBUILDING-A LOOK INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL; 1 Introduction 327 $a2 Supply and demand of shipbuilding capacity3 Technological advances in shipbuilding; 4 Delivery times; 5 Trans-shipment facilities; 6 Reliability, safety and security; 7 Emissions; 8 Size of ship; 9 Fuel and propulsion; 10 Scenarios; 10.1 Grey crisis; 10.2 Green growth; 11 Conclusion; CHAPTER 3 FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN PORTS; 1 Setting the scene: a technological and economic revolution in ports; 1.1 The maturity and sustainability of port industry; 2 The ''value'' of ports; 2.1 Plenty of definitions . . .; 2.2 . . . and some ambiguities; 2.3 Geographical scale of impacts 327 $a2.4 Employment, added value, land use and collective resources3 Risks of demaritimisation, port performance and public policies; 3.1 The nightmare of demaritimisation; 3.2 Fighting port decline-a new concept of port performance; 3.3 Private and social issues at stake: lessons for public policies; 4 Designing new strategies in a complex scenario; 4.1 Some insight on strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats; 4.2 Guidelines for future strategies; 4.2.1 Strategy 1: To promote better land use and governance; 4.2.2 Strategy 2: To promote more and better jobs in a durable port industry 327 $a4.2.3 Strategy 3: To balance different local effects of ports5 Conclusion; CHAPTER 4 GLOBAL ECONOMIC CHANGES AND THE FUTURE OF PORT AUTHORITIES; 1 Introduction; 2 What exactly are today's port authorities?; 3 The global drivers of change for port authorities; 4 What the global changes imply for ports; 4.1 Increased trade and specialisation; 4.2 Increased concern for the environment; 4.3 Increased concern for security; 4.4 Emerging business environment issues; 4.5 Emerging institutional issues; 4.6 Emerging transport operational changes; 5 The challenges facing port authorities 327 $a6 The future look of PAs7 Conclusion; CHAPTER 5 THE ECONOMIC FABRIC OF PORTS; 1 Introduction; 2 The structure and organisation of ports; 2.1 What purposes does a modern port serve?; 2.2 Organisation and management structure of a port; 3 Quantifying the port structure; 3.1 Relationships with customers; 3.2 Relationships with suppliers; 3.3 Relationships between (Antwerp) port actors: a number of conclusions; 3.4 Relationships with non-port actors and with port actors outside the port area; 4 Outline of a future perspective; 4.1 Extrapolation of the Antwerp relationships 327 $a4.2 Relationships among and between port and non-port actors in the future 330 $aFuture Challenges for the Port and Shipping Sector discusses the issues that most influence the future of the maritime and port industries. Important topics covered in this book include: Maritime trade, future trade flows, evolutions in international trade, shipping capacity and demand Developments in ship construction and their economic consequences Future developments in ports: technology and economics The future role of port authorities The future development in ports Financial developments This book looks at shipping from an holistic point of view and will be especially compe 410 4$aThe Grammenos Library 606 $aShipping$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aShipping$xEconomic aspects. 676 $a387.5 676 $a387/.5 676 $a387.544 701 $aMeersman$b Hilde$01882000 701 $aVanelslander$b Thierry$01656697 701 $aVoorde$b E. van de$g(Eddy)$0297453 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910972079903321 996 $aFuture challenges for the port and shipping sector$94496978 997 $aUNINA