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🌍 European Ports & the Energy Transition: Time for Strategic Alignment

A thought-provoking presentation by member Gordon Wilmsmeier explores how European ports are evolving from traditional transport hubs into key players in the energy transition.

As highlighted, ports are no longer just gateways for trade-they are becoming multi-functional energy and industrial hubs, central to decarbonisation, clean fuels, and new supply chains.

⚡ The challenge? Aligning policy, investment, and strategy to:

Accelerate electrification and alternative fuels
Strengthen resilience and competitiveness
Integrate ports into broader energy and industrial ecosystems

With Europe pushing toward climate neutrality, ports will play a pivotal role in enabling the shift to a net-zero economy, supporting everything from hydrogen infrastructure to renewable energy flows.

The lecture of Prof. Gordon Wilmsmeier was given in the context of the Jean Monnet Chair in European Port Policy at the University of Piraeus.

📖 Read more: https://www.porteconomics.eu/european-ports-reflection-on-policies-strategies-for-the-energy-transition/

⌛️ Extended Deadline for Call for Papers: 20 April 2026
The European Conference on Shipping, Intermodalism & Ports - Econship 2026 (proudly supported by PortEconomics) is pleased to announce an extension of the deadline for expressions of interest for paper submissions.

The new deadline is set for Thursday, 20 April 2026.

Until then, participants are invited to submit:
✅ An abstract of a full paper
✅ An extended abstract
✅ A panel proposal (including full contact details)

All submissions will be evaluated by the International Scientific Committee, with authors to be notified of the review outcomes.

📌 Submissions should follow the official ECONSHIP templates, available on the submission platform.

👉 Submit your work here:
https://econship.org/submission/

📩 For questions or clarifications:
[email protected]

📌 Econship is a regional IAME event (IAME-News), supported by the Monnet Chair in European Port Policy and PortEconomics

Submit a Paper | ECONSHIP 2026 By 20 April 2026, applicants are required to express their interest in submitting an abstract of the full paper, an extended abstract, or a panel proposal,

Rather than competing in isolation, ports increasingly operate as interconnected systems.

A prime example is the Rhine–Scheldt Delta, Europe’s largest port cluster and one of the world's most important logistics gateways. Located at the estuaries of the Rhine, Meuse and Scheldt rivers, the region brings together major ports such as Rotterdam, Antwerp-Bruges, Amsterdam and North Sea Port, along with extensive logistics parks and industrial clusters.

This multi-port ecosystem demonstrates how connectivity, specialisation, and hinterland access can transform a region into a global trade powerhouse. PortEconomics member Notteboom writes.

An insightful overview from PortEconomics on the dynamics and significance of this unique port system.
🔗 https://www.porteconomics.eu/rhine-scheldt-delta-port-system/

DETAILED ANALYSIS
Port Economics Management Policy (by Theo Notteboom, Thanos Pallis & Jean-Paul Rodrigue) is a book and online reference project available:
– in English by Routledge Taylor & Francis Group: https://www.routledge.com/Port-Economics-Management-and-Policy/Notteboom-Pallis-Rodrigue/p/book/9780367331559
– in Greek by Broken Hill Publishers Ltd: https://www.brokenhill.com.cy/ell/product/Oikonomiki-Dioikisi-kai-Politiki-Limenon
– Webcompanion (in English; regularly updated): https://porteconomicsmanagement.org/

Update: The 2nd fully revised edition will be available for pre-order on May 7, 2026! See more here: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781003585367/port-economics-management-policy-theo-notteboom-athanasios-pallis-jean-paul-rodrigue

The European Commission has unveiled a new EU Ports Strategy, recognising ports as strategic assets for Europe’s economy, security, and energy transition.

Today’s ports are far more than cargo hubs—they are key gateways for trade, logistics, energy infrastructure, and resilient supply chains. The strategy focuses on strengthening competitiveness, sustainability, and security, while helping ports adapt to digitalisation and the green transition.

It’s an important step toward ensuring that European ports remain strong players in an increasingly complex global maritime landscape.

👉 Read the full analysis:
https://www.porteconomics.eu/commission-unveils-new-eu-ports-strategy/

Commission unveils new EU Ports Strategy – PortEconomics Onboard carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) supply chain optimisation: an application to vessels active in the offshore wind industry

Navigating the Maritime Future: - supported by PortEconomics.eu
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▶️ Following the successful editions of 2011 & 2015, the European Conference on Shipping, Intermodalism & Ports (ECONSHIP+ returns, inviting researchers from Europe and around the globe to submit papers on the theme “Navigating the Maritime Future: Building Competitive, Sustainable, and Resilient Maritime Supply Chains” – and join industry representatives and stakeholders in a dialogue to shape the maritime future.

The Conference is a regional event of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME-News)

📍 Conference: , Greece, 23-25 September 2026.

📅 Key Dates
5 March 2026: Submission of Abstracts/ Panel Proposals
10 April 2026: Notification of acceptance of Abstracts /Extended Abstracts
15 June 2026: Deadline for submission of Full Papers
10 July 2026: Refereed papers returned to authors for revision
30 August 2026: Deadline for submission of Final Papers
31 August 2026: Registration due

▶️ Download the detailed Call for Papers here:https://www.porteconomics.eu/econship2026-call-for-papers/

📍 Website and opening of e-submissions by February 1st, 2026

📍 Co-organised by: Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport - University of the Aegean, Greece & Department of Maritime Studies-University of Piraeus

In 2025, PortEconomics continued to shape how professionals, scholars and enthusiasts understand ports, maritime trade and logistics worldwide.
✅ From cutting-edge research to data-driven insights, this year’s most popular articles reflect the topics that resonated most with our audience:
1️⃣ Portgraphic: Top-15 EU container ports in H1 2025 - https://lnkd.in/d84CnttJ
2️⃣ Investments and financing challenges of the EU’s port managing bodies - https://lnkd.in/dpJbHmj7
3️⃣Stakeholders’ attitudes toward container terminal automation -https://lnkd.in/dfgd_Je9
4️⃣ Geopolitical risks and port-related carbon emissions - https://lnkd.in/d-GwVdJj
5️⃣ GREPORT2024: Report on Greek Ports - https://lnkd.in/derBu7QX
6️⃣IAPH World Ports Tracker 2025 - https://lnkd.in/dv4Za5Nk
7️⃣ Transshipment hubs: connecting global and regional maritime shipping networks - https://lnkd.in/dCvfjQzi
8️⃣ Digital technologies for efficient and resilient sea-land logistics - https://lnkd.in/dTu4tZew
9️⃣ Regional analysis of Liner Shipping Connectivity: What does the revised LSCI reveal? https://lnkd.in/dTgG6vWG
1️⃣0️⃣ ESG disclosure as a proxy of port corporate communication and sustainable management strategy. -https://lnkd.in/dQEEYG_w

Texas A&M University’s Department of Maritime Business Administration is hiring!!!

Texas A&M University is recruiting TWO tenure-track Assistant Professors in Maritime Business.

🔹 Position 1: Maritime Logistics
Seeking expertise in maritime supply chain management, including:
• Maritime transportation
• Port & terminal operations
• Warehousing & freight distribution
• International trade

🔹 Position 2: Maritime Management
Seeking expertise in:
• Maritime finance & marketing
• Leadership & strategy
• Entrepreneurship in shipping
• Port management

✨ Cross-cutting advantages:
Cybersecurity, decarbonization, big data analytics, AI, geospatial technologies, or cruise industry expertise.

📌 If you're ready to advance maritime research and educate the next generation of industry leaders, find more via : https://www.porteconomics.eu/two-tenure-track-assistant-professor-positions-in-maritime-logistics-or-maritime-management/

🌍⚓ Maritime Transport in a Net-Zero Economy

A new chapter reviews the current state of carbon emissions of maritime transport by member Monios.
A must-read for anyone working in maritime, logistics, sustainability, or energy.
🔗 Find more: https://www.porteconomics.eu/book-chapter-maritime-transport-in-net-zero/