Developing Ports as Business Ecosystems by de Langen, Peter W.;

Short description:

Developing Ports as Business Ecosystems provides professionals in freight transport and maritime logistics, and specifically the port industry, with a better conceptual understanding of the port industry, including best practices for port management and development, and an overview of new trends and developments.

Long description:

Developing Ports as Business Ecosystems provides professionals in freight transport and maritime logistics, and specifically the ports industry, with a better conceptual understanding of the ports industry. It includes key insights and best practices for port management and development and an overview of new trends and developments relevant to developing winning strategies.

This second edition explains how a rapidly changing energy landscape and the advancing transition toward sustainability have deeply impacted port development in recent years. It provides an even more coherent, comprehensive contribution to port management, development and policies. The book uniquely features in-depth explanations of the port as an ecosystem, port governance and port policy choices, including public financing of ports. The new edition presents further developed analysis on the changing port landscape and the opportunities for business development in ports.

This book will broaden professionals’ conceptual understanding of the ports industry and provide insights into the latest developments in this area. For students, this book provides an industry-focused and non-technical "essential reading" for gaining a deep understanding of the ports industry.

“A modern and well-rounded book on the port industry. Peter de Langen brings a fresh look into traditional topics, such as port governance, and gives an insight into current technologies which are reshaping the role of ports and the industry.” Duna Uribe, Executive Commercial Director, Pecém Industrial Port Complex, Brazil

“In this book Peter de Langen explores the complexities of ports as business ecosystems and offers an in-depth view on how ports contribute to the increase of trade by providing added-value services to make consumers and producers better off.” Santiago Garcia-Mila, Subdirector General, Estrategia I Comercial, Port de Barcelona, Spain

"Peter de Langen’s book provides an impressive round-up of the key challenges seaports are facing today, from vertical and horizontal concentration to societal demands on the sustainability of port operation, and how the port industry should respond." Jan Hoffman, World bank, Global Lead, Maritime Transport and Ports

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction  2. The port as a transport node  3. The port as a business ecosystem  4. The changing landscape of the ports industry  5. Getting port governance right  6. Port policies  7. Developing collective initiatives in port business ecosystems  8. Port planning and development  9. Strategies of port managing bodies  Appendix 1: Two best cases and two worst cases in port governance  Appendix 2: Analyzing throughput drivers: crude oil, coal and steel  Appendix 3: Details of relevant port performance indicators