| Preface |
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| Introduction |
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Maritime Traffic and the World Economy |
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The drivers behind port throughput |
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Some evolutions in economic activity, trade and maritime traffic |
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Economic growth and international trade |
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Maritime trade and port activity |
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11 | (3) |
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Some scenarios for the future |
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20 | (5) |
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25 | (2) |
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The Future of Ships and Shipbuilding --- A Look into the Crystal Ball |
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27 | (2) |
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Supply and demand of shipbuilding capacity |
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29 | (3) |
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Technological advances in shipbuilding |
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32 | (3) |
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Trans-shipment facilities |
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36 | (2) |
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Reliability, safety and security |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (3) |
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42 | (3) |
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45 | (3) |
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48 | (4) |
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50 | (1) |
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50 | (2) |
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52 | (1) |
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Future Developments in Ports |
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Setting the scene: a technological and economic revolution in ports |
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The maturity and sustainability of port industry |
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55 | (1) |
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Plenty of definitions. . . |
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. . . and some ambiguities |
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57 | (1) |
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Geographical scale of impacts |
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Employment, added value, land use and collective resources |
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59 | (1) |
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Risks of demaritimisation, port performance and public policies |
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60 | (3) |
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The nightmare of demaritimisation |
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60 | (1) |
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Fighting port decline---a new concept of port performance |
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61 | (1) |
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Private and social issues at stake: lessons for public policies |
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62 | (1) |
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Designing new strategies in a complex scenario |
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Some insight on strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats |
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63 | (1) |
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Guidelines for future strategies |
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Strategy 1: To promote better land use and governance |
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Strategy 2: To promote more and better jobs in a durable port industry |
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65 | (1) |
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Strategy 3: To balance different local effects of ports |
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66 | (1) |
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66 | (3) |
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Global Economic Changes and the Future of Port Authorities |
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What exactly are today's port authorities? |
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The global drivers of change for port authorities |
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What the global changes imply for ports |
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Increased trade and specialisation |
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Increased concern for the environment |
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Increased concern for security |
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79 | (1) |
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Emerging business environment issues |
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80 | (1) |
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Emerging institutional issues |
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81 | (1) |
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Emerging transport operational changes |
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The challenges facing port authorities |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (2) |
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87 | (2) |
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The Economic Fabric of Ports |
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The structure and organisation of ports |
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What purposes does a modern port serve? |
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Organisation and management structure of a port |
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Quantifying the port structure |
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Relationships with customers |
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94 | (1) |
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Relationships with suppliers |
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Relationships between (Antwerp) port actors: a number of conclusions |
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96 | (3) |
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Relationships with non-port actors and with port actors outside the port area |
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99 | (1) |
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Outline of a future perspective |
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100 | (6) |
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Extrapolation of the Antwerp relationships |
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Relationships among and between port and non-port actors in the future |
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103 | (3) |
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106 | (3) |
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Bottlenecks of Efficiency and the Development of Port Business |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (4) |
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Strategic marketing to overcome hidden bottlenecks |
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114 | (6) |
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Stakeholders as key partners for strategic marketing |
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120 | (1) |
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Risk factors in port performance |
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121 | (3) |
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124 | (3) |
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Developments and Issues in Shipping Finance |
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127 | (1) |
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Freight rates and returns |
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128 | (1) |
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Shipbuilding finance in the post-war period |
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129 | (2) |
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Lessons of the shipping crisis of the 1980s |
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131 | (2) |
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133 | (3) |
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German KG and Norwegian KS Limited Partnership |
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136 | (2) |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (4) |
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Scenarios and Strategies for the Port and Shipping Sector |
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Economic activity and international trade: the source of maritime trade and port activity |
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145 | (4) |
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Acknowledging the relationship between technology and the economy |
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149 | (2) |
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Anticipating greater port competition |
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151 | (1) |
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A new role for the port authorities |
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152 | (3) |
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Ports: a multi-actor playing field |
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155 | (1) |
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Accessibility of the hinterland |
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156 | (1) |
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Growth and funding requirements |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (3) |
| List of References |
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| Index |
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