Towards a Better Port Industry: Port Development, Management and Policy

ISBN-13: 9780415870023 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 286 str.

Peter De Langen; Theo Notteboom

Opis

Principles of Port Management provides professionals in freight transport and maritime logistics, and specifically the port industry, as well as (postgraduate and post-experience) students in these fields with a better conceptual understanding of the port industry, key insights and best practices for port management and development, and an overview of new trends and developments relevant for developing winning strategies. The book builds on vast first-hand experience of the authors in the port industry as well as a strong track record on scientific research in this field, while adopting an accessible style for industry professionals. The result is a hands-on approach in introducing and confronting readers with the most pressing and contemporary port management challenges and trends.

Spis treści

1 Ports in global supply chains 2 Getting port governance right 3 Drivers of change in the ports industry 4 Port development: concepts and insights 5 Strategies of port development companies

O autorze

Peter W. de Langen is the owner and principal consultant of Ports & Logistics Advisory and professor (part-time) at Copenhagen Business School. Peter has worked for leading companies and governments in the ports industry, and is considered a thought leader on ports and port development. He is co-director of the leading port knowledge platform www.porteconomics.eu.