Developing Ports as Business Ecosystems

Port Development, Management and Policy for a Better Ports Industry
2. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-04972-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 370 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 695 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development, Professional Reference, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

de Langen, Peter W.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Transport- und Verkehrswirtschaft
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen: Allgemeines
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen: Allgemeines
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Peter W. de Langen is the owner and principal consultant of Ports & Logistics Advisory, based in Malaga, Spain. He is also a professor (part-time) at Copenhagen Business School, where he develops cutting-edge research in ports and logistics, and is co-director of the knowledge dissemination platform www.porteconomics.eu. Peter is included in the Stanford list of 2% best scholars in the field of logistics and transportation, a regular provider of executive education and speaker at industry conferences.