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Theo Notteboom

Shanghai Maritime University

Dr. Theo Notteboom is professor and President of ITMMA (Institute of Transport and Maritime Management Antwerp, an institute of the University of Antwerp, Belgium). He is also affiliated with the Department of Transport and Regional Economics of the Faculty of Applied Economics of the University of Antwerp. He published widely in academic journals and books on transport and maritime economics, transport geography and transport policy, including market organization, spatial developments, maritime transport and inland transportation. His research output covers applications to Europe, Asia/China and North-America. He received several awards for his academic work. Theo Notteboom is a member of the Council of Deans of the University of Antwerp. He is Council member of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME). He holds a Royal appointment as ‘working member’ of the Belgian Royal Academy of Overseas Sciences. He is an active member of the Royal Belgian Marine Academy, the Association of American Geographers and member of several editorial boards of Academic Journals. He has been involved as promoter or co-promoter in about 40 academic research programs and consultancy studies on the maritime industry and logistics topics commissioned by organizations such as the European Commission, the European Sea Ports Organization, the International Association of Ports and Harbors, the Flemish Government, the Flanders Institute for Logistics, the Dutch government, the Antwerp Port Authority, the Rotterdam Port Authority and several private companies and government departments in Europe and East Asia.

Project Clusters

Results

A decision-making framework for the funding of shipping decarbonization initiatives in non-EU countries: insights from Türkiye

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Decarbonization pathways for bulk vessels: Integrating power systems, fuels, and control measures

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Green finance in bulk shipping

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Renewable energy options for seaport cargo terminals with application to mega port Singapore

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Toward green container liner shipping: joint optimization of heterogeneous fleet deployment, speed optimization, and fuel bunkering

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Maritime container terminal infrastructure, network corporatization, and global terminal operators: Implications for international business policy

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Seaports as green hydrogen hubs: advances, opportunities and challenges in Europe

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Towards a prioritization of alternative energy sources for sustainable shipping

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Port Economics, Management, and Policy

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Modal shift ambitions of large North European ports: A contract-theory perspective on the role of port managing bodies

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An energy consumption approach to estimate air emission reductions in container shipping

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Autonomous ship alternatives for container shipping in the Arctic routes

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Disruptions and Resilience in Global Container Shipping and Ports: The COVID-19 Pandemic vs the 2008-2009 Financial Crisis

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A qualitative and quantitative assessment of port migration patterns in the global port system since the 1950s

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Port migration – analyzing vessel traffic distribution shifts at the world’s ports and cities since the 1950s

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Roro shipping vs. trucking: revisiting the impact of low sulphur marine fuel use on the cost competitiveness of routing options in North Europe

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Towards low carbon global supply chains: A multi-trade analysis of CO2 emissions reductions in container shipping

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The greening of terminal concessions in seaports

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Projects

The impact of the migration and relocation of terminals on the environmental footprint of container ports
Project Cluster: Green Port Governance,

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