PortEconomics – Port Economics, Management & Policies

The transformation of European ports is becoming a central issue in the global energy transition. As highlighted in the presentation of PortEconomics member Gordon Wilmsmeier, ports are no longer simple nodes of transport but strategic hubs within complex...

​Feedback from global ports handling more than 8.6 billion tons of maritime cargo gives a clear picture of a sector committed to steady sustainability attainment but wary of growing security threats
​Despite regulatory uncertainty and political headwinds, decarbonisation plans by the world’s leading ports do not appear materially changed in 2026, IAPH’s World Ports Tracker 2026 reveals. The status of IMO’s Net Zero Framework has been in doubt since...

In 2022, Gordon Wilmsmeier and Marcus Thiell (Universidad De Los Andes, Colombia) published the chapter “Risk-driven supply chain design in complex environments, which emerged from observations of social, economic, and environmental disturbances causing...

The “Climate Neutral Blue Cities by 2030” Conference was organised by the Municipality of Limassol in the framework of the EU Mission for 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030, with the support of the EU Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters.
Under the auspices of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026, the conference brought together European and local leaders, policy-makers, and experts to explore how port and coastal cities can rapidly advance towards climate neutrality...