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The European Commission adopted the EU Ports Strategy, a comprehensive framework to step up the competitiveness, resilience, security, and sustainability of Europe’s ports.
The Strategy puts forward actions focused on five priorities to address the most pressing challenges:
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By Theo Notteboom
The Strait of Gibraltar occupies a pivotal position along some of the world’s most important East–West trade lanes. For many years, Algeciras, strategically located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, was the first port to fully exploit this geographical advantage by developing a transhipment hub position. In the mid‑1990s, its strong tra...
Global supply chains regularly face widespread disruptions, with events such as the COVID-19 pandemic (2021−22), geopolitical incidents in the Red Sea, and water shortages at the Panama Canal (2023–24) impacting global maritime trade flows and shipping routes. Regardless of the cause, delays or rerouting in critical maritime supply lines have had a global impact.
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Assoc. Prof. Kum Fai Yuen, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Prof. Theo Notteboom, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Prof. Jasmine Siu Lee Lam, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Prof. Ziaul Haque Munim, University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway
The maritime sector is undergoing a pivotal phase of change...
By Theo Notteboom
Following a strong recovery in 2024 after a challenging 2023, the first nine months of 2025 reveal a shift in growth dynamics across the top 15 EU container ports:
Only three ports achieved double-digit growth: Gdansk leads with an impressive 21.7% increase, largely driven by the launch of its newest terminal at the Baltic Hub...