Port Economics

Det handler om omstilling af havne og en redefinering af havnenes rolle i forhold til at skabe blå vækst, når Port Executive Seminar 2015 afholdes i København den 8.-9. oktober 2015. Workshoppen er målrettet direktører og ledere i den europæiske havnesektor. Læs kort interview med Peter de Langen, der er en af de skarpe markedseksperter bag arrangementet, som er sponsoreret af Danske Havne. Danske Havne er sponsor af Port Executive Seminar 2015, der arrangeres af CBS Maritime og det europæiske netværk PortEconomics i København den 8.-9. oktober 2015. Der er tale om en 2-dages workshop for direktører og ledere i den europæiske havnesektor. Det er en unik lejlighed for at skabe grænseoverskridende netværk, der kan bane vej for nye forretninger. Peter de Langen, der har etableret Ports & Logistics Advisory og er en del af det akademiske netværk PortEconomics giver her en smagsprøve på, hvad der venter deltagerne. Det handler om omstilling af havne og en redefinering af havnenes rolle i forhold til at skabe blå vækst. How can ports attract new markets, including those related to ‘blue growth’? There is an ongoing transition in the ports industry, especially in those countries where ports are mostly government owned, towards a more entrepreneurial approach to port development. Some ports are more advanced than others, but when taking companies in other industries (e.g. companies that develop pharmaceuticals) as benchmark, the port industry has a long road ahead. Central in entrepreneurial port development is taking initiative and risk.  In addition, ports need to identify opportunity spaces, areas where new investments are likely to create value for users and society at large. For ports, many of such opportunity spaces relate to ’blue growth’: one can think of LNG facilities in ports, facilities to serve offshore wind farms (installation & maintenance), facilities for the dismantling of offshore installations, as well as facilities to serve aqua farming and the like. In all these cases, ports need to develop deep insights regarding new developments in these industries, engage with the industry to identify business opportunities and take risk and initiative to attract investments to the port. While for all ports the most attractive opportunities differ, the blue growth agenda hints at various types of activities that can be (or perhaps need to be)  developed in ports to achieve ’blue growth’. In that sense, ports may benefit from taking an active role in developing the blue growth agenda. Læs mere om konferencen, se program og tilmeld dig her. Læs mere om PortEconomics og brug de gode analyser og artikler. For mere information. Kontakt Bjarne Løf Henriksen, Danske Havne. Og læs flere nyheder fra Danske Havne her.