Port Economics, Management and Policy provides a comprehensive analysis of the contemporary port industry, showing how ports are organized to serve the global economy and support regional and local development.

Theo Notteboom is Chair Professor at the Maritime Institute of Ghent University, a part-time Professor at Antwerp Maritime Academy and the University of Antwerp, and Visiting Research Professor at Shanghai Maritime University.

Athanasios Pallis is Professor in Ports and Maritime Economics and Policy at the Department of Maritime Studies, University of Piraeus, Greece, and is President of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME).

Jean-Paul Rodrigue is Professor of Geography in the Department of Global Studies and Geography, Hofstra University, New York.

Introduction: a multifaceted approach to seaports. I. Ports and maritime shipping. II. Contemporary ports. III. Port terminals. IV. Port governance. V. Port competition. VI. Port performance. VII. Port policies & development. VIII. Port markets