European Policies for Shipping, Ports, and Maritime Supply Chains: Special Session organised by the Jean Monnet Chair in European Port Policy, University of Piraeus & the Florence School of Regulation, European University Institute.
The JMC-EPP and the Florence School of Regulation, European University Institute, jointly organised a dedicated special session examining key developments in European shipping, port policy and maritime supply chains.
Chaired by the JMC-EPP Chair, Prof. Dr. Thanos Pallis, the session brought together contributions addressing different dimensions of the evolving European maritime policy landscape. The session explored the changing role of European ports as strategic assets, approaches to port value creation and the implications of the new EU Ports Strategy, including its relationship with the energy and sustainability transition. It also addressed the social dimension of port transformation, focusing on dockworkers, labour and labour relations, as well as the emerging challenges posed by the shadow fleet, its implications for crews and the European regulatory response.
Contributions:
- From logistic hubs to levers of power: the strategic awakening of European ports – Jonas L’haridon (France)
- The value creation of ports revisited – Larissa, Van der Lugt, Elvira Haezendonck, Peter de Langen, Theo Notteboom (Belgium, France)
- The new EU ports strategy and the energy-sustainability nexus: Ambition, port realities and implementation – Charalampos Platias, Theodore Styliadis (Greece)
- What about Dock Labour? The need to address the impact of port transition on labour, dockworkers, and labour relations – Thanos Pallis (Greece)
- The shadow fleet risks: SOLAS, its impact on crews and the European response – Georgios Georgouli (Greece).
The JMC-EPP warmly thanks all authors for their valuable contributions and for advancing the discussion on the future of European shipping, ports and maritime supply chains.
The 3rd edition of the European Conference of Shipping, Intermoadlism & Ports – ECONSHIP 2026 – which concluded last Friday, has been proudly supported by the Jean Monnet Chair in European Port Policy.
