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Theo Notteboom

Theo Notteboom

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Business and Management
Belgium
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Business and Management

D-Index
66
Citations
19307
World Ranking
380
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Business and Management in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Business and Management in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Business and Management in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Business and Management in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Theo Notteboom is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and focuses their research primarily on maritime economics, logistics, and port management. Their scholarly output spans several interconnected fields and subfields, emphasizing the interface between engineering, environmental science, and business management related to maritime domains.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science
  • Business, Management and Accounting

Their subfields of study involve:

  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Accounting
  • Transportation
  • Strategy and Management

Theo Notteboom's research concentrates on several core topics:

  • Maritime Ports and Logistics
  • Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency
  • Law, logistics, and international trade
  • Urban and Freight Transport Logistics
  • Cruise Tourism Development and Management
  • Maritime Security and History
  • International Maritime Law Issues

Substantial publications have been made in frequent venues, including:

  • Maritime Economics & Logistics
  • Maritime Business Review
  • Journal of Shipping and Trade
  • Sustainability
  • Transport Policy

Recent notable papers by Theo Notteboom present topics such as the impacts of global crises on shipping, port governance, environmental sustainability, and maritime security. Selected works include:

  • "Disruptions and resilience in global container shipping and ports: the COVID-19 pandemic versus the 2008-2009 financial crisis," 2021, Maritime Economics & Logistics
  • "Port management and governance in a post-COVID-19 era: quo vadis?", 2020, Maritime Economics & Logistics
  • "The Role of Seaports in Green Supply Chain Management: Initiatives, Attitudes, and Perspectives in Rotterdam, Antwerp, North Sea Port, and Zeebrugge," 2020, Sustainability
  • "The Red Sea Crisis: ramifications for vessel operations, shipping networks, and maritime supply chains," 2024, Maritime Economics & Logistics

Co-authorship collaborations are notable with several recurring colleagues including:

  • Hercules Haralambides
  • Athanasios A. Pallis
  • Giovanni Satta
  • Kevin Cullinane
  • Ziaul Haque Munim

The body of work reflects a multidisciplinary approach combining technical engineering expertise with environmental considerations and management strategies within maritime contexts. This includes addressing supply chain dynamics, port governance structures, environmental sustainability measures, and the implications of regional and global maritime crises.

Best Publications

  • Port regionalization: towards a new phase in port development

    Theo E. Notteboom;Jean-Paul Rodrigue

  • Structural changes in logistics: how will port authorities face the challenge?

    Theo E. Notteboom;Willy Winkelmans

  • The Time Factor in Liner Shipping Services

    Theo E Notteboom

  • The effect of high fuel costs on liner service configuration in container shipping

    Theo E. Notteboom;Theo E. Notteboom;Bert Vernimmen

  • Container Shipping And Ports: An Overview

    Theo E. Notteboom

  • The worldwide maritime network of container shipping : Spatial structure and regional dynamics

    César Ducruet;Theo Notteboom

  • The terminalization of supply chains: reassessing the role of terminals in port/hinterland logistical relationships

    Jean-Paul Rodrigue;Theo Notteboom

  • CONCENTRATION AND LOAD CENTRE DEVELOPMENT IN THE EUROPEAN CONTAINER PORT SYSTEM

    Theo E Notteboom

  • Port Economics, Management and Policy

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  • Concentration and the formation of multi-port gateway regions in the European container port system: an update

    Theo E. Notteboom;Theo E. Notteboom

  • Disruptions and resilience in global container shipping and ports: the COVID-19 pandemic versus the 2008–2009 financial crisis

    Theo Notteboom;Theo Notteboom;Theo Notteboom;Thanos Pallis;Jean Paul Rodrigue

  • Containerisation, Box Logistics and Global Supply Chains: The Integration of Ports and Liner Shipping Networks

    Theo Notteboom;Jean-Paul Rodrigue

  • The geography of cruises: Itineraries, not destinations

    Jean-Paul Rodrigue;Theo Notteboom

  • The Greening of Ports: A Comparison of Port Management Tools Used by Leading Ports in Asia and Europe

    Jasmine Siu Lee Lam;Theo Notteboom

  • Measuring and Explaining the Relative Efficiency of Container Terminals by Means of Bayesian Stochastic Frontier Models

    Theo Notteboom;Chris Coeck;Julien Van Den Broeck

  • Foreland-based regionalization: Integrating intermediate hubs with port hinterlands

    Jean-Paul Rodrigue;Theo Notteboom

  • Port and terminal selection by deep-sea container operators

    Bart W. Wiegmans;Anthony Van Der Hoest;Theo E. Notteboom

  • Consolidation and contestability in the European container handling industry

    Theo E. Notteboom

  • The relationship between seaports and the intermodal hinterland in light of global supply chains: european challenges

    Theo Notteboom

  • Institutional plasticity and path dependence in seaports: interactions between institutions, port governance reforms and port authority routines

    Theo Notteboom;Theo Notteboom;Peter W De Langen;Wouter Jacobs

  • A strategic network choice model for global container flows: specification, estimation and application

    Lóránt Tavasszy;Michiel Minderhoud;Jean-François Perrin;Theo Notteboom

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Paul Rodrigue
Jean-Paul Rodrigue Texas A&M University
Francesco Parola
Francesco Parola Mercatorum University
César Ducruet
César Ducruet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Alain Verbeke
Alain Verbeke University of Calgary
Jasmine Siu Lee Lam
Jasmine Siu Lee Lam Technical University of Denmark
Adolf K.Y. Ng
Adolf K.Y. Ng Hong Kong Baptist University
Kevin Cullinane
Kevin Cullinane University of Gothenburg
Zaili Yang
Zaili Yang Liverpool John Moores University
Wout Dullaert
Wout Dullaert Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Bruno De Borger
Bruno De Borger University of Antwerp

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