Ugo Poletti (Editor-in-Chief of The Odessa Journal ) The sea port of Odessa is one of the youngest among European ports. Odessa was founded in 1794 with the…
Beatrice Moretti Over the last decades, research in the field of port cities has seen a progressive divergence in its literature of reference. This change, a…
This episode of FRICTIONS delves into the conflict and uncertain futures that characterize the relationship between the city, the port and the cruise industry…
Saskia Tideman The stories we tell about past events are unavoidably biased. Political or ideological agendas drive the selection process determining which…
The World Port Days in Rotterdam is one of the world’s largest maritime community engagement events. During this annual event of three days, various companies…
Asma Mehan The Covid-19 crisis raises questions of resilience, sustainable transitions and global trade in the wake of a pandemic. Port cities require new…
Carola Hein “Women and Children first” is a well-known code of conduct for life-threatening situations, such as abandoning a ship. On International Women’s Day…
Stephan Hauser The explosion in the port of Beirut in 2020 showed that ports are clusters of risks, and that accidents in port areas can have disastrous effects…
Judit Vidiella-Pagès, ERAM College, University of Girona For over a century (ca. 1850 to 1945) Spiritism was a popular field of entertainment, and port cities…
Francesca Savoldi Can local communities coexist with the contemporary expansion of ports? Human geographer Francesca Savoldi, currently affiliated with NOVA…