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Upcoming Portius Events
13 October 2010
International and EU Update Seminar on Places of Refuge for Ships in Need of Assistance in Ghent
On 13 October 2010, Portius is organising an international and EU Update Seminar on Places of Refuge for Ships in Need of Assistance at Ghent University. It will be the very first legal event to focus on ... Read more
30 March – 8 April 2011
10-Day Intensive Training Programme in International and EU Port Law in Ghent / Bruges / Zeebrugge / Brussels / Antwerp
The 10-Day Intensive Training Programme in International and EU Port Law is a unique training programme consisting in a series of top-level courses that offer solid yet practical insight into ... Read more
8 April 2011
International Conference on Port Concessions in Ghent
14 – 17 June 2011
Port Law in 2011: Trends, Choices and Expectations — First International and EU Port Law Conference in Bruges
From Tuesday 14 June to Friday 17 June 2011 Portius, the College of Europe and the Port of Zeebrugge will host the First International and EU Port Law Conference ... Read more
Worldwide Port Law News
Recent Port Law Developments
Your contribution to The Port Law Log
The first edition of the Portius e-newsletter, The Port Law Log, has been sent out and can be read here. It is distributed free-of-charge to port, shipping and legal professionals worldwide. ... Read more
New book on Places of Refuge for Ships in Need of Assistance by Eric Van Hooydonk
Portius Chairman Eric Van Hooydonk has authored a new in-depth 524-page study of the places-of-refuge issue, providing an original, well-structured and detailed analysis ... Read more
Hague Court rejects abuse of a dominant position claim over Rotterdam port dues for oil tankers
In its judgment of 1 June 2010, the Court of Appeal at The Hague rejects a claim by shipping agents representing the oil sector on an alleged abuse of a dominant position by the ... Read more
New book on The EU Maritime Safety Policy and International Law by Henrik Ringbom
This book offers a comprehensive international law analysis of the European Union's maritime safety legislation. The study assesses how the EU has acted as a flag State, port State and ... Read more
New book on Port Economics by Professor Wayne K. Talley
Port Economics by Professor Wayne K. Talley is arguably the first contemporary textbook of its kind. It provides a well-structured overview of all relevant port policy and management issues ... Read more
Upcoming Events of Interest
Buenos Aires, 24-27 October 2010
CMI Colloquium with topics relating to salvage, collisions and the Rotterdam Rules
Hamburg, 18 November 2010
26th conference of the German Port Law Committee (in German) with topics relating to the National Port Plan, the management of JadeWeserPort, the IMO Ballast Water Convention and the liability regime of cargo handling. For more information, contact Chairman Dr Thomas Brinkmann.
Last update: 03/10/2010
The world's first ever
port law centre
Portius is the world's first academic centre to specialise in the study of the law of ports and harbours. Port law is essential to the functioning of both maritime and inland ports, traditional gateways to global trade. In a fascinating way, port law combines port-related aspects of maritime and transport law, international law of the sea, public law, economic law, labour law, environmental law and various other branches of the law.
Portius is an independent educational institution supported by, among others, Ghent University, the College of Europe in Bruges and the port authorities of Ghent and Zeebrugge. It is also an international and EU network of port law academics and practitioners.
