Why does the circular maturity level differ between ports?

What's a 'circular maturity level'?

One port is not another

An approach to understanding the diversity of ports is their classification into typologies to analyze their specific role and functions. Conventionally ports can be categorized based on a large number of dimensions, such as: scale, geographical attributes, governance and institutional settings, port functions, specialization (Notteboom et al, 2022).

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ource: Theo Notteboom, Athanasios Pallis and Jean-Paul Rodrigue (2022) Port Economics, Management and Policy, New York: Routledge, 690 pages / 218 illustrations. ISBN 9780367331559. (porteconomicsmanagement.org)

"Different types of ports are at different stages in the circular transition and port transformation, and therefore there should be different expectations of the goals, associated indicators and expected outcomes."

Port types and circular economy maturity

(zie Final Report)