Senior advisor port economics
- Email address
- streng@ese.eur.nl
- Phone
- +31(0) 6 48834587
- Room
- Woudestein, T-Building, Room T19-23
- Space
- Mandeville Building
Biography
Martijn Streng, MSc. is senior advisor port economics at Erasmus UPT. Martijn works on two kinds of research and advisory projects within the port- and maritime context:
From research questions to policy advise
The studies Martijn carries out are often quantitatively based, with Martijn bridging the gap between the numbers and an actual strategy- and/or policy advise. What is the economic impact of my port, measures in number of persons, added value or number of companies? How does my port compare to the municipality or province around it? What are trends and developments in the world around my port and how do these trends and developments impact my port or maritime context? How does the maritime network and transportation change and how should I adapt to those changes? These are just a few examples of questions Martijn can answer for you. At his previous employer, Maritime & Transport Business Solutionst, Martijn obtained international (Comoros, Nigeria, Guinea) experience within financial modelling (F1F9), feasibility studies, traffic forecasts, cost-benefit analyses and port master planning.
Research interests
- Port and maritime economics
- International viability studies
- Maritime transport and logistics
Education
Martijn teaches and supervises students at bachelor and master level. He supervises students while they are writing their thesis and lectures within his area of research port and maritime economics.
Flagship Projects
A selection of recent projects by Martijn Streng
Port monitorAnnual monitor to assess the economic impact of seaports in the Netherlands. The study aims to determine direct and indirect employment as well as added value of seaports in the Netherlands based on employment data.
Duration: 2015 - present
Client: Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
Maritime and maritime labour market monitorAnnual monitor to determine the economic significance of maritime sectors in the Netherlands. Study aims to determine the values of the Dutch maritime cluster for a considerable number of economic, labour market and sustainability indicators.
Duration: 2024 - present
Economic effects of blockage of the Park LocksThis study mapped the economic effects for business activity along the Schie river due to a (temporary) blockage of the Park Locks in Rotterdam as a result of climate change measures.
Duration: 2024
MAGPIEMAGPIE is an European research and implementation project. In the project, the consortium implements 10 pilot and demonstration projects focusing on sustainable and smart logistics in port operations. Erasmus UPT focuses on the non-technological barriers, impact assessment and monitoring of the demonstration projects. Martijn is work package leader for monitoring and impact evaluation.
Duration: 2021-present
Strategic monitor MoerdijkAnnual research project for the Port of Moerdijk in which we developed a strategic monitor to track the progress of the port strategy. Within a framework of SDGs, an extensive number of indicators were monitored and trends and developments were displayed.
Duration: 2018 - present
Client: Moerdijk Port Authority
Economic and strategic value of ports NZKGNOVEX NZKG research project on the economic and strategic value of the port economy in the North Sea Canal Area (NZKG). This value is mapped both for the current situation as well as looking towards the future, in the light of the transitions coming towards the ports.
Duration: 2022-2023
- Utility and necessity of canal widening NSP
Study into the usefulness and necessity of possibly widening the Ghent-terneuzen canal, in which a picture was developed of the usefulness and necessity of making adjustments to the canal on the basis of developments in the world fleet, as well as discussions with companies.
Duration: 2023-2024
- Inland Port Monitor
Bi-yearly research project on the economic importance of Dutch inland ports. How many people are employed in the inland port areas and what added value do these people provide?
Duration: 2015-2023
Economic significance related to container handling at the Port of RotterdamTwo-part study to determine the economic significance of activity throughout the Netherlands related to container handling at the Port of Rotterdam. Economic significance is measured in employment and added value.
Duration: 2023-2024
A selection of Martijn Streng's other projects.
Description: Research project into the economic importance of the Dutch inland ports. How many employed persons are there in the inland port areas and what added value do these employed persons provide?
Status: Active project
Duration: recurring, three editions: 2021, 2019, 2015
Client: Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
Description: Research project for the Moerdijk Port Authority in which we have developed a strategic monitor to monitor the progress of the port strategy. In the context of SDGs, an extensive number of indicators have been monitored and trends and developments have been reported.
Status: Active project
Duration: 2021-2019 (two editions, 2020 and 2021)
Client: Port of Moerdijk
Description: Study together with Statistics Netherlands into the economic benefits of seaports. In addition to the port monitor, this study also looks at the impact in the rest of the Netherlands and other sectors.
Status: Active project
Duration: 2021-...
Client: Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
Partners: CBS
Description: Research project on the potential benefits of digitization of phytosanitary and veterinary certificates. The aim is to obtain a competitive advantage of the Dutch agricultural sector through digitization of paperwork and certificates.
Status: Active project
Duration: 2020-...
Clients: NWO, Province of Limburg, SmartPort
Description: Substantive and process-based support for the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment in developing an inland shipping strategy. Activities include leading workshop sessions with stakeholders in and around inland shipping, answering research questions and conducting economic impact analyses.
Status: Active project
Duration: 2020-...
Client: Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
Description: Analysis of the impact of China on different parts of the Dutch logistics sector, including ownership, control of goods flows. Various analyzes (quantitative, qualitative, scenario analyses)
Status: Completed project
Duration: 2021-2020
Client: Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
Description: Research project on the impact of international firms and their location choices on the Rotterdam region. Additional impact indicators, such as added value and indirect employment, are assessed in this project. In addition, the embeddedness of international firms in the Rotterdam region, their ties with other firms, as well as their potential and willingness to address transition challenges in the region is evaluated.
Status: Completed
Duration: 2020 - 2021
Client: Rotterdam Partners and the City of Rotterdam
Description: Research project in which we mapped out the maritime network for the Ministry of Justice and Security (stakeholders, assets, infrastructure) and in which we mapped risks and dependencies in maritime chains from the perspective of cyber security.
Status: Completed project
Duration: 2020
Client: Ministry of Justice and Security
Description: Research project to map the economic importance of the port and freezone of Sohar. Similar methodology to the annual port monitor in the Netherlands, but instead of looking at the ports in the Netherlands, this port in Oman is being looked at. How many employed persons are there in the seaport and what added value do these employed persons provide?
Status: Completed project
Duration: 2019
Client: Port of Sohar
Description: Research and consultancy project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport. Identification of some measures most suitable for the situation in Tonga, international comparison and implementation support.
Status: Completed project
Duration: 2018
Client: Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
Description: Research and consultancy project into trends and developments in maritime transport towards 2030, in the context of offshore wind farms. What are the developments and what consequences do they have for the number – and size – of different types of ships.
Status: Completed project
Duration: 2018
Client: Rijkswaterstaat
Description: Research and consultancy project on developments in maritime transport and the economic consequences for the Western Scheldt. How is maritime transport developing on the Western Scheldt and what are the consequences for various stakeholders?
Status: Completed project
Duration: 2018-2017
Client: Rijkswaterstaat
Description: This scenario study assesses the economic priorities set out by the Economic Board South-Holland and assesses their impact by studying the historic development of industries related to these priorities, as well as offers an outlook based on a set of scenario assumptions.
Status: Completed project
Duration: 2018
Client: Economic Board South-Holland
Various other projects in the field of transport and (sustainable) mobility for various clients.
Including the projects:
- Evidence: An EU funded project aiming to collect and disseminate proven economic benefits of sustainable transport initiatives. The main aim is to change the policy debate on investment in transport (infrastructure). Highlighting the economic value of sustainable transport, especially when compared to more traditional transport approaches, makes it difficult for decision-makers not to take notice.
- Push & Pull: EU-funded project with 15 partners from 12 European countries aiming to improve urban mobility in European cities through parking management in combination with mobility management measures.
- Mobility plan De Nieuwe Kuip: Project aimed at developing the mobility plan for the new Feyenoord stadium in Rotterdam. The mobility plan is one of the larger strategic tasks in the planning phase of the new stadium.
And various other (small) projects.