Papers

Book chapters, articles and essays (since 2014)

  • ‘Seaport PPPs in the EU: Policy, Regulatory, and Contractual Issues’, in Hakim, S., Clark, R.M. and Blackstone, E.A (Eds.), Handbook on Public-Private Partnerships in Transportation, Vol I, Cham, Springer-Science, 2022, pp. 129-152
  • ‘Maritime Safety in Belgium: An overview of the legal framework’, in Nawrot, J. and Pepłowska-Dąbrowska, Z. (Eds.), Maritime Safety in Europe. A Comparative Approach, Abingdon, Informa from Routledge, 2021, pp. 65-73
  • ‘Het Belgisch Scheepvaartwetboek en het nieuwe privaatrechtelijke zeerecht’ (‘The Belgian Shipping Code and the new private maritime law’), [2020] Journal for International Trade and Transport Law, Iss. 3, pp. 248-292
  • ‘The EU Seaports Regulation, the law of public procurement and concessions, and port terminal contracts’, in Flamey, P. and De Koninck, C. (Eds.), Chronique des Marchés Publics 2018 – 2019 / Jaarboek Overheidsopdrachten 2018-2019 (‘Public Procurement Yearbook 2018-2019’), Brussels, EBP Publishing, 2020, pp. 723-749
  • ‘Die EU-Seehafenverordnung’ (‘The EU Seaports Regulation’), [2020] Transportrecht, pp. 4-21
  • ‘Unification and codification of maritime law: friends or foes?’, in Nawrot, J. and Pepłowska-Dąbrowska, Z. (Eds.), Codification of Maritime Law: Challenges, Possibilities and Experience, Abingdon, Informa from Routledge, 2020, pp. 10-16
  • ‘The fiscal regime of port authorities under EU State aid law’, [2019] European Transport Law, pp. 525-526 (Case note on the General Court judgment in Case T-696/17)
  • ‘The environmental provisions of the EU Seaports Regulation’, [2019] Zeitschrift für europäisches Umwelt- und Planungsrecht (EurUP, i.e. the leading German environmental law journal), pp. 437-451
  • ‘The EU Seaports Regulation’, [2019] 4 The Journal of International Maritime Law, pp. 273-296
  • ‘De EU-Zeehavenverordening. Een beknopte inleiding’ (‘The EU Seaports Regulation. A brief introduction’), [2019] 6 Tijdschrift Vervoer & Recht, pp. 174-182
  • ‘Some considerations on the position of mooring services under the EU Seaports Regulation’, [2019] 4 Porti & Servizi Tecnico Nautici (‘Ports and Technical-Nautical Services’, i.e. the review published by the association of Italian mooring men), pp. 38-49
  • ‘Alcune considerazioni sulla posizione del servizio di ormeggio nell’ambito del Regolamento Europeo sui Servizi Portuali’ (Italian version of the previous paper), [2019] 4 Porti & Servizi Tecnico Nautici, pp. 38-49
  • ‘Le Règlement (UE) sur les ports maritimes – une brève introduction’ (‘The EU Seaports Regulation. A Brief Introduction’), [2019] Droit maritime français, pp. 834-841 and 928-938
  • ‘Botport law. The regulatory agenda for the transition to smart ports’, in Soyer, B. and Tettenborn, A. (Eds.), New technologies, artificial intelligence and shipping in the 21st century, Abingdon, Informa from Routledge, 2020, pp. 90-104
  • ‘The renaissance of maritime codes. A need for international guidance’, [2015] The Journal of International Maritime Law, 5-6
  • ‘The Spanish Dock Labour Ruling (C-576/13). Mortal Blow for the Dockers’ Pools’, [2015] 4-5 European Transport Law, pp. 551-581 and [2016] 7-8 Transportrecht (Germany), pp. 275-289 (an analysis of the milestone ECJ judgment on the Spanish dock labour system and its expected impact of future developments)
  • ‘Towards a worldwide restatement of the general principles of maritime law’, [2014] 20 The Journal of International Maritime Law, pp. 170-182 (a proposal to codify the general principles of maritime law and which led to the creation of the International Working Group on the Lex Maritima by the Comité Maritime International)
  • ‘The law of unmanned merchant shipping – an exploration’, [2014] 20 The Journal of International Maritime Law, pp. 403-421 (first analysis ever of the legal aspects of unmanned merchant shipping including the impact on ports)