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THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MARITIME ECONOMISTS
First Quarter 2012 March IAMEnews
The Quarterly Newsletter of the International Association of Maritime Economists
The Quarterly Newsletter of the International Association of Maritime Economists March 2012
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CONTENTS
1. WELCOME ............................................................................................................................................................ 1
2. IAME MATTERS .................................................................................................................................................... 3
2.1. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT ..................................................................................................................................... 3 2.2. MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARIAT .................................................................................................................................. 4 2.3. MESSAGE FROM THE WEBMASTER .................................................................................................................................. 4
3. IAME IN THE WORLD ............................................................................................................................................ 5
3.1. ASIA .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5 3.2. EUROPE...................................................................................................................................................................... 6 3.3. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN ............................................................................................................................... 6 3.4. PACIFIC ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7
4. OUR CONFERENCES .............................................................................................................................................. 9
4.1. IAME 2012 TAIPEI ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 4.2. IAME 2013 MARSEILLE ............................................................................................................................................... 9 4.3. FUTURE IAME CONFERENCES ...................................................................................................................................... 10
5. OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS ................................................................................................................................ 11
5.1. COURSES .................................................................................................................................................................. 11 5.2. INDUSTRY RELATED CONFERENCES................................................................................................................................. 11 5.3. RESEARCH RELATED CONFERENCES ................................................................................................................................ 12
6. RESEARCH WORK ............................................................................................................................................... 14
6.1. RECENT ARTICLES IN MARITIME POLICY AND MANAGEMENT (MPM) .................................................................................. 14 6.2. RECENT ARTICLES IN MARITIME ECONOMICS AND LOGISTICS (MEL) .................................................................................... 15 6.3. ARTICLES PUBLISHED BY IAME MEMBERS IN OTHER JOURNALS .......................................................................................... 15 6.4. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS ......................................................................................................................................... 17 6.5. CALL FOR PAPERS FOR JOURNALS .................................................................................................................................. 19 6.6. CALL FOR PAPERS FOR CONFERENCES ............................................................................................................................. 21
7. PUBLICATIONS, WEBPAGES OF INTEREST AND VIDEOS ....................................................................................... 21
7.1. PUBLICATIONS ........................................................................................................................................................... 22 7.2. WEBPAGES OF INTEREST .............................................................................................................................................. 23 7.3. VIDEOS .................................................................................................................................................................... 24
8. MISCELLANEOUS FROM, FOR AND ABOUT MARITIME ECONOMISTS ................................................................... 26
8.1. FOOD FOR THOUGHT .................................................................................................................................................. 26 8.1.1. Environmental regulation exposes the policy challenges of the future; some thoughts and personal views 26 8.1.2. Environmental social responsibility in shipping: Is it here to stay? ............................................................... 27
8.2. MARITIME PROFILE JAN HOFFMANN .............................................................................................................................. 30 8.3. UNIVERSITY PROFILE ................................................................................................................................................... 32
9. IAME 2012 ELECTION ......................................................................................................................................... 34
9.1. NOMINATION FOR IAME PRESIDENT ............................................................................................................................. 35 9.2. NOMINATION FOR IAME COUNCIL ................................................................................................................................ 35
10. MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM 2012 .......................................................................................................... 36
11. SUMMARY OF IAME MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS.................................................................................................... 38
12. IAME EXECUTIVE MEMBERS AND COUNCIL ....................................................................................................... 38
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1. WELCOME
Dear IAME Members,
I am taking over the work that Jan Hoffmann successfully has done for the past 8 years. It will be a new,
a challenging but above all, a learning experience for me. I hope that the IAME Newsletter meets your
expectations. As you will see, the Newsletter has a new design although it keeps the structure that Jan has
developed; in addition it includes some new sections to bring as much information as possible. I see the
Newsletter as a meeting point from all IAME Members to all IAME Members. In this regard, if there are
news about conferences, call for papers, research being conducted, policy documents, and other issues
that are of interest to the Community, please send it to our Correspondents (contacts at the end of the
Newsletter) or directly to our email ([email protected]). I am also looking for correspondents in Europe and
Africa. If you want to be one, please get in touch with me as I am sure it will be a rewarding work.
Our facebook page has a new design.
Thank you Jan for providing the photo
that represents the IAME Community and
interests. Please visit it on a regular basis
and feel free to publish information there,
or send it to me and I will do it for you.
IAME facebook page is particular
important for call for papers as deadlines
may have vanished by the time the
Newsletter is being published.
Apart from this, the market has
witnessed some events. The liquefied
natural gas fleet comprehends 376
vessels, of which 900,000 m³ of its
capacity is in a lay‐up or maintenance and
1.5 million m³ is being used as floating storage and regasification vessels; in addition, 1.2 m³ of capacity is
scheduled to be delivered by the end of 2013.
After 2012, an increase in tonne mile demand for chemical tankers may be expected as a result of rising
organic chemicals exports from the new Mideastern refineries to the Far East. In January in Singapore,
bunker prices remained over $700/tonne. Ultra large container carriers total capacity ordered in 2011
amounted to 916500 TEUs against a total capacity of 138200 TEU ordered in 2010. There is a growing trend
of carriers forming alliances.
The Costa Concordia capsized on the 13 January less than 200 m from the island of Giglio in Italy, with
4,200 passengers and crew on board for a cruise in the Mediterranean. The construction of the third set of
locks which is part of the Panama Canal expansion project started in January 2012. The Panama Canal
expansion is scheduled to be completed by 2014 and is expected to cost US$ 5.2 Bn. In the 4Q11 the
demand for oil is reported by the International Energy Agency to have dropped 300,000 barrels per day.
The poor dry freight market led owners to scrap their old vessels given since they are no longer in a
tradable condition. In the 4Q2011 Hanjin’s container business lost 177.2Bn won as against 107.6 Bn won in
profits in 4Q2010. Container vessels need to be in an idle condition for rates to recover because slow
steaming has reached its limit. The ro‐pax passengers that sank in Papua New Guinea were rescued by
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merchant ships. TBS International voluntarily filed in for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to ease the
establishment of a pre‐packaged creditor plan. Rio Tinto plans to invest $2.2Bn on the Nammuldi iron ore
mine thus increasing the project’s capacity to 283M tonnes per year. Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Serbia
suspended Danube River shipping because of the weather conditions.
Box rates went on falling after the post‐Lunar New Year lull because of slow steaming. On 22 February
Singapore’s NOL reported US$478M in losses for 2011 as against the 2010’s profits, which accounted for
US$461M. The group AP Møller‐Maersk is expecting losses for 2012 because of lower freight rates and
higher bunker costs. In Auckland, New Zealand, port labour dispute led Auckland to unilaterally decide to
contract out its box terminal stevedoring. Finally, in the beginning of March, and according to the Shanghai
Containerised Freight Index box rates in the FAR EAST/Europe trades have risen more than 70% week‐on‐
week.
Greetings from Lisbon Ana Casaca, Editor of IAME Newsletter
[email protected] or ana‐[email protected]
Vera Cruz by Jan Hoffmann
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2. IAME MATTERS
2.1. Message from the President
Dear IAME Members,
We are happy to bring you the newest IAME Newsletter, for the first time professionally edited by Ana
Casaca, our new newsletter editor. As already mentioned in the previous newsletter, Ana takes over from
Jan Hoffmann who started editing our newsletter IAMEnews about eight years ago and is also the creator
of the IAME facebook page. He will remain on board as co‐editor. I invite all of you to have a look at this
latest issue and to discover the wealth of information the newsletter provides.
I suspect most of you are working hard on finalizing academic papers for upcoming conferences, not the
least for the upcoming IAME 2012 Taipei conference. The organizers of this year’s IAME conference have
informed me that the call for abstracts was an overwhelming success beating all previous records in terms
of submitted and accepted abstracts. I am confident the organizers have what it takes to make this
conference into another high‐quality event for all of you. As you might now, IAME is also supporting the
Short Sea Shipping 2012 conference which takes place in Lisbon in early April. In this newsletter and on the
IAME facebook page you will find other conference announcements. The organizers of the IAME 2013
conference have also started concrete preparations to welcome us in Marseille. 2012 is an election year.
The nomination round has already been initiated by our secretariat. The lists (for IAME Council and for
President) are expected to be finalized in the coming weeks.
The new website is up and running for some months now, but new functionalities have been added for
members. Thanks to the IAME web team, all members can now log on to the IAME website using their
personal login and password in order to get full online access to our two partner journals: Maritime Policy
and Management and Maritime Economics and Logistics. Both journals have recently been admitted as a
SSCI journal listed by Thomson Reuters, and we are expecting to receive news on the respective impact
factors in the coming months.
I hope to meet you at one of the upcoming events. In the meantime I wish you a lot of success with your
academic and personal endeavours.
Kind regards,
Theo Notteboom, IAME President Email: president@maritime‐economists.org
Over the Mediterranean by Jan Hoffmann
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2.2. Message from the Secretariat
Dear IAME Members and Colleagues
Our first Newsletter for the year under the new Editor. Welcome Ana!
You will be aware that 2012 is an election year for the IAME. Members will be asked to elect the
President and Council for the next two years. An email has been distributed to members inviting
nominations for the positions. Documentation sent out to you is included in this Newsletter for those who
have not received our email. Note that nominations are due by 31st March 2012. After nominations have
been received ballot papers will be prepared and sent out to you in April. A postal vote will be available to
all members ‐ of particular benefit for those unable to attend the Taipei conference. Please note that only
paid up members are eligible to participate in the election.
Memberships are due for renewal on 1st January each year. Invoices, reminders and final notices have
now been sent out ‐ some memberships, however, remain outstanding. If this has been an oversight please
renew your membership now to ensure ongoing benefit of membership such as uninterrupted receipt of
journals. If you choose not to renew your membership please advise the Secretariat and we can amend our
records and delete your details from the database and publishers' list.
You will be aware that the construction of the new IAME web is well underway. We are still waiting for
the membership list to be added. 'Note that access to Maritime Policy and Management and Maritime
Economics and Logistics is now installed.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Gordon Wilmsmeier, the IAME webmaster, for his role in
developing the web ‐ this can be a thoroughly thankless task and I take this opportunity to express my
appreciation. Well done Gordon and thank you!
Best wishes
Sophia Everett, Permanent Secretariat, IAME
March 2012 Email: [email protected]
2.3. Message from the Webmasters
Dear IAME Members,
The new website is running well and a lot of you have already visited the website using your personal
login. The access to both our IAME journals is now fully functional and all existing electronic newsletters,
going back as far as 2004, as well as the conference papers from previous IAME conferences are available
for download. We are currently recoding over 700 unique visitors a month with a tendency to increase
further in the future.
Each member also has a personal profile page. We would like to remind you to fill your profile page, as
we are planning to use this information to publish the membership information, so that IAME members get
better information on the specialities and research areas in the IAME group.
Please remember to send news to be posted on the website to webmaster@maritime‐economists.org,
so that they can be posted. In case you have any further suggestions or ideas please also do not hesitate to
contact us.
Gordon Wilmsmeier and Tabatha Pettitt Email: webmaster@maritime‐economists.org
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3. IAME IN THE WORLD
This section targets at reporting news from the different regions of the world and which are of interest to
the IAME Community. IAME has a set of Correspondents and any news is to be forward through them.
Correspondents contact can be found at the end of the Newsletter.
As Editor of IAME Newsletter, I am looking for a European and African Correspondents. If you are willing
to be one, please reach me at my email: ana‐[email protected] / [email protected]. Meanwhile
information concerning both regional areas can be forward to me.
3.1. Asia
Shipping Research Centre, Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University. The Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
established the Shipping Research Centre (SRC). The SCR comprehends a group of researchers with shipping
and logistics management background. The objectives of the SRC are as follows: “to promote best practices
in shipping and improve the management of shipping and related activities, and to strengthen the
theoretical base of decision making in shipping and logistics management”1. The SRC wants to serve as an
intermediary to easy collaboration between the industry practitioners and academic researchers. For
further information, please visit the website of the SRC. For more information, please follow the link below.
For further information visit the SRC webpage http://www.lms.polyu.edu.hk/Research/src/
PHD research on “Catastrophe Risk in Shipping: A Multivariate Approach to Assess, Model and Manage the
Impacts of on Natural Catastrophes on Marine Infrastructure and Cargo” at Nanyang Technological
University Singapore is underway and is being done in partnership with Aon Benfield, the world largest
insurance.
Nanyang Technological University Singapore and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore are jointly
organizing a Maritime Public Leaders’ Programme 15‐23 October 2012, for senior officials from maritime
administration. The Programme embraces different subjects such as port planning and management,
shipping economics and finance, maritime law and security, public leadership and governance and involves
Lecturers and speakers from NTU different schools and institutes.
To read the full story, please follow the link http://www.maritimeinstitute.sg/News/News_Detail.aspx?NewsID=148
1 Shipping Research Centre (2012). About SRC. Available at http://www.lms.polyu.edu.hk/Research/src/SRC_Background.asp (acceded at 28.02.2012)
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3.2. Europe
Minister presents the MARITIME PRIZE 2011 to the Blue MBA. The MBA program of the Copenhagen
Business School received the Maritime Prize 2011 from Ole Sohn, Denmark’s Minister for Business and
Growth, who handed the award to Per Holten‐Andersen, president of Copenhagen Business School and
program director Irene Rosberg. The ceremony took place on February 10 2012 at the Danish Design
House, Copenhagen. The prize has been awarded for three times now.
To read the full story, please follow the link http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2012/02/13/minister‐presents‐the‐maritime‐prize‐2011‐to‐the‐blue‐mba/
3.3. Latin America and the Caribbean
The Infrastructure Services Unit (USI) at UNECLAC continues to research on waterborne transport taking
the heritage of the former Division and Transport Unit that started working in this area in the mid 50's.
Currently, it is carrying out a series of activities to promote best practices in shipping and improve the
management of port and logistics services in Latin America and the Caribbean to promote equal economic
and social development of the region. USI has an important role in the physical regional integration
initiatives, where it promotes a comprehensive regional public transport policy, in which SSS, ferries and co‐
modal transport play a pivotal role. The unit also carries out studies to strengthen the logistics chain
security within Central America, the promotion of river transport as an element of development and the
strengthening of public policies for inland terminals. Important efforts are under way to update and
extende the information in the Maritime Profile with data on river and Caribbean ports. Finally, the current
research projects are focus in the sustainable transport, reefer logistics, ports and hinterland development,
promotion of co‐modal transport, among other emerging issues. For more information, please visit the site
of USI (http://www.eclac.org/usi) or contact Ricardo J. Sanchez, chief of the Unit at
Research being carried out at the Infrastructure Services Unit (USI) at UNECLAC. The following topics are
being researched at the USI:
‘South America West Coast Reefer markets’ (master thesis) by Ruth Vagle
‘SSS in Latin America’ by Gordon Wilmsmeier ‘Caribbean ports, challenges since the New Panama Canal’ by Ricardo Sanchez ‘Port Efficiency in Latin America’ by Gordon Wilmsmeier and Ricardo Sanchez ‘Fluvial transport at the Ecuadorian Amazonia’ by Gordon Wilmsmeier
In November 2011, a Governmental high‐level Seminar ‘Desarrollo pleno y políticas de transporte en
América Latina [Full Development and transport policies in Latin America]’ was organized by ECLAC, Ports
of the State of Spain and the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for the Development (AECID).
Ministers, vice‐ministers and high civil servants of governments of Latin America, Spain and USA, analyzed
the effects of the transport and infrastructure policies in the economic and social development of the
countries of the region and the need to advance towards a new paradigm of comprehensive and
sustainable policies of logistics and mobility.
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3.4. Pacific
Australia's resources boom. Australian bulk ports are undergoing unprecedented growth as the country is
continuing to benefit from the resources boom and ongoing escalating demand for coal and iron ore,
particularly from China and India. This demand is expected to continue as these economies grow.
Australia's Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics reports that the economies of India and China,
which accounted for less than one tenth of the world GDP in 1990, represented one fifth in 2010 and by
2030 are expected to account for one third of the world GDP, exceeding that of USA, Japan and ASEAN.
Australia's iron ore exports are projected to increase to almost 476 million tonnes (mt) in 2012
representing 40 percent of global iron ore exports. Similarly, growth in coal exports is occurring with
metallurgical coal exports of approximately 165 mt and thermal coal tonnages to exceed 155 mt in 2012.
This growth has led to the expansion of all west coast iron ore ports and east coast coal terminals as well as
the construction of new facilities. The ports of Gladstone, Hay Point, Dalrymple Bay and Abbot Point are all
undergoing expansion and a new terminal has recently been commissioned in the port of Newcastle. It is
projected that the construction of two new terminals at Abbot Point will increase that port's capacity to
400 mt by 2017.
New Zealand Productivity Commission. The New Zealand Productivity Commission has released its draft
paper on International Freight Transport Services. This follows an earlier review by the New Zealand
Ministry of Economic Development into market power and its possible abuse by port companies. The
Productivity Commission report focused inter alia on port pricing and a lack of transparency in setting these
and the possibility of excessive returns. Investigating practices and performance of six ports between 2008
and 2011 the Commission found that only one port recorded a positive 'economic value‐added' for 2009 to
2011. The six port companies under investigation were Auckland, Tauranga, Napier, CentrePort
(Wellington), Lyttelton Port and Port Otago. The Commission found that only the port of Napier recorded a
positive result for the period which suggested that the ports were less effective at covering their cost of
capital compared with other former statutory authorities. One of the issues raised by the Commission
related to investment decisions ‐ in particular the institutions, markets and planning processes in which
investment decisions take place. A greater level of central government guidance was called for and the
need for coordinated decision‐making particularly in relation to road and rail networks. One of the
impediments found was the fact that infrastructure is provided by multiple levels of government and
although a National Infrastructure Plan does exist there is no requirement under the Resource
Management Act 1991 that the plan be taken into account by local or regional authorities when making
planning decisions.
For a copy of the draft report visit the webpage http://www.productivity.govt.nz/draft‐report‐engagement/1022
Government policy and port privatisation. State governments in Australia are introducing a spate of new
port privatisation policies. While the sale of government assets is not a new practice as privatisation and
corporatisation strategies have been an essential feature of government policy since the 1990s, the latest
moves are somewhat different as earlier reform policies focused primarily on the sale of either terminals or
regional ports. This latest move by governments focuses on the sale of capital city ports. In 2011 the
government of Queensland privatised the port of Brisbane and at the present time the government of New
South Wales is investigating ways and means of privatising Sydney’s Port Botany. The sale of Port Botany
includes three container terminals, eleven container berths and a bulk liquid berth. Earlier deregulation
strategies were driven by efficiency and productivity improvements whereas the objective for the latest
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spate of privatisation is revenue raising ‐ funds raised from the sale of the two capital city ports will be
allocated to upgrading roads and building new infrastructure.
Shipping policy. The present Australian Labour government is seeking to expand the national fleet by
tightening cabotage restrictions and imposing a new regulatory regime for foreign companies operating
along the coast. Some aspects of government's reform policy are expected to stimulate growth of the
national fleet ‐ taxation reform and the establishment of a second register, for example. While the Labour
Government's overt policy is to encourage the expansion of the national fleet and entice domestic freight
to be carried on a coastal service, it remains to be seen whether government policy and investment
decisions will have this outcome or whether it will lead to a further move to road and rail. The permit
system in the past enabled foreign operators to access coastal cargo ‐ this is now abolished. Revised
government policy is such that in the event that an Australian flag ship is not available cargo can be carried
by a foreign operator on the condition that employment and wage conditions are comparable with the
Australian equivalent. While this proviso will appease trade union demands it is likely to impose a burden
on shippers. Government must not be unaware that the high cost of Australian flag shipping led to its
demise in the first place. Is it now willing to re‐introduce a high cost coastal service imposing a cost impost
on Australian shippers? Or will it perpetuate the trend away from coastal shipping to road and rail? On the
other side of the Tasman the New Zealand Maritime Transport Act 1994 allows foreign ship owners to
provide a coastal service competing with domestic operators on the condition that they do so as part of an
international voyage and do not operate continuously along the New Zealand coast for a period exceeding
28 days. Domestic operators in New Zealand argue that they are discriminated against and do not compete
on a 'level playing field' with the international operators. Despite alleged discrimination, shippers in New
Zealand do have the benefit of competitive freight rates for coastal movements, unlike their Australian
counterparts.
A forest of cranes by Jan Hoffmann
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4. OUR CONFERENCES
4.1. IAME 2012 Taipei
The IAME 2012 Taipei on “Clustering Logistics with Ports and Shipping Services in the time of Free Trade
Era” is now underway. The full papers format guidelines have been updated and are now available at the
conference website (http://www.iame2012.org/). When submitting the full paper, please send it to both
emails [email protected] and [email protected]. Please play attention
Submission of full papers is due on March 31, 2012.
The conference is governed by the One‐to‐One Presentation Rule, which means that one registered
participant, is allowed to present only ONE paper, exception to be made to the papers recommended by
the Co‐Chairman of the Academic Science Committee. As per the rule, if one participates as a co‐author
and/or corresponding in three full papers, one and two other co‐authors should register and attend the
conference to present the papers.
The Conference is being organised by the Shipping, Port, and Logistics Research Center (SPLRC) of
Kainan University and Chinese Maritime Research Institute (CMRI) in Taiwan, and Jungseok Research
Institute of International Logistics and Trade (JRI) of Inha University in Korea and provides a unique
opportunity to join academics, key industry practitioners, and policy makers from diverse backgrounds and
interests.
For further information please visit the Conference website http://www.iame2012.org
4.2. IAME 2013 Marseille
The IAME 2013 organizing team gathered
in Marseille on February 9, 2012. Professors
Claudio Ferrari (University of Genoa),
Francesco Parola (University of Naples
Parthenope), Elisabeth Gouvernal (IFSTTAR)
met with the local organizing committee
composed by Pierre Cariou, Laurent Fédi,
Marie Cazade, Catherine Delon and Anya
Penney (Euromed Management). One of the
objectives of the meeting was to agree on
the future conference location.
The conference will take place at ‘Le
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Palais du Pharo’ in Marseille (see photos and visit website: http://palaisdupharo.marseille.fr/ ). The ‘Le
Palais du Pharo’ was built in 1852 and was the imperial. Today, the site comprises ceremonial rooms, a
1200 m2 exhibition hall, a 500 m2 restaurant and a 900‐seat auditorium which can be adapted to
accommodate conferences or seminars. The organizing team looks forward to meeting all of you for
IAME2013. Conference dates are July 3‐5, 2013
Palais du Pharo, Marseille
A view from Palais du Pharo on Marseille Old Port
The IAME 2013 Conference organizers are Pierre Cariou (Euromed Management, France,
pierre.cariou@euromed‐management.com); Enrico Musso (University of Genoa, Italy,
[email protected]); Elisabeth Gouvernal (IFSTTAR, Paris, France, [email protected]);
Claudio Ferrari (University of Genoa, Italy, [email protected]); Francesco Parola (University of
Naples Parthenope, Italy, [email protected]); Laurent Fédi (Euromed Management,
France, laurent.fedi@euromed‐management.com).
4.3. Future IAME Conferences
To this date, we have received two formal expressions of interest for the IAME 2014 conference. One from
Singapore (Nanyang Technological University) and one from Shanghai (Jiao Tong University). Universities or
other parties who are interested in bidding for the IAME 2014 conference can do so by sending a letter to
the IAME Secretariat containing an expression of interest to host IAME 2014. The formal bid documents for
the IAME 2014 conference have to be submitted by the end of May 2012. The IAME Council will decide on
the venue for IAME 2014 during the IAME 2012 Taipei conference
Duel by Jan Hoffmann
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5. OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS
5.1. Courses
TransportNET COURSE ON PORT ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS
May 23‐25, 2012, University of Antwerp (UA), Antwerp, Belgium
For further information visit the course website http://www.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=.TRANSPORTNET&n=105424
SUMMER COURSE 2012 ON POLICY ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
June 2‐7, 2012, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal
For further information visit the course websitehttp://www.pacts‐eu‐us.net/summer‐course‐2012
PORTEXECUTIVE COURSE
June 28‐29, 2012, Marseille, France
For further information visit the course websitehttp://www.porteconomics.eu/portexecutive.html
5.2. Industry Related Conferences
CENTENNIAL AAPA SPRING CONFERENCE
March 19‐20, 2012, Washington, DC, United States
For further information visit the Conference websitehttp://www.aapa‐ports.org/Programs/seminarschedule.cfm?itemnumber=18109
BIMCO PERSPECTIVES IN SHIPPING 2012
Organised by BIMCO in conjunction with Singapore Maritime Week 2012
April 23‐25, 2012, Singapore
For further information visit the Conference websitehttp://agm.bimco.org/
2012 OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE (OTC)
30 April‐3 May, 2012, Houston, Texas, United States
For further information visit the Conference websitehttp://www.otcnet.org/2012/
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INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT FORUM 2012
2012 Annual Summit "Seamless Transport: Making Connections
2‐4 May 2012, Leipzig, Germany
For further information visit the Conference websitehttp://www.internationaltransportforum.org/
POSIDONIA 2012
June 4 at 8:00 AM to June 8 till 5:00 PM
Athens Metropolitan Expo Center, Athens‐ Spata, Greece
For further information visit the Conference websitehttp://www.posidonia‐events.com/general/general‐info.aspx
NMSA 2012 ANNUAL MEETING
June 27‐29, 2012, Williamsburg Lodge, Colonial Williamsburg, VA, United States
For further information visit the Conference websitehttp://www.nmsa.us/nmsa2012/
BIT 1ST ANNUAL WORLD CONGRESS OF OCEAN (WCO‐2012)
September 20‐23, World Expo Center, Dalian, China
For further information visit the Conference Website http://www.bitconferences.com/wco2012/default.asp
BREAKBULK AMERICAS 2012
October 9‐11, 2012, Houston TX, United States
For further information visit the Conference websitehttp://breakbulkevents.com/index.php?section=breakbulk_americas2012
5.3. Research Related Conferences
2012 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON SHORT SEA SHIPPING
April, 2‐3, 2012, Estoril, Lisboa, Portugal
For further information visit the Conference websitehttp://www.sss2012.org/
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TRANSPORT RESEARCH ARENA * EUROPE 2012
Sustainable Mobility Through Innovation
April 23‐26, 2012, Athens, Greece
For further information visit the Conference websitehttp://www.traconference.eu/
KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PORT AND MARITIME SECTOR
World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS) Special Interest Group 2
May 21‐22, 2012, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
For further information visit the Conference websitehttp://webh01.ua.ac.be/sig2/wctrs/html/activities.html
FIFTH INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON SHIPPING, PORTS AND AIRPORTS (IFSPA 2012)
“Transport Logistics for Sustainable Growth at a New Level”
May 27‐30, 2012, Hong Kong, China
For further information visit the Conference website http://www.icms.polyu.edu.hk/ifspa2012/
5th ASIAN LOGISTICS ROUNDTABLE AND CONFERENCE
“Managing Connectivity in the Supply Chain – Human Resources, Sustainability, and
Security in the Presence of Global Financial Risk”
June 14‐15, 2012, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
For further information visit the Conference websitehttp://alrt2012vancouver.org/
XIV CONFERENCE OF THE ITALIAN ASSOCIATION OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS (SIET)
June 28‐30, 2012, Bari, Italy
For further information visit the Conference websitehttp://www.sietitalia.org/siet2012/
EUROPEAN TRANSPORT CONFERENCE 2012
October 8‐10, 2012, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
For further information visit the Conference websitehttp://abstracts.etcproceedings.org/
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6. RESEARCH WORK
6.1. Recent Articles in Maritime Policy and Management (MPM)
Volume 39, Issue 1, 2012 (Special Issue: Concessions)
Guest Editors: Theo E. Notteboom, Athanasios A. Pallis and Sheila Farrell
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tmpm20/39/1
Terminal concessions in seaports revisited (Guest Editorial)
by Theo E. Notteboom, Athanasios A. Pallis and Sheila Farrell
The ownership and management structure of container terminal concessions
by Sheila Farrell
Concession of the Piraeus container terminal: turbulent times and the quest for competitiveness
by Harilaos N. Psaraftis and Athanasios A. Pallis
Managing port concessions: evidence from Italy
by Francesco Parola, Alessio Tei and Claudio Ferrari
Awarding of Port PPP contracts: the added value of a competitive dialogue procedure
by Hidde Siemonsma, Wouter Van Nus and Patrick Uyttendaele
A new approach to granting terminal concessions: the case of the Rotterdam World Gateway
terminal
by Peter W. De Langen, Roy Van Den Berg and Aernoud Willeumier
A new lease charging system for Busan container terminals: a historical case study
by Paul T.‐W. Lee and Tsung‐Chen Lee
Current practices in European ports on the awarding of seaport terminals to private operators:
towards an industry good practice guide
by Theo Notteboom, Patrick Verhoeven and Martina Fontanet
Acknowledgement to Reviewers 2011
Volume 39, Issue 2, 2012
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tmpm20/39/2
The geography of maritime transportation: space as a perspective in maritime transport research
(Guest Editorial)
by Adolf K. Y. Ng and Gordon Wilmsmeier
Container freight rates and economic distance: a new perspective on the world map
by Elisabeth and Gouvernal and Brian Slack
Maritime constellations: a complex network approach to shipping and ports
by César Ducruet and Faraz Zaidi
The hierarchical configuration of the container port industry: an application of multiple linkage
analysis
by Kevin Cullinane and Yuhong Wang
Why are maritime ports (still) urban, and why should policy‐makers care?
by Peter V. Hall and Wouter Jacobs
Port‐centric logistics, dry ports and offshore logistics hubs: strategies to overcome double
peripherality?
by Jason Monios and Gordon Wilmsmeier
Types of cluster adaptation to climate change. Lessons from the port and logistics sector of
Northwest Germany
by Winfried Osthorst and Christine Mänz
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6.2. Recent Articles in Maritime Economics and Logistics (MEL)
Volume 14, Issue 1 (March 2012)
Special Issue: The dry port concept ‐ Theory and practice
Guest Editors: Kevin Cullinane, Rickard Bergqvist and Gordon Wilmsmeier
http://www.palgrave‐journals.com/mel/journal/v14/n1/index.html
The dry port concept – Theory and practice (Guest Editorial)
by Kevin Cullinane, Rickard Bergqvist and Gordon Wilmsmeier
The extended gate concept for container terminals: Expanding the notion of dry ports
by Albert Veenstra, Rob Zuidwijk and Eelco van Asperen
A model optimizing the port‐hinterland logistics of containers: The case of the Campania region in
Southern Italy
by Fedele Iannone
A study of dry port development in China
by A Beresford, S Pettit, Q Xu and S Williams
The spatial evolution of dry ports in developing economies: The Brazilian experience
by Flavio Padilha and Adolf K Y Ng
On balancing supply chain efficiency and environmental impacts: An eco‐DEA model applied to
the dry port sector of India
by Hercules Haralambides and Girish Gujar
Free online access to ALL Palgrave Macmillan Journals. During the month of March, in March Palgrave is
offering free online access to their entire journals portfolio. If there are any queries about Access All Areas
please contact Palgrave Macmillan Journals at journals‐[email protected].
For more information visit Palgrave website http://www.418group.com/palmac/aaa/index.html
6.3. Articles Published by IAME Members in Other Journals
Please submit only information about articles published in Journals and subject peer reviewed
For Submission send and email to Ana Casaca Email: ana‐[email protected]
Bergantino, A. S. (2009). Can cruising‐related tourism be considered one of the channels of economic
growth? Some preliminary results using Italian data, World Journal of Tourism, Leisure and Sport, 3(2),
pp.2‐9.
Bergantino, A. S., De Villemeur, E. B. and Vinella, A. (2011). Partial regulation in vertically differentiated
industries, Journal of Public Economic Theory, 13(2), pp.255–287.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467‐9779.2010.01488.x/abstract.
Cariou , P. (2001). Vertical integration within the logistic chain: does “regulation” play rational? The case for
dedicated container terminals, Trasporti Europea, 17, pp.37‐41. http://www.istiee.org/te/.
Cariou P. (2011). Is slow steaming a sustainable means of reducing CO2 emissions from container shipping,
Transportation Research Part D, 16(3), pp.260‐264.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13619209/16/3.
Cariou, P. (2004). Les principales évolutions de long terme du transport maritime international, Revue
Congolaise des Transports et des Affaires Maritimes, Aout‐Decembre, pp.125‐133.
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Cariou, P. and Cheaitou, A., (2011). The effectiveness of a European speed limit versus an international
bunker‐levy to reduce CO2 emissions from container shipping, Transportation Research Part D, 17(2),
pp.116‐123. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13619209/17/2.
Cariou, P. and Wolff F.‐C., (2010). La future réglementation de l’OMI sur les émissions de CO2: Les
conséquences d’une approche par types de navires, Revue Maritime, 488, pp. 84‐91.
Cariou, P. and Wolff F.‐C., (2011). Ship‐owners’ decision to outsource vessel management, Transport
Reviews, 31(6), pp‐709‐724. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01441647.2011.587907.
Cariou, P. and Wolff, F‐C. (2010). La détention des navires par les Etats du Port: Une application uniforme
des règles?, Annuaire de Droit maritime Océanique, Tome XXVIII, pp.411‐427.
Cariou, P. and Wolff, F‐C. (2011). Do Port State Control inspections influence flag‐ and class‐hopping
phenomena in shipping?, Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 45(2), pp.155‐177.
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/lse/jtep/2011/00000045/00000002/art00001.
Cariou, P. and Wolff, F‐C., (2011). A longitudinal analysis of piracy in shipping, Economics Bulletin, 31(2),
pp.1055‐1062. http://www.economicsbulletin.com/.
Cariou, P., (2000). Les économies d’échelle dans le transport maritime de lignes régulières, Cahiers
Scientifiques des Transports, 37, pp.75‐96.
Cariou, P., (2008). Liner shipping strategies: An overview, International Journal of Ocean Systems
Management, 1(1), pp.2‐13. http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalCODE=ijosm.
Cariou, P., Meija M. and Wolff F.C., (2009). Is maritime piracy random?, Applied Economics Letters, 16(9),
pp.891‐895. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13504850701222186.
Cariou, P., Meija M. and Wolff, F.C. (2008). On the effectiveness of Port State Control Inspections,
Transportation Research Part E, 44(3), pp.491‐503.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13665545/44/3.
Cariou, P., Meija, M. and Wolff F.‐C., (2009). Evidence on target factors used for port state control
inspections, Marine Policy, 33(5), pp.847‐859.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X09000487.
Chang, Y., Tongzon, J., Luo, M., and Lee, P. T. (2012). Estimation of optimal handling capacity of a container
port: An economic approach, Transport Reviews: A Transnational Transdisciplinary Journal, 32(2), pp.
241‐258. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01441647.2011.644346.
Chang, Y.‐T., Lee, P. T.‐W., Kim, H.‐J. and Shin, S.‐H. (2010). Optimization Model for Transportation of
Container Cargoes Considering Short Sea Shipping and External Cost: South Korean Case, Transportation
Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2166, pp.99–108.
http://trid.trb.org/view.aspx?id=910352.
Grammenos C. Th. and Papapostolou, N. C. and (2012). US Shipping Initial Public Offerings: Do Prospectus
and Market Information Matter?, Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review,
48(1), pp.276‐295. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1366554511001049.
Grammenos, C. Th. Alizadeh A. H. and Papapostolou, N. C., (2007). Factors Affecting the Dynamics of Yield
Premia on Shipping Seasoned High Yield Bonds, Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and
Transportation Review, 43(5), pp.549‐564.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1366554506000688.
Grammenos, C. Th., Nomikos, N. K. and Papapostolou, N. C., (2008). Estimating the Probability of Default
for Shipping High Yield Bond Issues, Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation
Review, 44(6), pp.1123‐1138. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1366554508000148.
Gurning, R. O. S., Cahoon, S., Nguyen, H.‐O. and Achmadi, T. (2011). Mitigating maritime disruptions:
Evidence from the Australian–Indonesian wheat supply chain, International Journal of Shipping and
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Kim, H.‐J., Chang, Y.‐T., Kim, K.‐T. and Kim, H.‐J. (2012). An epsilon‐optimal algorithm considering
greenhouse gas emissions for the management of a ship’s bunker fuel, Transportation Research Part D,
17(2), pp.97–103. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1361920911001337.
Lau, Y. Y., Lei, Z., Fu, X. and Ng, A. K. Y. (2012). The implications of the re‐establishment of direct links across
the Taiwan Strait on the aviation industries in Greater China, Research in Transportation Economics (in
press, available online, doi: 10.1016/j.retrec.2011.11.007).
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0739885911000631.
Lun, V. and Cariou, P. (2009). An analytical framework for managing container terminals, International
Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics, 1(4), pp.419‐438.
http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=304&year=2009&vol=1&issue=4.
Luo, M. and Opaluch, J. (2011). Analyze the risks of biological invasion. Stochastic Environmental Research
and Risk Assessment, 25 (3), pp.377‐388. http://www.springerlink.com/content/1436‐3240/25/3/.
Luo, M., Fan, L., nd Li, K. X. (in press, 2012). Flag Choice Behaviour in the World Merchant Fleet.
Transportmetrica. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/18128602.2011.594969
Luo, M., Liu, L., and Gao, F. (2010). Bertrand competition with capacity expansion – A case study for
container port competition between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Transportation Research Record: Journal
of Transportation Board, 2166, pp.74‐81. http://trid.trb.org/view.aspx?id=910268.
Luo, M., Liu, L., and Gao, F. (2012). Post‐Entry Container Port Capacity Expansion. Transportation Research
B, 46 (1), pp.120‐138. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019126151100124X.
Ng, A. K. Y. and Cetin, I. B. (2012). Locational characteristics of dry ports in developing economies: some
lessons from Northern India, Regional Studies (in press, available online, doi:
10.1080/00343404.2010.532117).
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Qin, H., Luo, M., Gao, X., and Lim, A. (2012). An algorithm for the freight allocation problem with all‐units
quantity‐based discount, OMEGA ‐ the International Journal of Management Science, 40, pp.415‐423.
Wolff, F‐C. and Cariou, P. (2010). Le contrôle des navires par l’Etat du Port: Une analyse des critères de
sélection des navires à inspecter, Annales de l’Institut Méditerranéen des Transports Maritimes, pp.229‐
238.
6.4. Conference Proceedings
Proceedings of the International Maritime Statistics Forum, Hong Kong, 31 May ‐ 1 June 2011
The International Maritime Statistics Forum (IMSF) dates from the beginning of the 1970s' whose objective
is to harmonise and improve statistics quality and scope within the international maritime industries. To
achieve this, the IMSF promotes ongoing work programmes and affiliation with national and international
maritime institutions. Members of the IMSF are linked to numerous institutions such as trade associations,
port authorities, shipbrokers, carriers, data providers and universities. The Forum organises their annual
meetings, and the most recent one has taken place in Hong‐Kong. The programme of the meeting can be
found at http://www.imsf.info/documents/2011/IMSF%20programme%202011.pdf.The date and venue for
the next IMSF Annual Meeting to be advised.
For further information on the Forum visit the IMSF Webpage http://www.imsf.info/previous_annual_meeting.html
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Winter Simulation Conference Proceedings. The Winter Simulation Conference (WSC) is an international
Forum which disseminates research papers in the field of simulation. It comes up as a central meeting who
working in disparate industries make use of simulation. The Conference has been organised since 1968, and
the next WSC will be held in Berlin, Germany at the Hotel Intercontinental, December 9‐12, 2012. The WSC
2011 addressed a comprehensive list of research areas which can be found at http://informs‐
sim.org/wsc11papers/prog11.html and the one that concerns transport falls within ‘Logistics,
Transportation & SCM’ which can be visited at http://informs‐
sim.org/wsc11papers/prog11.html#013%20//%20Logistics,%20Transportation%20&%20SCM. The WSC also
provides an archive of previous conference proceedings which can be found at http://informs‐sim.org/
For further information visit WSC Website http://wintersim.org/
Real Options Theory Meets Practice Annual International Conference Proceedings. The conference has
been organised by the Real Options Group since 1997, and it aims at joining academics and practitioners at
the forefront of real options and investment under uncertainty. The conference embraces, i) theoretical
and applied work of academic and professional presentations, ii) workshops and case discussions, and iii)
experiences from the field and panel discussions. The Conference website presents an archive of the papers
presented in the previous conferences which can be seen at http://www.realoptions.org/abstracts.html
and in it there are some papers of interest to the sector. The next conference will take place in June 27‐30,
2012, London, England, and is organised by the Real Options Group, London Business School in cooperation
with Northwestern University and UCLA.
For further information visit the Real Options Theory Website http://www.realoptions.org/index.html
Ship Structure Symposium Proceedings. The Ship Structure Symposium aims at gathering the international
marine industry members to discuss how marine structures are affected by new cause impacts.
Proceedings are available on line between 1975 – 2007.
For further information visit the Ship Structure Symposium Proceedings Webpage http://www.shipstructure.org/symposium.shtml
International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports (IFSPA) 2009 Conference Proceedings. Subject to the
theme "Post‐Financial Tsunami: The Way Forward for Shipping, Transport and International Trade", the
Proceedings comprehend shipping, ports and airports matters. It consists of 50 research papers within the
scope of global maritime and aviation economics, policies and management. More than 85 authors have
been involved.
For further information visit the IFSPA 2009 Conference Proceedings Webpage http://www.icms.polyu.edu.hk/Proceedings/Proceedings%20of%20IFSPA%202009.pdf
International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports (IFSPA) 2010 Conference Proceedings. The
Proceedings comprehend shipping, ports and airports matters subject to the conference theme “Integrated
Transportation Logistics: From Low Cost to High Responsibility". Concerning waterborne transport, papers
fall within the scope of shipping economics, port strategy, port management and development, port
efficiency and competition, safety, security and environment issues.
For further information visit the IFSPA 2010 Conference Proceedings Webpage http://www.icms.polyu.edu.hk/Proceedings/Proceedings%20of%20IFSPA%202010.pdf
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6.5. Call for Papers for Journals
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (IJAOM)
Special Issue on: "Rich and Real‐Life Vehicle Routing Problems"
Guest Editors: Dr. Angel A. Juan, Open University of Catalonia, Spain, Prof. Javier Faulin, Public
University of Navarre, Spain, Prof. Scott E. Grasman, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA,
Dr. Kannan Govindan, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Important Dates
Manuscript submission: 1 May, 2012
Notification of initial decision: 1 June, 2012
Submission of revised manuscript: 1 July, 2012
Notification of final acceptance: 1 August, 2012
Submission of final revised paper: 1 September, 2012
For further information visit the Journal Webpagehttp://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=1830
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART E: LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW
SPECIAL ISSUE ON MARITIME FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Guest Co‐Editors: Wolfgang Drobetz, Department of Finance, University of Hamburg, Hamburg,
Germany, Phone: +4940428382421, [email protected]‐hamburg.de
Andreas G. Merikas, Department of Maritime Studies, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece,
Phone: +306945792401, [email protected]
Publication Schedule
The deadline for paper submissions is May 31st, 2012.
Final decisions on accepted papers are anticipated by no later than December 2012.
For further information visit the Journal Webpagehttp://www.journals.elsevier.com/transportation‐research‐part‐e‐logistics‐and‐transportation‐review/calls‐for‐
papers/special‐issue‐on‐maritime‐financial‐management/
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT AND DECISION MAKING (IJMDM)
Call for Papers Special issue on "Collaboration, Information Sharing and Integration in Supply
Chains: Models for Decision Making"
Guest Editors: Dr. Salvatore Cannella, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal; Prof. Manfredi
Bruccoleri, University of Palermo, Italy
Important Dates
Paper submission: 30 June, 2012
Reviewer reports: 31 October, 2012
Revised paper submission: 31 January, 2013
Final manuscript submission to publishers: 31 March, 2013
For further information visit the Journal Webpage http://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=1813
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SERVICES AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (IJSOM)
Special Issue on: "System Modelling for the Development of Sustainable Supply Chain Systems"
Guest Editors: Dr. Rika Ampuh Hadiguna, Andalas University, Indonesia; Dr. K. Ganesh,
McKinsey & Company, India; Dr. Harlina Suzana Jaafar, MARA University of Technology,
Malaysia ; Prof. M. N. Qureshi, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India.
Important Dates
Manuscript submission: 1 August, 2012
Notification of initial decision: 1 December, 2012
Submission of revised manuscript: 1 February, 2013
Notification of final acceptance: 1 March, 2013
Submission of final revised paper: 1 April, 2013
For further information visit the Journal Webpagehttp://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=1831
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART E: LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW
SPECIAL ISSUE ON GREEN SHIPPING MANAGEMENT
Guest Co‐Editors: Prof. T.C. Edwin Cheng, Dr Kee‐hung Lai, Dr Y.H. Venus Lun, and Dr Christina
W.Y. Wong, Shipping Research Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Publication Schedule
Deadline for manuscript submission: 31 August 2012
Notification of review results: 31 December 2012
Deadline for revision: 31 March 2013
For further information visit the Journal Webpage http://www.journals.elsevier.com/transportation‐research‐part‐e‐logistics‐and‐transportation‐review/calls‐for‐
papers/special‐issue‐on‐green‐shipping‐management/
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED MANAGEMENT SCIENCE (IJAMS)
Special Issue on: "Supply Chain Risk Management"
Guest Editors: Dr. Gang Xie and Prof. Shouyang Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS),
China; Prof. Wuyi Yue, Konan University, Japan
Important Dates
Deadline for submission of complete manuscripts: 1 September, 2012
Anticipated date for provision of first round decision to authors: 1 January, 2013
Deadline for submission of revised manuscripts: 1 March, 2013
Provision of final decisions: 15 May, 2013
For further information visit the Journal Webpagehttp://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=1722
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6.6. Call for Papers for Conferences
MAST EUROPE 2012
Abstract Deadline: 16 April 2012
Abstract(s) must be in English and between 150 and 250 words
Authors to define the paper(s) as operational, policy, conceptual or technical and
distinguish between practical, simulated, and theoretical results. Where appropriate,
clearance from organisation(s) or relevant national authority(ies) should be sought.
For further information visit the Conference Website http://www.mastconfex.com/papercall.asp
3ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTATIONAL LOGISTICS (ICCL’12)
September 24‐26, 2012, Shanghai, China
Proposal for organizing special sessions ‐ April 09, 2012 Submission of draft paper ‐ April 30, 2012 Notification of acceptance/rejection ‐ June 18, 2012 Submission of final camera‐ready paper (incl. source files) ‐ July 09, 2012 Early Registration ‐ July 18, 2012 Registration for inclusion in the proceedings ‐ July 18, 2012
For further information visit the Conference Website http://gauss.econ.uni‐hamburg.de/iccl2011/ICCL2012.html
Auf der Gertje in HH by Jan Hoffmann
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7. PUBLICATIONS, WEBPAGES OF INTEREST AND VIDEOS
7.1. Publications
‘Políticas integrales y sostenibilidad del transporte marítimo en Iberoamérica’ [Comprehensive policies
and sustainability of the maritime transport in Ibero‐America] (Fernando González Laxe and Ricardo J.
Sánchez). 5 Chapters, part of the large research working program being done by the ECLAC Infrastructure
Services Unit on the Sustainable Transport in cooperation with Ports of the State, Spain. Gabriel Pérez,
Georgina Cipoletta Tomassian, Ricardo Sánchez and Octavio Doerr are co‐authors.
International Transport Forum Publications. The International Transport Forum (ITF) at OECD is an
intergovernmental organisation that comprehends 53 Member‐States. Its objective is to address transport
policy on a global level so that it enhances economic growth, protection of the environment, social
inclusion and human life and well‐being preservation. The Forum organises an annual summit which is a
platform to discuss transport strategies on a global basis. The ITF Publications covers 12 transport topics
(including maritime transport). In this regard, the forum provides some interesting papers that can be
downloaded and which address inter alia port competition, greenhouse gas emissions, Competition
between Transport and Logistics Businesses, and shipping regulation. The papers are available at
http://www.internationaltransportforum.org/jtrc/maritime/index.html.
For further information visit ITF website http://www.internationaltransportforum.org/Home.html
‘Research in Transportation Business & Management’ is a new journal from Elsevier. It aims are publishing
research work which addresses transport management international aspects such
as business strategy, communication, sustainability inter alia. In addition, the
Journal welcomes special issues from management academics who target all
transport modes A list of potential themes to developed special issues has been
identified and include areas such as i) Transport Management and the Reduction
of Transport's Carbon Footprint, ii) Logistics and the Integration of Transportation
into Freight Supply Chains. The Journal editors are M. Brooks (Dalhousie
University, Halifax, NS, Canada) and S. Ison (Loughborough University,
Leicestershire, UK).
For further information visit the Journal’s webpage http://www.journals.elsevier.com/research‐in‐transportation‐business‐and‐management/#description
Elsevier has released a new journal named ‘Economics of Transportation’, whose
editors are Mogens Fosgerau and Erik Verhoef. ‘Economics of Transportation’ is the
official journal of the International Transportation Economics Association and
targets theoretical and applied papers that contribute to the development of
transportation economics. Despite this, the Journal also targets other research areas
that cross the transportation economics. These include labour, trade, urban
economics, industrial organisation and transportation related policy issues. Papers
online submission is now available.
For further information visit the Journal’s webpage http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/726964/description#description
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‘The Blackwell Companion to Maritime Economics’ is a handbook that provides an in‐depth analysis of
numerous issues related to shipping and port economics. Original theories
relating to maritime carriers and ports theories are presented. The handbook is
five parts which address research papers within the scope of ‘MARITIME
CARRIERS AND MARKETS’, ‘SHIPPING ECONOMICS’, ‘SHIP ECONOMICS’, and
‘PORT ECONOMICS’. The section on ‘INTRODUCTION’ looks at background issues
to shipping such as ‘The Evolution of Maritime Economics’, ‘The Business of
Shipping: An Historical Perspective’ and ‘International Seaborne Trade’. The
handbook is edited by Wayne K. Talley who is Professor of Economics at Old
Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia and is the Maritime Institute Executive
Director. Wayne K. Talley also holds the designations of Eminent Scholar and the
Frederick W. Beazley Professor of Economics.
For further information visit the Book’s webpage http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd‐1444330241,descCd‐reviews.html
7.2. Webpages of Interest
Emerald Journal of the Week. It provides free weekly access to two of Emerald's high quality journals.
Check the link below to see which journals are available over the coming months. You have access, free of
charge, all content from the featured journals. Check the page regularly.
For further information visit the Emerald Journal of the Week webpage http://www.emeraldinsight.com/jotw/index.htm?PHPSESSID=inop4p0erv6muhjdbr15oi4vo2&
Research Papers in Economics (RePEc). RePEc is a decentralized database of journal articles, working
papers, and software components. All material is available for free and results from the effort of hundreds
of volunteers that aim at enhancing research in economics dissemination. Anyone can be a provider of
research. There are two ways of participating: i) via a department or institutional archive, in which case all
institutions need to establish and maintain their own RePEc archive; ii) individually if your institution does
not participate in RePEc, in which case you need to submit your papers via the Munich Personal RePEc
Archive (MPRA) and they will be included automatically in the RePEc. RePEc collaborates with the
American Economic Association's database, the EconLit and involves 75 countries.
For further information visit the RePEc website http://repec.org/
Munich Personal RePEc Archive (MPRA). It is a database that economists can use to disseminate their
research papers and make them available for free through the RePEc, and whose institutions are not
registered in RePEc. This database has 19352 documents registered.
For further information visit the MPRA website http://mpra.repec.org
EconPapers. EconPapers allows access to RePEc.
For further information visit the EconPapers website http://econpapers.repec.org/
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IDEAS. It is one of the several services that make use of RePEc information; it contains 1,100,000, most of
which can be downloaded in full. It aims at disseminating Economics research and it is maintained by the
Economic Research Division of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
For further information visit the IDEAS website http://ideas.repec.org/i/c.html
The Infrastructure Services Unit (USI) Documentation Centre at UNECLAC. The webpage offers a variety of
documentation and information related to transport, including maritime transport, port statistics, logistics.
Publications date from April 1998 and although most of the publications are written in Spanish, there are
also publications that are written in English. Information is available for free. One of the latest papers
discusses ‘The Costa Concordia disaster and the cruise industry: An analysis of risks and challenges in LAC’.
It is written by Ricardo J. Sánchez and Gordon Wilmsmeier and the authors analyse the possible
repercussions for the sector if a comparable incident would have happened in LAC countries.
For further information visit the USI Documentation Centre website http://www.cepal.org/cgi‐
bin/getProd.asp?xml=/transporte/agrupadores_xml/aes294.xml&xsl=/agrupadores_xml/agrupa_listado.xsl&base=/transporte/tpl/top‐bottom.xsl
Economists Online. It contains more than 900,000 bibliographic references, many of which are available for
free. It also makes use of RePEc in order to provide economics with a new information service. It
comprehends i) some of the world's leading institutions, ii) their scholars and iii) their academic
publications and datasets.
For further information visit the Economists Online website http://www.economistsonline.org/home?lang=en
Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO). It is an electronic database that covers a selected collection of
Brazilian scientific journals. Its purpose is to develop and establish an electronic virtual library of individual
serial titles and full text of articles.
For further information visit the SciELO website http://www.scielo.br/
7.3. Videos
CargoXpress. “European cargo freighter for the motorways of the sea … vision … innovating the maritime
transport technology … building low fuel and low cost ships … market … actual maritime technology ship …
a new fleet of fast cargo freights is needed serving the small ports of Europe and Africa … perfect terminal
for CargoXpress … solution … the travelling superstructure contains the command bridge and a cantilevering
crane able to lift 40t cargo … basic architecture developed …structural parts aluminium … elements
produced from one plate no welding – two schottel pods … passenger compartments … life saving rafts …
fuel or gas tankers … ready for structure calculations and channel test … load 100 – 150 TEUs”.
Visit the video on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jfMTDYJBm8&feature=related
AMV Njord. “Sustainable Arctic Shipping in 2050 … modular transportation … trading on the top of the
world … Njord – an Arctic modular vessel … cutting edge ship technology – innovative transhipment”.
Visit the video on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZYyVk9b1C8
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Cargotec's Port2060: 100 years of containerisation. “… the world has changed in many ways … cargo
handling has kept evolving … ports are located offshore … megaports are artificial islands … feeder
terminals can be floating or structures that can be moved around … the container itself will remain as it is …
the materials of which containers are made may exchange to something else … intelligent fully automated
lashing systems … next generation ships will be fully automated or with a very small crew … entire cargo
area can be separated and the actual ship can then pick up the next cargo block and sail on … storage of
containers is organised in underground silos … sustainable form of energy to operate the terminal …
containers will be transported by air … containers are connected to flying spreaders … nano fibre technology
wiring to replace steel wires … feeder vessels loaded with flying spreaders … last minute loading changes
can be made … individual and intelligent transport platforms take care of logistics … equipment monitors its
normal own wear and tear … equipment consists of universal modules that are interchangeable … the
tailoring is done with software … more extraordinary or slightly less exotic”.
Visit the video on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?hl=pt‐PT&v=MhzVE_Fhghw
or http://port2060.cargotec.com/
How do you count the moves in your port statistics? by Jan Hoffmann
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8. MISCELLANEOUS FROM, FOR AND ABOUT MARITIME ECONOMISTS
8.1. Food for Thought
8.1.1. Environmental regulation exposes the policy challenges of the future; some thoughts and personal views
The European Parliament is currently discussing the amendment of Directive 1999/32. Fuels used in
Member State’s territorial waters should not exceed the limit of 0.1% as from 2015. Exceptions have been
considered for passenger ships engaged in some trades till 2025. The final decision is still pending.
This development is interesting as many and fundamental questions are raised. Almost all related
studies derive the result that the benefits out of a ‘clean air’ policy outweigh the costs. Consequently the
first question is, if the limit of the territorial waters addresses the needs and yields the desired benefits.
The limit is similar to the one set by the IMO for SECA areas. If the Member States of the EU, parties also to
the IMO and MARPOL Conventions, do not declare their adjacent seas as SECA, then a question of
enforcement is raised. The Port State Control (PSC) can effectively enforce a limit that is derived out of an
IMO instrument (specifically MARPOL in this case). Moreover, there are issues related to the availability of
the ‘cleaner’ bunkers as well as to the associated costs. The conditions of the argument that a levelled field
is required for all ship operators in Europe, therefore the SECA areas should be expanded around the
European coastline, are not satisfied, if there are different application limits and enforcement capabilities.
Last but not least, there is an issue of social cohesion for Europeans living on islands, as the ferry services
will become eventually more expensive. Is there a study or a formula clearly indicating the benefits to these
people, and is there an argument that could suggest a trade‐off between ‘health’ and ‘cost of living’ units?
The above questions are deeply political yet the health benefits out of any policy prevail over any interests
of industrial actors and costs. It is interesting though to see, who is supporting all these policies and
developments. Environmentalists and other lobbies with similar interests proclaim such policies.
Manufacturers of equipment support these policies as they serve their private profit‐seeking means. Other
stakeholders, such as the metalworkers support the initiative as they hope that some shipbuilding activity
will be attracted.
Taking into account all the above, I would like to share some personal views. The ‘clean air’ policies
seem to have a positive impact in terms of externalities. Therefore they consist on a good set of regulation.
However, they are incomplete, unless neighbouring third countries adopt similar rules and they are
imposed through the appropriate IMO instruments. Even if ships fuelled by ‘cleaner’ fuels serve the
northern Mediterranean littoral regions, then a substantial part of pollution from other non‐EU littoral
regions will dilute the effectiveness of the strict environmental legislation. Moreover, ships that do not
comply, could unload their cargo in third‐countries ports, and then by truck (mainly) some if not all parcels
could be transported to the EU regions. The externalities in the third countries might be high, yet the
increase of the port activity could balance the costs. However, this might result an increased flow of trucks
from third countries into the EU jeopardizing also efforts to ‘shift cargoes from land to the sea’. The critical
factor for such a modal shift is the cost of compliance, bunkers and generally the generalized cost of the
logistics alternatives. If the compliance cost is high then it is possible to experience many cases of violation
of the rule or of change of the port of call. In both cases, the final result to the environment is detrimental.
The issue of the enforcement is also critical. The introduction of strict environmental rules out of the
current PSC framework is doomed to fail. The PSC safety net is so far proven efficient, and cooperation
among Administrations could amplify further the effectiveness of the regulations. A ‘list of shame’ could be
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also initiated for polluters or systematically not compliant ships, as well as common patrolling and similar
monitoring and prevention actions. The experience from the Baltic Sea is noteworthy. This implies that the
EU has one more good reason to seek for the cooperation of the third countries.
Besides, it seems that the issue of the representation of the EU at the IMO becomes a hot potato. It
might be an unpleasant issue for all parties to discuss; it is definitely controversial yet a new modus
operandi should be conferred. Environmental policies require a concerted action from as many countries as
possible in order to be effective; policies at national level cannot be as effective unless they are stricter and
technically compatible, in order to avoid cases, such as carbon leakage. There is no such thing as a
mandatory consensus, yet the peoples of all States will enjoy the benefits, and they should split the costs.
So, how could one split these costs in a fair and transparent way? The EU should guarantee at last a fair
solution, and so far it seems that it does not, as skepticism about the efficiency of European bodies at
various levels and fields prevails.
The reaction of the maritime community was in many cases not very effective or productive too. The
industry failed to prove that owners and operators would finally pay the compliance bill and this could
affect the quality of the shipping service in the current dire financial conditions, when capitals are scarce.
The persistence of ignoring the evolution of European maritime policy vis‐à‐vis the IMO development
resulted to unpleasant deadlocks and bitter skirmishes with other stakeholders. Finally, the public image of
the industry was damaged and this makes harder to pursue interests at a political level, to tempt the
sympathy of the wider public and to attract young and smart people as motivated employees.
Concluding, environmental regulation of relatively minor importance could have a substantial impact on
the industry and at the same time to reveal the necessary steps towards effective policies. I cannot see any
stakeholder challenging the goal towards ‘clean air’ (and generally any sound environmental goal), despite
the fact that some will argue about the technical issues and the procedures. Moreover, I cannot see how a
new set of marine environment protection policies will emerge, unless the key questions of the relations of
the EU with the IMO and of the enforcement are resolved. Finally, I strongly suggest that policy makers
should estimate the cost of any option or decision and to identify clearly the ‘winners’ and the ‘losers’
before opting for one of them. At this point, the work of academics and of researchers might be
indispensable.
Orestis Schinas Head of the Maritime Business School
Hamburg School of Business Administration Hamburg, Germany
Email: [email protected]
8.1.2. Environmental social responsibility in shipping: Is it here to stay? The last decade has witnessed an increase in the consideration of environmental factors in shipping,
mostly as a consequence of regulation and media attention. Policy measures and the threat of public
indictment have acted as powerful incentives for shipping companies, especially in liner shipping and in the
liquid bulk segments, to take greater consideration of environmental impacts in their investment strategies
and operations. These developments are sometimes dismissed as temporary or motivated only by
marketing considerations. But if this is maybe true for some companies, the shipping business is slowly
changing.
Government approaches to environmental challenges have recognised the necessity of creating
environmental awareness, of providing incentives for greener shipping and stimulating innovation, so that
policy has shifted towards a combination of command and control and market based measures. This is clear
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in the approaches adopted at the EU level, and the IMO level where market‐based measures are intended
to complement technical recommendations and requirements. This appears to be more a more adequate
tactic to tackle issues such as climate change and global warming, and in general environmental challenges
on a global scale. Notwithstanding the difficulties of reaching an agreement at international level on some
of the major environmental issues, an increasing number of policies will be affecting all shipping segments
(Acciaro, 2012).
The policy focus on the environment has come together with a renewed interest of society on the issue.
Consumers are increasingly considering the environmental footprint of products in their purchasing
decisions (see Pickett‐Baker and Ozaki, 2008), and new market segments have been developed that support
sustainable sourcing and help companies in procurement decisions (Meehan and Bride, 2011). Initiatives
such as Wall‐Mart green label or the IKEA Eco Score cards, just to mention a few, are likely to modify how
production, marketing and sourcing will be performed in the future. Although the understanding of green
consumer behaviour is still controversial (Young, et al. 2010; Peattie and Crane, 2005), there seem to be a
distinct trend towards greener purchasing (Huang and Rust, 2011; Flatters and Willmott, 2010).
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and environmental awareness is increasing in shipping beyond the
levels of avoiding detention and fines as a result of non‐compliance. Companies have understood that
moving towards a more sustainable operations and sourcing may grant them the favour of shippers, and
allow higher margins and eventually generate competitive advantage similarly to what is happening in the
logistics segments (Etsy and Winston, 2006). Companies have also realised that CSR and environmentally
aware operations often do not necessarily translate in higher production costs but are able to even limit or
reduce costs.
A large number of emission reducing technologies and operational measures, for example, appear to be
at least cost neutral in general and in shipping (IPCC 2001; UNDP, UNDESA and WEC 2000; Eide, et al. 2011).
Some emission reduction technologies and operational measures could grant ship‐owners substantial fuel
savings that would allow repaying capital costs in a relatively short period of time. Especially if bunker fuels
keep on rising, the importance of finding alternative and more efficient ways to propel a ship will become
more important.
A clear example that has caught also the attention of the academic community is speed reduction (or as
it is often referred to in the industry, slow steaming) (see Cariou 2011). Although there are other limitations
to the implementation of slow steaming, the costs savings are sizeable. If it is true that for many companies
the decision of reducing speed has been motivated by cost considerations primarily, environmental aspects
have surely also played a role.
Further examples are related to fuels, such as LNG or biofuels for maritime use, or technologies, such as
fuel cells or waste heat recovery systems. Some of these technologies and operational measures can
contribute to saving fuel costs substantially, and can benefit the company bottom line depending of fuel
price levels (Eide, et al. 2011). If it is true that some of the costs associated with new technologies are
hidden, and the uptake of new technologies may be limited by lock‐in effects or uncertainty with respect to
the costs and effects of the technology (Acciaro, et al. 2012), other effects are well documented
(Chryssakis, et al. 2012).
The reluctance of shipowners to implement new cost saving technologies, because of what is often
referred to as barriers to energy efficiency (Sorrel, et al. 2004), is a well‐documented phenomenon in most
industries but under‐researched in the shipping economics and management literature (Acciaro, et al.
2012). Although some of the barriers appear to be technical and seem to influence directly the uptake of
emission reduction measures (Acciaro, et al. 2012), others are of a managerial nature (Johansson and
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Andersson, 2011). Increasing environmental awareness in the organisation might then be beneficial for
implementing environmental measures.
Much of the research in these areas is motivated surely by the quest for increased efficiency in ship
operations and the need to comply with upcoming regulation that will require ships to reduce the levels of
sulphur and nitrogen oxides. We see surely in the liner shipping sector the increase of initiatives, proposal
of new designs, marketing campaigns and change of attitude in sourcing aiming at greening the corporate
profile of the company. Many companies also in the bulk shipping sector are actively pursuing
environmental sustainable strategies. They include funding or participating in research and innovation
projects aiming at testing or developing more sustainable concepts, invest in greener designs or new fuel
types.
For many companies there seem to be the desire of establishing themselves as paragons of
environmental compliance. If companies such as Maersk and Grieg, NYK and Wallenius Wilhelmsen, to
mention a few shipping companies or Wärtsilä, among engine manufacturers, are putting so much effort in
greening their operations and corporate images, they must believe they can create competitive advantage
by adopting more environmentally friendly strategies.
This seems to be the perception among several shipping companies as many are turning green and the
initiatives to applaud outstanding environmental performance multiply during maritime events and
conferences. The degree of environmental awareness and compliance is bound to have larger impacts on
the competitive position of the owner or operator as regulation tightens and shippers increase their
demand for green shipping. Being ahead of the game and maybe be able to influence regulation can have a
large impact on the success of the company.
There is evidence furthermore that in procurement relations the environmental profile of a supplier
plays a role in the selection process for many companies. This is not only because the profile of a supplier
may have an impact on the CSR profile of the company, but also because a green profile is associated with
innovativeness and quality of service (McWilliams, et al. 2006; Kibbeling 2010; Acciaro 2011). In this way
shippers would prefer greener shipping companies because they would associate with them innovation
potential and a higher quality of service. Although maybe this paradigm is not yet established in all shipping
segments, it a possible explanation and surely a hypothesis that should be tested further.
We can then summarise arguing that environmental social responsibility in shipping is motivated mainly
by:
The need to comply with existing and fore‐coming regulation
The desire to identify efficiency gains by incorporating environmental aspects in the company
strategy
The desire of gaining competitive advantage through establishing a green profile.
On the basis of these main drivers, it can be concluded that environmental social responsibility is
becoming one of the most relevant developments in shipping and it is a development whose importance
will not decrease in the near future. Although owners and operators might complain that this is another set
of variables they will have to deal with, many are already learning to operate in a business setting where
neglecting to take care of the environmental risk of their operations may have a very high cost. It is likely
that they will also learn to turn this development into a business opportunity.
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Ports, ECONSHIP2011, Chios, 22‐24 June 2011. Acciaro, M. 2012. ‘Pricing in sustainable global container transportation’. Int. J. Decision Sciences, Risk and
Management, in press.
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Acciaro, M., Hoffmann, P. and Eide, M. 2012. ‘The energy efficiency gap in maritime transport’. 5th international Conference on Maritime Transport, Technological Innovations and Research, Barcelona, 27‐29 June 2012.
Cariou, P. .2011. ‘Is slow steaming a sustainable means of reducing CO2 emissions from container shipping?’, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Vol. 16, No. 3, pp.260–264.
Chryssakis, C., Acciaro, M., Eide, M.S. and Endresen, Ø. 2012. Scenario Evaluation for Future Greenhouse Gas Emissions, DNV report.
Eide, M.S., Longva, T., Hoffmann, P., Endresen, Ø. and Dalsøren, S.B. 2011. ‘Future cost scenarios for reduction of ship CO2 emissions’. Maritime Policy and Management, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp.11–37.
Etsy, D.C. and Winston, A.S. 2006. Green to Gold, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT. Flatters, P. and Willmott, M. 2009. ‘Understanding the post‐recession consumer’. Harvard Business Review, Vol. 87,
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Michele Acciaro DNV Research and Innovation
Det Norske Veritas Veritasveien 1
1363 Høvik, Norway E‐mail: [email protected]
8.2. Maritime Profile Jan Hoffmann
Introduction
I grew up in a little village in Northern Germany (“Horneburg”, Altes Land,
next to “Buxtehude”), went to high school in Stade on bicycle (13 km), and met
my first wife when I was 18 years old in Bath, England. As a child, I kept frogs,
ants and spiders and earned some money by breading fish; this was good
business, because my parents paid for the food and water and I could sell the
“Betta Splendens” in the local aquarium shop. At high‐school, with long hair
and patches on my jeans, I was elected speaker of the student union and
decided that (when I am grown up) I would work for the United Nations and
save the world. In Bath, while doing a Biology A‐level at College, I worked in the
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evenings as a bar man in the Bath Trade and Labour Institute; that was long ago, when a pint of Toby Bitter
cost 51p. Later, while studying Economics in Hamburg, I worked during the summer holidays as a seafarer,
on a 1100 dwt tweendecker belonging to a company called “Hoffmann Shipping”, registered in St. John’s,
Antigua & Barbuda.
After a honey‐moon in Brazil, marrying, studying one year in Barcelona, working two weeks in Cotonou,
fathering my first two boys and finishing my PhD in Hamburg (in this order), we moved to London, where I
worked one year for the IMO (1995). In 1996, we moved to Chile, where I spent 7 years, working for IMO
(1996) and UN ECLAC (1997‐2003). In 1997, my third son was born, with his three passports (German,
Spanish and Chilean). Together, the five of us moved to Geneva in 2003.
Here in land‐locked Switzerland I am working for UNCTAD, in charge of the “Trade Facilitation Section”;
my team (I hope they don’t mind the possessive pronoun) is fantastic, currently has 10 staff and
consultants, and I am the only European. I am also coordinator of the Review of Maritime Transport and the
Transport Newsletter, and responsible for a number of projects with activities in Latin America, Africa and
South Asia.
My linkages with the IAME date from 2000, when we started the preparations of the IAME Panama 2002
conference. For eight years I edited the Newsletter, and try as time permits to make contributions to the
conferences and our two associated journals MEL and MPM. The collaboration helps me to keep somewhat
abreast of ongoing research in maritime economics, and I’d hope that IAME has benefited from some of the
input I could give based on my work for the United Nations.
Who or what has been the greatest influence on your life?
My three sons, who keep me young (I like to believe) and who currently study in York, Brussels and Ferney
Voltaire.
What objects do you always carry with you?
CHF, USD, Euros, a USB memory stick, business cards, my 28 year‐old drivers licence, VAT tax exemption
forms, house key, used boarding passes, a key to my suitcase, frequent flyer and 25 other cards, Asperin,
and Imodium.
What is your favourite word?
Sonntagmorgenkäsepfannkuchen.
What is your favourite book?
May I mention more than one? Goethe’s “Faust” as literature. Brockman’s “What we believe but cannot
prove” introducing different current thinkers. Dawkins’ “Unweaving the rainbow” in defence of humanism.
And most recently Kahneman’s “Thinking, fast and slow”: just fascinating.
What is your favourite song or piece of music?
Inti Illimani “Tatati”
What is your favourite restaurant and Jazz Club?
Das‐Feuerschiff (see website http://www.das‐feuerschiff.de/ )
What has been your best past investment?
A course in 10‐finger typewriting at the age of 16.
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What do you do to relax?
Read a book with a glass (or more) of red wine.
What keeps you awake at night?
Not much, really (and the rest is confidential).
What is your favourite journey?
The next one (for past journeys, see whttp://www.janhoffmann.info)
What makes you angry?
Other people’s anger about things that can’t be changed.
What makes you laugh?
The Noodle ‐ Comedy by Loriot, http://noodle.janhoffmann.info
What is your main vice?
Maniac about having my e‐mail inbox emptied in the evening.
What would your epitaph be?
Between birth and death, Jan just kept on seeming to exist. But though he couldn’t prove it, he thought it
was true that he didn’t (idea is borrowed from Susan Blackmore)
8.3. University Profile
Shipping, Port and Logistics Research Center (SPLRC);
Department of Logistics and Shipping Management (DLSM)
Kainan University
Address 33857 No. 1, Kainan Road,
Kainan University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Website http://www.knu.edu.tw/splc/ http://eng.knu.edu.tw/
Historical Background and Organisational Structure
The Department of Logistics and Shipping Management offers academic programs covering both the
technological and managerial aspects of the shipping, air‐transport and logistics profession. It provides
undergraduate and graduate (master’s and on‐the‐job master’s) programs. Our graduates serve a wide
spectrum of shipping‐ and logistics‐related companies and organizations.
The department is focusing on the education and training needs of the industry in Taiwan and beyond.
Our mission is to provide academic excellence and professional managers for Asian and international
shipping and logistics industries, and, by so doing, to become an significant and integral element of
Taiwan’s efforts to enhance its position as one of major shipping and logistics centres in the Asia‐Pacific
region.
We aim to provide our graduates with a wide spectrum of knowledge and skills in maritime/logistics
within the perspective of international transport and trade. The programs are also designed to cater to the
academic needs of those who wish to focus their careers on either the operational or commercial side of
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the shipping/logistics industries. We integrate logistics and supply‐chain management with traditional
transportation and manufacture‐operation management to optimize the use of resources of firms in a
logistics network that delivers value to end customers. In addition, to meet employers’ current and future
needs for expertise, the curriculum builds skills and knowledge in operations management, information
technology, cross‐functional management, international business, and transport logistics. We place special
emphasis on active student participation and industry collaboration. In parallel with and in support of
Taiwan’s objectives, the department expects to become an international centre of excellence for
international shipping/logistics education and research.
Presently, the organisational structure is as follows: the Shipping, Port and Logistics Research Center is
the only one university level research centre, which has been qualified in terms of publication and research
fund raised over the last three years. Department of Logistics and Shipping Management belongs to the
School of Tourism and Transport of Kainan University.
Head(s) of Section
Professor Paul T‐W Lee
Director
Shipping, Port and Logistics Research Centre (SPLRC)
Kainan University
Taoyuan, Taiwan
Dr. Chen Tao
Department Head
Department of Logistics and Shipping Management
School of Tourism and Transport
Kainan University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Email: [email protected]
People involved in the Shipping, Port and Logistics Research Centre (SPLRC) and Department of Logistics
and Shipping Management
The SPLRC consists of four research sections comprising a total of seven research members that have
collaborated with the Asian Logistics Round Table launched in 2007.
There are 11 teaching staff in the Department of Logistics and Shipping Management.
Two of the people involved in the SPLRC are Members of IAME. The contact person for IAME members is
Professor Paul T‐W Lee, [email protected]; [email protected];
Courses Lectured Research Areas
Shipping Management
Port Management
Maritime Policy
Maritime Law
International Transportation and Logistics
Supply Chain Management
Logistics Management
Shipping Management
Port Management
Maritime Policy
Maritime Law
International Transportation and Logistics
Supply Chain Management
Logistics Management
Green shipping, port and Logistics
Operations Research and Decision Making Support
System
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9. IAME 2012 ELECTION
Dear IAME Members and Colleagues
As you are aware IAME members elect bi‐annually a new Council and President. The next election will be
held in September 2012 at the Taipei conference.
In order to enable you to have input in determining the next IAME Council and President, I am inviting you
to nominate your preferences. The following forms are attached for completion and return to
Nominations for Council
Nomination for President
Once we have a list of nominees for both the Council and President those nominated will be contacted and
their approval to stand sought. We will prepare the ballot papers and distribute these in April 2012. We will
also distribute a short biography of each nominee. Members will have the opportunity to vote either in
person or by post. Postal voting will enable those unable to attend the Taipei conference to have their say
in electing the executive of the IAME for the following two years. The Council has expressed in the past its
preference to see all continents represented and I urge you to consider this when making selections.
Council members may not serve more than three consecutive two year terms but may stand for re‐election
after a two‐year break. The President shall not serve more than two consecutive two year terms.
There is no restriction as to the number of candidates each member can nominate – although when we
come to the actual ballot each member may vote for no more than ten candidates. Please note that only
paid up members of the Association are eligible to participate in the ballot.
I would appreciate it if you would indicate your preferences and return the completed forms by email no
later than 31st March 2012.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Kind regards
Sophia Everett
Secretary
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Email: [email protected]
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9.1. Nomination for IAME President
I nominate the following as President of the IAME 2012 ‐ 14.
Please email your nomination/s to me by 31st March 2012.
Note that only paid up members are eligible to participate in the election
Sophia Everett
Secretary
IAME
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Email: [email protected]
9.2. Nomination for IAME Council
Please email your nomination/s to me no later than 31st March 2012.
Please note that only paid up members are eligible to participate in the election.
Sophia Everett
Secretary
IAME
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Email: [email protected]
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10. MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM 2012
Please complete and forward by email to
Dr Sophia Everett
Email: [email protected]
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Initial:
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3 years US$336 3 years US$960 3 years US$228
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PAYMENT METHOD
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CREDIT CARD DETAILS
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Australian Maritime College, The University of Tasmania
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If payment is made by bank cheque please make it payable to the International Association of Maritime
Economists.
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Bank National Australia Bank
Branch 424 St Kilda Rd. Melbourne, 3004, Victoria, Australia
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11. SUMMARY OF IAME MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
Journal: Maritime Economics and Logistics Free, included in membership fee http://mel.iame.info
Journal: Maritime Policy and Management Free, included in membership fee http://mpm.iame.info
IAMEnews, Quarterly, by e‐mail Free, included in membership fee [email protected]
The Handbook of Maritime Economics and Business 80% discount for orders ≥ 10 (for more infosee IAMENews #1/2004)
Dyna Liners weekly liner shipping newsletter 53% discount (IAMENews #2/2004) [email protected]
Container Port Production and Economic Efficiency 50% discount (IAMENews #2/2005) [email protected]
World Shipping and Port Development 50% discount (IAMENews #2/2005) [email protected]
Bulk Materials International 50% discount (IAMENews #3/2004) [email protected]
Cargo Systems 50% discount (IAMENews #2/2004) [email protected]
CoalTrans International 50% discount (IAMENews #3/2004) [email protected]
Lloyds Shipping Economist 50% discount (IAMENews #1/2004) [email protected]
Sea Change in Liner Shipping 50% discount (IAMENews #1/2004) [email protected]
World Cargo News 50% discount (IAMENews #3/2004) [email protected]
Port Strategy Magazine 33% discount (IAMENews #2/2004) [email protected]
Seatrade Magazine 33% discount (IAMENews #2/2004) hrees@seatrade‐global.com
CI‐Online Liner Intelligence including Liner Alert 30% discount (IAMENews #2/2005) ci‐[email protected]
CI‐Online Liner Alert 30% discount (IAMENews #2/2005) ci‐[email protected]
Fairplay Magazine and Electronic news 30% discount (IAMENews #2/2004) [email protected]
Book ports are more than piers 25% discount (IAMENews #4/2006) [email protected]
Alan Branch’s Dictionary of shipping 25% discount (IAMENews #2/2005) [email protected]
Book Maritime Economics 20% discount (IAMENews #2/2008) [email protected]
Book Marketing of Shipping Companies 15% discount (IAMENews #4/2008) [email protected]
Derivatives in Shipping Markets 10% discount (IAMENews #4/2006) [email protected]
Networking: Being a member of the Association, maritime economists have preferred access to networking through meetings and contributionsto conferences, the newsletter and web site (part of the web site is planned to be accessible by password to IAME members only). IAME Members can nominate candidates, stand for and vote for IAME’s Council and Executives.
IAME Annual Conferences: IAME Members pay a reduced conference fee, participants who are not yet members pay a higher, which includes theIAME membership fee for one year (the exact rates may vary according to the year and place of the conference).
More details were included in previous IAMEnews. Provided to the best of the editor’s knowledge. The usual disclaimers apply.
12. IAME EXECUTIVE MEMBERS AND COUNCIL
IAME Secretariat Sophia Everett, Ross Robinson, Tabatha Pettitt, Australian Maritime College University of Tasmania Fax: + 61 3 9810 3149 Phone: + 61 3 9810 3187 [email protected] Secretary Professor Sophia Everett [email protected] Treasurer Professor Ross Robinson [email protected] Webmaster Tabatha Pettitt [email protected]
President Professor Theo Notteboom [email protected] President Emeritus Professor Peter Marlow [email protected] Council Adolf K.Y. Ng Ana Cristina Casaca Enrico Musso Gordon Wilmsmeier Kevin Cullinane Pierre Cariou Ricardo Sanchez Siri Strandenes Stephen Cahoon Tabatha Pettitt Thanos Pallis [email protected]
Newsletter IAMEnews is being edited and produced for IAME members by Ana Casaca (ESPRIM) as editor and Jan Hoffman (UNCTAD) as co‐Editor, upon the request of IAME’s Council. The opinions expressed in IAMEnews do not necessarily reflect those of the IAME, ESPRIM or UNCTAD. The information is reproduced as believed to be correct by its Editor and co‐Editor. Newsletter contact Ana Casaca, ESPRIM, Rua dos Ciprestes 71, 1ºA, 2775‐357 Parede Portugal Phone: +351214674219 Fax: +351214674219 [email protected] Cover photo http://www.janhoffmann.info
For more information please contact the IAME Permanent Secretariat: Professor Sophia Everett, Australian Maritime College, The University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Telephone: +61 (0) 3 9866 7005 Fax: +61 (0) 3 6335 4720 Email: secretariat@maritime‐economists.org Visit our website: http://www.maritime‐economists.org/ For submitting information on a regional basis please contact our Correspondents as follows: Region Correspondent EmailAfrica Ana Casaca ana‐[email protected] / [email protected] Jasmine Lam [email protected] / [email protected] Europe Ana Casaca ana‐[email protected] / [email protected] America and Caribbean Ricardo Sanchez [email protected] / [email protected] Pacific Sophia Everett [email protected] / [email protected] States and Canada Robert Desrosiers [email protected] / [email protected]