The Port and Maritime Sector: Key Developments and Challenges
- Dates: 5-7 May 2021
- University of Antwerp - Stadscampus - Hof van Liere
Two-day international conference organized by:
- The Special Interest Group A2 (Ports and Maritime) of the World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS)
- Co-chaired by Prof. Thierry Vanelslander (Department of Transport and Regional Economics - University of Antwerp / TransportNET) and Prof. Enrico Musso (Department of Quantitative Methods - University of Genova / TransportNET)
The conference featured presentations that deal with a topic, considered to be at current a key development in the port and maritime business, either at management, operational or policy level.
Timings:
Abstract: October 30, 2020
Decision concerning abstract: January 15, 2021
Full paper (if willing to be considered for journal publication): April 1, 2021
International Scientific Committee
Specific topics in the field of:
- maritime transportation
- port activities
- hinterland transportation
- business economics
- transport planning
- policy-making
- environmental issues
- maritime and port engineering
- infrastructure
- equipment
- investment and finance
- cost optimisation
- chain optimisation
- human resources
- employment
- legal issues