TPR @ Shanghai Maritime University
From 27 May till 1 June, Thierry Vanelslander lectured at Shanghai Maritime University on Port Economics. He also gave a public lecture on 'Facilitation of international freight transportation: the contribution of TPR’s chain cost model for One Belt One Road, Panama Canal and (S)ECA zones.
TPR @ Chongqing University
From 26 May till 5 June, Wouter Dewulf lectured at Chongqing University on Air Transport Economics.
PhD Marcello de Martino
On 2 May, Marcella De Martino succesfully defended her PhD thesis at TPR on the topic of 'Port competitiveness and value creation: the network approach'. The main theoretical contribution of the thesis is the definition of a model of analysis of port value creation that takes into account the nature of relational dynamics between port authority and port business operators in the supply chains.
Essays on Cross-border Venture Capital and Venture Internationalization
On February 22nd katja Bringmann defended her PhD 'Essays on Cross-border Venture Capital and Venture Internationalization' Promotors Prof. dr. Ann Verhetsel en Prof. Dr. Thomas Vanoutrive
Beroepencarrousel @Ahlers
Maandag 4 december 2017 vond de beroepencarrousel 2017 plaats bij Ahlers, met de actieve deelname van Pionira, VEA Jongeren, TYP ASV, Douane en Zuidnatie . Foto's kan je hier bekijken.
Volvo was so kind to show us their HQ in Gothenburg as part of the Hackaton prize.

Havenhackaton gewonnen door Boock-a-lock

Havenhackaton gewonnen door Boock-a-lock

Havenhackaton gewonnen door Boock-a-lock

Havenhackaton gewonnen door Boock-a-lock

Havenhackaton gewonnen door Boock-a-lock

Havenhackaton

Beroepencarroussel @ Ahlers

Beroepencarroussel @ Ahlers

Beroepencarroussel @ Ahlers

Havenhackaton
Eerste havenhackaton 'Logistics of the future' is gewonnen door Boock-a-lock, een applicatie voor de binnenvaart om aanmeergelegenheid te vinden in de drukke Antwerpse haven.Dit team bestond uit IT-experts, C-Mat studenten en TPR Researchers, Joris Beckers, Valentin Carlan en Joost Hintjens.