Transport and Regional Economics search menu search content Edition 2017 Ship finance in the Basel IV era On 28 February, during the EU Shipping Week, the BNP Paribas Fortis Chair Transport, Logistics and Ports hosted an event on the topic ‘Ship finance in the Basel IV era’ in Brussels. After tw…

TransportNET search menu search content Shipbuilding Economics An intensive immersion into the shipbuilding related economic issues Program The course will be formed by a series of pre-recorded lectures (online from the afternoon of Monday 22th) and a series of live seminars aiming at critically dis…

Transport and Regional Economics search menu search content Edition 2019 Oct 22th, 2019 View pictures "Regulation and its impact on investment decisions in the shipping industry and beyond". Rational? Over the course of the coming decades, maritime transport could increase particularly as world’s …

TransportNET search menu search content Shipbuilding Economics & Logistics Course description The course analyses the shipbuilding sector, detailing main economic issues of the ship production process and the impact that shipbuilding generates on different shipping sectors. A focus on how regulation…

TransportNET search menu search content Summary & Presentations of the 20 year event AM: Senior TransportNET phd’s presented their key research topic, and go in discussion with other senior researchers and professors Download the presentations • Jesper Zwaginga: Changeable ship design to support…

Walter Daems software developer Publications Walter Daems Simulation and application of model-based and model-free track controllers for ship manoeuvring in shallow and confined water Source 7th MASHCON International Conference on Ship Manoeuvring in Shallow and Confined Water with non-exclusive foc…

Cosys-Lab search menu search content 3D sonar sensors enable unmanned sailing UAntwerp and Port of Antwerp testing innovative technology for autonomous shipping Automated navigation is the future of inland shipping. It may sound futuristic, but innovative research carried out by UAntwerp and the Por…

Renzo Massobrio principal research fellow Publications Renzo Massobrio Simulation and application of model-based and model-free track controllers for ship manoeuvring in shallow and confined water Source 7th MASHCON International Conference on Ship Manoeuvring in Shallow and Confined Water with non-…

Peter Hellinckx professor Publications Peter Hellinckx Towards efficient and scalable behaviour and communication learning using multi-agent reinforcement learning Source Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Applied Engineering,xxx, 162 p. Author(s) Astrid Vanneste, Kevin Mets, Peter Hellinckx…

M4S search menu search content Publications Here you can find the most recent publications from our group Inequality in human exposure to future climate extremes Source Nature communications - ISSN 2041-1723-16:1 (2025) p. 1-12 Author(s) Parisa Hosseinzadehtalaei, Rafiq Hamdi, Hamid Moradkhani, Piet…

TransportNET search menu search content 31st of March 2023 - Programme 9am: senior TransportNET phd’s present their key research topic, and go in discussion with other senior researchers and professors Jesper Zwaginga: Changeable ship design to support the maritime energy transition Adrien Nicolet…

Transport and Regional Economics search menu search content 3rd BNPPF chair Shipping Event Pictures Impact of decarbonisation and energy transition Following the success of the shipping industry events we held in 2017 and 2019, we are delighted to inform you that BNP Paribas Fortis Chair Transport, …

Edwin van Hassel full professor Research Edwin van Hassel Research team Transport and Regional Economics Expertise Edwin van Hassel is a professor at the University of Antwerp, where he teaches several courses. He has an engineering degree in naval architecture and he holds a PhD in applied economic…

Transport and Regional Economics search menu search content BNP Paribas Fortis innovation event 2015 Based on the success of 2012 event, University of Antwerp decided to reiterate a new session aiming at explaining How innovation enables to answer the main challenges of the Ports Industry (notably b…

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content ADEQUATE and PRUDENCE studies: ready for sample shipment Recruitment for the VALUE-Dx studies, ADEQUATE and PRUDENCE, was successfully concluded in January 2024. Now, LAB-Net is ready to ship the samples from local sites to the central la…

Transport and Regional Economics search menu search content Shipping event Within the framework of the BNP Paribas Fortis Chair Transport, Logistics and Ports, a shipping event is organized every two years. Impact of decarbonisation and energy transition 25 May 2023 - Antwerp Regulation and its impa…

Transport and Regional Economics search menu search content TPR Chain Cost Model TPR Chain Cost was developed as a model that allows calculating the generalised chain cost from a selected point of origin, via a predefined container loop to destination point. The model was coded in C# and uses Micros…

Antwerp Systems and Software Modelling search menu search content Lab on REengineering (LORE) Lab on REengineering (LORE) - with Prof. Serge Demeyer at the helm of the ship, LORE is developing software testing methods and utilizing it in the work field. With the ever increasing importance of softwar…

Geobiology search menu search content News 3 November 2025 We welcome a new Master student Florien Sennesael in our group. For her master's thesis in environmental science, Florien will be investigating the natural mechanisms that drive alkalinity generation in the coastal sediments of the Belgian p…

TransportNET search menu search content Practical information Where? The course will be delivered via an innovative “blended” approach: - Online asynchronous and synchronous lecturing using the online platform Microsoft TEAMS (27th-30th November); - 3 days (5th-7th December) of intensive in pers…

Business and Economics Transport and logistics Winter school | Germany Transport and logistics Winter school | Germany Fascinated by transport and logistics? Then this winter school is a must for you! During a one week stay in the vibrant city of Hamburg in February, you will learn about the German …

Rene Van Grieken emeritus occasional assignment Publications Rene Van Grieken Seasonality of ship emission related atmospheric pollution over coastal and open waters of the North Sea Source Atmospheric Environment: X - ISSN 2590-1621-7 (2020) p. 1-11 Author(s) László Bencs, Benjamin Horemans, Anna…

Mehran Farzadmehr senior researcher Publications Mehran Farzadmehr AI project portfolio ranking in port and maritime industries : a novel framework for assessing deployment complexity Source Transportation Engineering - ISSN 2666-691X-21 (2025) p. 1-17 Author(s) Mehran Farzadmehr, Valentin Carlan, T…

Edwin van Hassel full professor About Edwin van Hassel Edwin van Hassel Contact Stadscampus Show email address Tel. +3232654146 Prinsstraat 13 2000 Antwerpen, BEL Edwin van Hassel is a full professor at the Department of Transport and Regional Economics, where he teaches various courses. He holds an…

ECOSPHERE search menu search content Day of Science Photo Contest award received by Hanne Diels Published on 09/12/2024 On 24 November 2024, Hanne Diels received the Day of Science photo contest award as part of the Day of Science (Dag van de Wetenschap) event held in the Zoo of Antwerp. This marked…