George Vaggelas is an Advisor to the President and CEO of Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. He is also a Research Fellow at the Jean Monnet programme in European Port Policy (EPP) at the Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport of the University of the Aegean, Greece. He has previously been a PENED Research Fellow at the same Department, where he successfully completed his PhD Thesis in May 2008, as well as an Adjunct Lecturer in 2009.

George's PhD thesis examines the interface of the public and private sectors involvement in the port sector. The research has been financed by the Greek Ministry of Development, the Port of Piraeus SA, and the Organisation for Public Transport in Athens (OASA). George has also contributed as a Teaching Assistant (TA), to the undergraduate and programme of the Department.

A specialist in passenger ports, George has authored several papers published in international scientific journals and international conferences examining seaport economics and politics of seaports. These papers examine issues such as the relations between the public and private sector in the passenger ports, the development of applied methods for the quantification and the allocation of the benefits produced by the provision of port services. He has also been involved in European and national projects examining the port and maritime industries, and has participated in various seminars examining issues such as intermodality, transport industry development and public private partnerships applications in ports.

George is active in the Port Performance Research Network (PPRN) a member of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), and of the 'Hellenic Association of Maritime Economists' (ENOE).

George Vaggelas holds a BSc (Shipping & Enterpreneurship), an MSc in Shipping Trade and Transport (STT), and a Phd (2008), from the School of Business, University of the Aegean, Greece.

Current Projects:
2008 - 2013 Jean Monnet Grant in European Port Policy (08/141236)
2010 - 2014 COST ACTION "P3T3 – Public Private Partnerships in Transport: Trends and Theory".
2010 – 2011 Port Performance Indicators: Selection and Measurement.
2009 – 2013 "OBS-EURISLES/THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ISLANDS-EUROPEAN ISLANDS AND COHESION POLICY -EUROISLANDS ESPON 2013 Programme".

Previous Projects:
2008 – 2009 "Specification of the essential clauses for the provision of maritime transport services in insular areas: Guidelines and application of agreed essential tasks"
2008 "Analysis and preparation of a publication of the results available aiming a description of the costal and sea area by country".
2006 – 2007 "Studying the operational environment of intelligent ports (i-Ports)".
2006 "Financing corporations for application, development and services provision on traffic management and information in the sea transports".

• Marianos, N., Lambrou, M., Nikitakos, N. and Vaggelas, G. (2011). Managing port e-services in a socio-technical context, International Journal of Shipping & Transport Logistics, 3(1), pp. 27-56.
• Vaggelas, G.K. and Pallis, A.A. (2010). Passenger ports: services provision and their benefits, Maritime Policy & Management, 37(1), pp. 73-89
• Pallis, A.A. and Vaggelas, G. (2005) Port Competitiveness and the EU 'Port Services' Directive: the Case of Greek Ports,Maritime Economics and Logistics, 7(2), pp. 116-140. 

• J.1 Marianos, N.,S., Lambrou, M., A., Nikitakos, N., V. and Vaggelas, G., K., (2011). "Managing port e-services in a socio-technical context". International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics, 3 (1), pp. 27-56.
• J.2 Vaggelas, G., K., Pallis, A., A., (2010). "Passenger ports: Services provision and their benefits". Maritime Policy and Management, 37 (1), 73-89.
• J.3 Grosso, M., Lynce, A-R., Silla, A., Vaggelas, G., K., (2010). "Short Sea Shipping, intermodality and parameters influencing pricing policies: The Mediterranean case". Netnomics, 11 (1), 47-67.
• J.4 Lekakou, M., B., Pallis, A., A. and Vaggelas, G., K., (2009). "Which homeport in Europe: The cruise industry's selection criteria". TOURISMOS: An international multidisciplinary journal of tourism, 4 (4), pp 215 - 240.
• J.5 Pallis, A., A., and Vaggelas, G., K., (2005). "Port competitiveness and the EU 'Port Services' Directive: The case of Greek ports". Maritime Economics and Logistics, 7 (2), 116-140.

Book Chapters

• BC.1 Ng, K., Y., A. and Vaggelas, G., V., (2011). "Port Security: The ISPS Code". In: Talley, W., K., (Ed.), (2010), Maritime Economics – A Blackwell Companion. London: Blackwell.
• BC.2 Grosso, M., Lynce, A-R., Silla, A. and Vaggelas, G.K., (2010). "Intermodality and short sea shipping: Diversification, market segmentation, barriers and parameters influencing pricing policies". In: Marletto, G. and Musso, E., (Eds.) Transporti, Ambiente e territorio. La ricerca di un nuovo equilibrio. Milano : FrancoAngeli.
• BC.3 Pallis, A., A. and Vaggelas, G., K., (2008). "EU port and shipping security". In: Talley, W., K., (Ed.), Maritime Safety, Security and Piracy. The Grammenos Library, London: Informa.
• BC.4 Pallis, A.,A., and Vaggelas, G., K., (2007). "Enhancing Port security via the enactment of EU policies: Operational and economic implications". In: Bell, M., Bichou, K. and Evans, A., (Eds). Risk Management in Port Operations Logistics and Supply Chain Security. London: Lloyd's of London Press.

International Conference Papers (full text review)

• C.1 Lekakou M., Pallis A.A., Vaggelas G.K., Vitsounis T.K., (2011). "Users speak: Coastal shipping services and islanders perception". Proceedings (USB) of the European Conference on Shipping Intermodalism and Ports, Chios, Greece, 22-24 June 2011.
• C.2 Lekakou, M., Stefanidaki, E., Vaggelas G. K., (2011). "The economic impact of cruise to local economies. The case of an island". Paper presented at the Athens Tourism Symposium 2011, Athens, Greece.
• C.3 Vaggelas, G., K., Lagoudis I., N., (2010). "Analysing the supply chain structure of the cruise industry: The case of a small cruise company". Proceedings (CD-ROM) of the International Association of Maritime Economists Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 7-9 July 2010.
• C.4 Lekakou, M., B., Pallis, A., A., Vaggelas, G., K., (2009). "Is this a home-port? An analysis of cruise industry's selection criteria". Proceedings of the International Association of maritime Economists Conference, 24-26 June 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark.
• C.5 Lekakou, M., B., Pallis, A., A., Vaggelas, G., K., (2009). "The potential of Piraeus as a major Mediterranean Cruise Home-port: A selection criteria analysis". Paper presented at the 4th International Scientific Conference, 3-5 April 2009, Rhodes, Greece.
• C.6 Grosso, M., Lynce, A-R., Silla, A., Vaggelas, G., K., (2009). "Short Sea Shipping, intermodality and parameters influencing pricing policies in the Mediterranean region: The Italian context". International Conference on Research in Transport and Logistics. 12-14 February, Istanbul, Turkey.
• C.7 Pallis, A., A., and Vaggelas, G., K., (2008). "Port and maritime security: Is there a distinctive European approach?" International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports 2008. 25-28 May, Hong-Kong.
• C.8 Pallis, A., A., and Vaggelas, G., K., (2007). "Port and maritime security: A critical analysis of contemporary EU policies". International Symposium on Maritime Safety, Security and Environmental Protection. 20-21 September. Athens, Greece
• C.9 Pallis, A., A., Vaggelas, G., K., Vitsounis, T., K., (2007). "Improving port services competitiveness: Trends, challenges and opportunities". XVII International RESER Conference 'Service Competitiveness and Cohesion- Balancing dynamics in the knowledge society'. 13-15 September. Tampere, Finland.
• C.10 Vaggelas, G., K., (2007). "Distributing the benefits from services provision in passenger ports: An AHP approach". Proceedings of the International Association of Maritime Economists Conference. July 4-6. Athens.
• C.11 Pallis A., A., and Vaggelas, G., K., (2006). "Benefits from port services provision in passenger ports: A constructive categorization". 3rd International Conference Maritime Transport. 16-19 May, Barcelona.
• C.12 Pallis, A., A., and Vaggelas, G., K., (2005). "Methods for measuring public and private benefits from port services provision: A comparative study". Proceedings of the International Association of Maritime Economists Conference. Limasol, 22 – 25 June, Cyprus.
• C.13 Pallis A., A., and Vaggelas G., K., (2004). "Would the adoption of the EU 'Port Services' Directive benefit Greek Ports? A view from within". Proceedings of the International Association of Maritime Economists Conference, pp. 313-327, 30 June - 2 July, Izmir, Turkey.

National Conference Papers (full text review)

• N.1 Pallis, Α., Α., and Vaggelas, G., Κ., (2006). "The passenger port: Analysis of a multiform service system". 2nd National Conference of Hellenic Society of Systemic Studies (in Greek). 25-27 May, Chios.
• N.2 Pallis, Α., Α., and Vaggelas, G., K., (2006). "Dynamic Equilibrium of Public and Private sector in port services provision". 3rd International conference for Transportation Research in Greece (in Greek). 19-20 May, Thessaloniki.

International Conference Papers (abstract review)

• CA.1 Grosso, M., Lynce, A-R., Silla, A., Vaggelas, G., K., (2008). "Short Sea Shipping, and intermodality: Parameters influencing Short Sea Shipping pricing scheme: Italian operators' point of view". 8th Swiss Transport Research Conference. 15-17 October, Monte Verita.
• CA.2 Vaggelas, G., K., (2007). "Greek ports: Structural challenges and forms of adjustment". 3rd Hellenic Observatory PhD Symposium. 14-15 June. London, UK
• CA.3 Vaggelas, G., Κ., (2007). "Dynamic Equilibrium of Public and Private Sector in services provision in passenger ports". International Shipping Management Forum 2007 (in Greek). 10-11 May. Piraeus, Greece.
• CA.4 Vaggelas, G., K., (2006). "Identify Public and Private Benefits from Port Services Provision". Internationl Conference "Shipping in the era of Social Responsibility". In honour of the late professor Basil Metaxas (1925-1996). 14-16 September 2006. Cephalonia, Greece.

National Conference Papers (abstract review)

• NA.1 Sarigiannidoy, Κ., Adaloglou, Μ., Vaggelas, G., Κ., (2007). "Hierarchy of problems in the Greek health system. Comparative analysis of Nikaia-Piraeus hospital (Agios Panteleimon) and Thessaloniki hospital (Papageorgiou). 9th National Conference of Health Services Management and Social Care (in Greek). Corfu, Greece.

Meetings – Workshops-Seminars

• M.1 Vaggelas, G.K., (2011). "Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. Contemporary issues, prospects and...research needs". The 1st PortEconomics.eu summer course. Chios, Greece, 18-21 June 2011.
• M.2 Pallis, A.A., Vaggelas, G.K., (2011). "Cruise: Port-city relations. The port of Thessaloniki ». Workshop 'Facilitating cruise ships in existing port facilities. Investments, services, organization'. 15-16 April, Mytilene, Greece.
• M.3 Pallis, A.A., Vaggelas, G.K. and Vitsounis, T.K., (2011). "Integrating seaports in combined transport systems". Open Conference Green Development and Combined Transport. April 1st, Athens, Greece.
• M.4 Pallis, A. A. and Vaggelas, G. K., (2011). "4Ps (PPPs in Ports): A research agenda". Symposium of the P3T3 Cost Action. Lisbon, Portugal, 12-13 January 2011.
• M.5 Vaggelas, G.K. and Tsiotsis G-S, (2009). "Presentation of the results of the Hellenic Chambers Transport Association's research on the insular and coastal transports and ports". 22 May, Piraeus.
• M.6 Spilanis, I., Vaggelas, G. K., (2009). "Development of a Greek Insular Observatory for Transports and Tourism". Meeting on Transport and Tourism. The life arteries and the oxygen of the islands. Organized by the University of the Aegean, the Greek Aviation Union, the Hellenic Institute of Transportation Engineers and the Newspaper "Politis" (in Greek). 15 May, Chios, Greece.

Invited Conference Presentations

• IP.1 Vaggelas, G. K., (2010). "Cruise industry's selection criteria for home-ports". Cruising the Aegean: Challenges and Prospects. Workshop organized by the Municipal Port Fund of Kos island, 18-19 June, Kos, Greece.
• IP.2 Pallis, A.A. and Vaggelas, G.K., (2009). Enhancing Med Ports Competitiveness via Cooperation and Coordination. Develop MED Program Round Table, Athens, 10 December 2009.
• IP.3 Vaggelas, G.K., (2009). "They are also passenger and cruise ports: Adjustment challenges for Greek ports". Lecture in Port developments: Strartegies and applications for northern Greek ports. Special event at the International Conference on Applied Business and Economics (ICABE), 1-3 October 2009, Kavala, Greece.

PhD Thesis / Postgraduate Dissertation

• Th.1 Dynamic Equilibrium of Public- Private sector participation in port services production cost. PhD Thesis registered at the University of the Aegean, 2008.
• Th.2 European Port Policy: Liberalization of port services and the potential consequences in the Greek port system. MSc Dissertation registered at the University of the Aegean, 2003.

Specialized Press Articles

• NM.1 Port investments are increasing (in Greek). Port.thess, Issu 7, July-August 2011, pp. 10-11.
• NM.2 Thessaloniki struggles to escape from coastal transport isolation (in Greek). Port.thess, Issue 6, May-June 2011, p.7.
• NM.3 Port cities at the top of the world (in Greek). Port.thess, Issue 5, March-April 2011, p. 4-5.
• NM.4 Port security: Opportunity or threat? (in Greek). Port.thess, Isuue 4, January-February 2011, p.6
• NM.5 Capabilities and challenges of conference tourism in Thessaloniki (with Koulousios I.) (in Greek). Aggelioforos newspaper, 30 December 2010, p. 29.
• NM.6 Code: Cruise (in Greek). Port.thess, November-December 2010, p.7.
• NM.7 The economic impact of cruise in Chios island (with Stefanidaki E.) (in Greek). Politis Newspaper, 5 May 2010.
• NM.8 Enhancing port competitiveness via cooperation and coordination. (with Pallis A.A.). Indian Ports and Infrastructure Review, Volume 2, Issue 3, pp. 19-20. March.
• NM.9 Essential port services modernization. Setting priorities and prepare for the post-crisis period. (with Pallis A.A.). Indian Ports and Infrastructure Review, Volume 2, Issue 2, pp. 6-10. February
• NM.10 Studies in Shipping, Transport and International Trade: Corresponding to the needs of the globalised Greek-owned shipping (with Vitsounis T. and Progoulaki M.) (in Greek). Naftika Chronika, No 125, December 2009.
• NM.11 Contemporary Challenges for the Greek Peripheral Port System (in Greek). Naftika Chronika, Νο 124, November 2009.
• NM.12 Reorganizing the Greek peripheral port system (in Greek). Naftika Chronika, September 2009.
• NM.13 Would Cruise Companies Choose Piraeus as a Homeport? (with Lekakou M and Pallis A.A.). Naftika Chronika, No 120, May 2009.
• NM.14 Port System Reorganization in the North Aegean Region (in Greek). Politis Newspaper, 21 May 2009.
• NM.15 Ports and Bulk Carriers (with Pallis A.A.) (in Greek). Naftika Chronika,, Νο 113, August 2008.