Athanasios (Thanos) A. Pallis
Department of Shipping, Trade & Transport (STT)
University of the Aegean
2 Korai St, 82 100 Chios, Greece
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Dr. Athanasios A. (Thanos) Pallis is Ass. Professor at the Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport, of the University of the Aegean, Greece and the holder of a Jean Monnet grant on European Port Policy (since 2003). Since 2011 he serves as General Secretary for Ports and Port Policy, at the Ministry of Development Competitiveness and Shipping of the Hellenic Republic.
Thanos holds a Visiting Professor post at the Centre for International Trade and Transportation, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada (since 2007) and lectures at the University of Antwerp, ITMMA (since 2006). He has been Fulbright Maritime Transportation Scholar post at the Centre for Energy, Marine Transportation and Public Policy (CEMTPP), Columbia University, New York, US where he was a Scholar in the academic year 2008-9.
His research and teaching interests include port economics and policy; (maritime) transport policies and governance; and the applications of EU microeconomic and industrial organisation policies in the maritime transport sector.
A regular contributor at the OECD, UNCTAD, and ESPO (European Seaport Organization) discussions regarding the shaping of the port sector, he has participated in research teams advising the European Commission and the government of Canada on port performance and benchmarks. In 2008 he led a research on port concessions that won the "Maritime Economics & Logistics Best Paper Award, 2008". He won the "Best European Study 1999" Competition, organised by the European Community Studies Association (ECSA). In 2007 he celebrated the publication of Maritime Transport: The Greek Paradigm, published by Elsevier in the distinguished Research in Transport Economics series. Previously published books or monographs examine the European Port Policy (published in English, Japanese, and Greek) and the Common EU Maritime Transport Policy (published in English and Greek). His work has been cited in the international literature over 400 times, and acknowledged, by the European Parliament and reviews of the most important studies in the field of port economics and policy.
He has (co)authored 40 journal papers, 9 books, 13 book chapters, and presented over 100 peer reviewed papers in international scientific conferences, and was a keynote speaker/session chairman at professional and scientific conferences. Dr. Pallis has also been involved in several research projects and consultancy studies and examining the structures of the European port industry and other maritime topics.
An elected member of the Council of the International Association of Maritime Economists since 2008 (re-elected 2010) he is also the President of the Hellenic Association of Maritime Economists (ENOE) since October 2010. He is an active member of the Port Performance Research Network (PPRN), the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), the Special Interest Group Ports & Maritime Transport of the World Transport Research Society, the North Atlantic Transportation Competitiveness Research Council, the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES) and the European Level Interests Representation (ELIR) Group. He is also a member of the Association for European Transport, and the Network for Communication and Transport Activities Research.
Actively involved in contract research he has been involved in international projects, financed among others by the European Commission, the Greek ministries of Foreign Affairs, Education, and Mercantile Marine, the Greek Competition Authority, the Ports of Piraeus, and Igoumenitsa, the Hellenic Association of Short-sea Shipping, the Canadian Department of Transport, and several shipping and maritime related companies. He is a founding member and co-director of PortEconomics.
Thanos received his BSc (Economics) from Athens University of Economics, Greece (1992), his MA (Economics of European Integration) from Exeter University, UK (1993), and his Ph.D. from the School of Management, University of Bath, UK in 1998.
Thanos holds a Visiting Professor post at the Centre for International Trade and Transportation, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada (since 2007) and lectures at the University of Antwerp, ITMMA (since 2006). He has been Fulbright Maritime Transportation Scholar post at the Centre for Energy, Marine Transportation and Public Policy (CEMTPP), Columbia University, New York, US where he was a Scholar in the academic year 2008-9.
His research and teaching interests include port economics and policy; (maritime) transport policies and governance; and the applications of EU microeconomic and industrial organisation policies in the maritime transport sector.
A regular contributor at the OECD, UNCTAD, and ESPO (European Seaport Organization) discussions regarding the shaping of the port sector, he has participated in research teams advising the European Commission and the government of Canada on port performance and benchmarks. In 2008 he led a research on port concessions that won the "Maritime Economics & Logistics Best Paper Award, 2008". He won the "Best European Study 1999" Competition, organised by the European Community Studies Association (ECSA). In 2007 he celebrated the publication of Maritime Transport: The Greek Paradigm, published by Elsevier in the distinguished Research in Transport Economics series. Previously published books or monographs examine the European Port Policy (published in English, Japanese, and Greek) and the Common EU Maritime Transport Policy (published in English and Greek). His work has been cited in the international literature over 400 times, and acknowledged, by the European Parliament and reviews of the most important studies in the field of port economics and policy.
He has (co)authored 40 journal papers, 9 books, 13 book chapters, and presented over 100 peer reviewed papers in international scientific conferences, and was a keynote speaker/session chairman at professional and scientific conferences. Dr. Pallis has also been involved in several research projects and consultancy studies and examining the structures of the European port industry and other maritime topics.
An elected member of the Council of the International Association of Maritime Economists since 2008 (re-elected 2010) he is also the President of the Hellenic Association of Maritime Economists (ENOE) since October 2010. He is an active member of the Port Performance Research Network (PPRN), the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), the Special Interest Group Ports & Maritime Transport of the World Transport Research Society, the North Atlantic Transportation Competitiveness Research Council, the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES) and the European Level Interests Representation (ELIR) Group. He is also a member of the Association for European Transport, and the Network for Communication and Transport Activities Research.
Actively involved in contract research he has been involved in international projects, financed among others by the European Commission, the Greek ministries of Foreign Affairs, Education, and Mercantile Marine, the Greek Competition Authority, the Ports of Piraeus, and Igoumenitsa, the Hellenic Association of Short-sea Shipping, the Canadian Department of Transport, and several shipping and maritime related companies. He is a founding member and co-director of PortEconomics.
Thanos received his BSc (Economics) from Athens University of Economics, Greece (1992), his MA (Economics of European Integration) from Exeter University, UK (1993), and his Ph.D. from the School of Management, University of Bath, UK in 1998.
Current Projects
- Jean Monnet in European Port Policy (08/141236) (2008 -2013)
- Foreign Direct Investments in Maritime Ports (UNCTAD) (2010-11)
- Port Performance Indicators: Selection and Measurement (2010-2011)
- COST ACTION “P3T3 – Public Private Partnerships in Transport: Trends and Theory” (2010-2014)
- OBS-EURISLES/The Development of the Islands: European Islands and Cohesion Policy - Euroislands - ESPON 2013 Program” (2009-2013).
Previous Projects
- Atlantic Gateway (2008-2010).
- Specification of Essential clauses for the provision of maritime transport services in insular areas (2008-2009)
- Analysis and preparation of a publication of the results available aiming a description of the costal and sea area by country (2008).
- Port Performance Benchmarks and Indicators (2007-2008).
- Jean Monnet in European Port Policy (03/121) (Scientific Director) (2003-2008)
- Analysis of the implications of the European Commission’s Green Paper on Maritime Policy (2007-2008)
- Strategies and Competitiveness of Greek Shipping and Greek Ports (2006–2009)
- Organisation of port services production and the effective administration and management of passenger terminals (2004–2007)
- Intelligent Port Systems (iPORTS). (2006 -2008)
- State Actions for the implementation of technological applications in ports (2006)
- Psaraftis H.N. and Pallis A.A. (2012). Concession of the Piraeus Container Terminal: Turbulent times and the quest for competitiveness. Maritime Policy and Management, 39(1), 27-43.
- Notteboom T., Pallis A.A. and Farrel S. (2012). Terminal Concessions in seaports revisited. Maritime Policy and Management 39(1), 1-5.
- Kaselimi, E.N., Notteboom, T.E., Pallis A.A., and Farrell, S. (2012). Minimum Efficient Scale (MES) vs. 'Preferred' Scale of Container Terminals. Research in Transportation Economics, 32(1), 71-80.
- Pallis A.A., Vitsounis T.K., De Langen P.W. and Notteboom T.E. (2011). Content Analysis of Published Port Studies (1997-2008). Transport Reviews, 31(4), 445-471.
- Brooks M.R., Schellinck, T. and Pallis A.A. (2011). Port Effectiveness: Users perspectives in North America. Transportation Research Record (TRR), 2222, 34-42.
- Brooks M.R., Schellinck, T. and Pallis A.A. (2011). A systematic approach of evaluating Port Effectiveness. Maritime Policy and Management. 38(3), 315-334.
- Rodrigue J-P., Notteboom T.E, and Pallis A.A. (2011). The Financialisation of the Terminal and Port Industry: Revisiting Risk and Embeddedness. Maritime Policy and Management, 38(2), 191-213.
[blockquote] Books
- Pallis A.A. and Verhoeven P. (2012, forthcoming). European Port Policy in the 21st Century. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
- Brooks M.R. and Pallis A.A. (2012). Classics in Port Policy and Management. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
- Pallis A.A. (2007). Maritime Transport: The Greek Paradigm, London: Elsevier.
- Pallis A.A. (2002). The Common EU Maritime Transport Policy: Policy Europeanisation in the 1990s, Aldershot: Ashgate.
- Chlomoudis, C.I. and Pallis A.A. (2002). European Port Policy: The Movement towards a Long Term Strategy. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. (Also published in Japanese: European Port Policy. Tokyo: National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management).
Journal Papers
- Psaraftis H.N. and Pallis A.A. (2012). Concession of the Piraeus Container Terminal: Turbulent times and the quest for competitiveness. Maritime Policy and Management, 39(1), 27-43.
- Notteboom T., Pallis A.A. and Farrel S. (2012). Terminal Concessions in seaports revisited. Maritime Policy and Management 39(1), 1-5.
- Brooks M.R., Schellinck, T. and Pallis A.A. (2011). Port Effectiveness: Users perspectives in North America. Transportation Research Record (TRR), 2222, 34-42.
- Kaselimi, E.N., Notteboom, T.E., Pallis A.A., and Farrell, S. (2012). Minimum Efficient Scale (MES) vs. 'Preferred' Scale of Container Terminals. Research in Transportation Economics, 32(1), 71-80.
- Pallis A.A., Vitsounis T.K., De Langen P.W. and Notteboom T.E. (2011). Content Analysis of Published Port Studies (1997-2008). Transport Reviews, 31(4), 445-471.
- Brooks M.R., Schellinck, T. and Pallis A.A. (2011). A systematic approach of evaluating Port Effectiveness. Maritime Policy and Management. 38(3), 315-334.
- Rodrigue J-P., Notteboom T.E, and Pallis A.A. (2011). The Financialisation of the Terminal and Port Industry: Revisiting Risk and Embeddedness. Maritime Policy and Management, 38(2), 191-213.
- Ng K.Y.A., Koo A. and Pallis A.A. (2011). Professionalisation of the Shipping Industry via Postgraduate Education. Ocean & Coastal Management, 54(5), 364-373.
- Pallis A.A. and Ng K.Y.A. (2011). Maritime business and management studies: Αnatomy of student's profiles, motivations, expectations. Maritime Policy and Management, 38(4), 369-395.
- Rodrigue J-P., Notteboom T.E, and Pallis A.A. (2011). The Financialisation of the Terminal and Port Industry: Revisiting Risk and Embeddedness. Maritime Policy and Management, 38(2), 191-213.
- Brooks M.R., McCalla, R., Pallis A.A., and Van der Lught L. (2010). Cooperation and Coordination in Strategic Port Management: The Case of Atlantic Canada’s Ports. Canadian Journal of Transportation, 4(1), 29-42.
- Pallis Α.Α. (2008). Lobbying EU Institutions: Strategies and Governance of Contending Maritime Interests. Current Politics and Economics of Europe, 19(3), 179-202.
- Corres A.J.E. and Pallis A. A. (2008). Flag-State Performance: An Empirical Evaluation. WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs, 7(1), 241-261.
- Pallis A.A. and Tsiotsis S.G.P. (2008). Maritime Interests and the EU Port Services Directive. European Transport, 38, 17-31.
- Pallis A.A. (2007). Greek Maritime Transport: A View from Within. Research in Transportation Economics, 21, 1-22.
- Pallis A.A. (2007). Whither Port Strategy? Theory and Practice in Conflict. Research in Transportation Economics, 21, 345-386.
- Pallis A.A. (2007). Maritime Interests in the EU Policy-making: Structures, Practices and Governability of Collective Action. WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs, 6(1), 3-20.
- Pallis A.A. and Lambrou M.A. (2007). Electronic Markets Business Models to Integrate Ports in Supply Chains, Journal of Maritime Research, 4(3), 67-86.
- Pallis A.A. (2006). Port Governance in Greece, Research in Transportation Economics, 17, 491-508.
- Chlomoudis, C.I. and Pallis A.A. (2005). The Evolution of the European Port Policy: Issues and Prospects. European Research Studies, 8(1), 21-42.
- Pallis A.A. (2006). EU Port Policy Developments: Implications for Port Governance. Research in Transportation Economics, 17, 161-176.
- Pallis A.A. (2006). Institutional dynamism in the EU Policy-making: The evolution of the EU Maritime Safety Policy. Journal of European Integration, 28(2), 137-157.
- Pallis A.A. (2005). Maritime Interests Representation in the EU. European Political Economy Review, 3(2), 6-28.
- Lekakou M.B. and Pallis A.A. (2005). Cruising the Mediterranean Sea: Market Structures and EU Policy Initiatives. Aegean Working Papers, 2(1), 45-61
- Chlomoudis C.I. and Pallis A.A. (2002). Trends in Investments in Port Infrastructure in the Mediterranean Countries: Convergence or Divergence to EU Policies? Spoudai Quarterly Economic Journal, 52(1), 65-82.
- Chlomoudis C.I. and Pallis A.A. (1999). The need for a New Philosophy of Port Management and Organisation: Effective Responses to Contemporary Challenges. European Research Studies, 2(2), 91-103.
- Chlomoudis, C.I. and Pallis A.A. (1997). Investments in Transport Infrastructure in Greece: Have the EU Initiatives promoted their Balanced and Rational Distribution? World Transport Policy and Practice, 3(4), 23-29.
Reports for Intergovernmental Organisations
- Pallis A.A. and (2012), How to utilize FDI to improve transportation infrastructure – ports Lessons from the Case of Nigeria. Publication of the Best Practices in Investment for Development report series, Division on Investment and Enterprise, Geneva, UNCTAD.
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