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Call for papers: 5th International Forum on Shipping, Ports & Airports (IFSPA) 2012

Written by  THANOS A. PALLIS
Interested parties in port research are invited to submit academic papers to the 5th International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports (IFSPA 2012) by February 28, 2012.

Themed "Transport Logistics for Sustainable Growth at a New Level", IFSPA 2012 is organized on HK PolyU's Main Campus from 27 to 30 May 2012 by the C.Y. Tung International Centre for Maritime Studies (ICMS) and the Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies (LMS) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU).

The Forum aims to provide an interactive platform for international academics and industry practitioners to consider future issues related to global and regional maritime and aviation economics, policy and management. All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed and accepted papers should have clear theoretical base, supporting data, scientific analysis and be founded on sound knowledge on the topics concerned. Author(s) will deliver a 15-20 minute presentation during the Conference.

The organisers are looking for papers focusing on (but not restricted to):
  • Maritime Security & Piracy; Maritime Economics & Finance; IT in Maritime Management; Port & Shipping Management; Maritime Law & Insurance; Maritime Environment & Policy
  • Airline Competition & Management; Airport Planning, Operation & Management; Air Transport in the Asia-Pacific region; Aviation, Economic Growth & Sustainability
  • Green Logistics, Logistics & Supply Chain Management; New Research Areas and Business Opportunities; Partnerships between Maritime and Aviation Logistics
Accepted papers will be included in the Conference Proceedings (with ISBN code) after the event. Previous IFSPA proceedings have been indexed in Compendex (2008), and SCOPUS (2008-10). Selected outstanding papers will also be included in Special Issues of Maritime Economics and Logistics and International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics.

For further details, please visit IFSPA 2012 website.

With ass. member Adolf Ng acting as leading member of the organising commitee - our PortEconomics team is proudly involved in IFSPA 2012 - as in previous IFSPA meetings.