dr. adolf k.y. ng ba (hons) (hku), mphil (hku), dphil...

AKY Ng - CV Pg. 1 University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Dr. Adolf K.Y. Ng BA (Hons) (HKU), MPhil (HKU), DPhil (Oxon), CMILT

Alumnus - Fulbright Exchange Scholar Program (USA) Alumnus - Endeavour Research Fellowship (Australia)

Associate Professor Department of Supply Chain Management

I.H. Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba 686-181 Freedman Crescent, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3T 5V4

Tel: +1-204-474-6594; Fax: +1-204-474-7530; E-mail: [email protected]

Languages

Chinese - Cantonese (mother language)

Chinese - Mandarin (very competent)

English (very competent)

French (competent)

Academic Credentials

DPhil (Transport Geography); University of Oxford, UK, 2006

MPhil (Transport Geography); The University of Hong Kong (HKU), China, 2002

BA - First Class Honours (Human Geography); HKU, 2002 (first in a class of about 90 students majoring in geography)

Affiliations to Academic and Professional Associations

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) - Chartered Member (since 2010)

International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) - Member (since 2007) (Council Member since 2010)

Career History

University of Manitoba (Canada) (2013-present) Associate Professor, Department of Supply Chain Management, I.H. Asper School of Business, Faculty of Management

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong, China) (2006-13) Assistant Professor, Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, Faculty of Business

Erasmus University Rotterdam (Netherlands) (2006-07) Assistant Professor, Centre for Maritime Economics and Logistics (MEL), Faculty of Economics

Orient Overseas Container Lines (UK) (2006) Market Analyst, Marketing Department

The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China) (2000-02)

mailto:[email protected]


Teaching Assistant, Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts (Part Time)

Visiting Academic Positions

Stanford University (USA) (2012) Visiting Research Scholar, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department (Supported by the USA Governments Fulbright Exchange Scholar Program)

University of Tasmania (Australia) (2012) Visiting Research Fellow, National Centre for Ports and Shipping, Australian Maritime College (Supported by the Australian Governments Endeavour Research Fellowship)

University of Antwerp (Belgium) (2004) Visiting Postgraduate Student, Department of Transport and Regional Economics (Supported by the Swire Chevening Scholarship)

Research Interests

Port competition, reform and regional port governance; intermodal transport and inland logistics; transport geography and regional development; climate change, adaptation planning and strategies of transport infrastructures; transport and the environment; maritime security and safety; maritime education and training; maritime law and marine policy

Research Fellowships and Scholarships

Fulbright Exchange Scholar Program, 2012, awarded by the USA Government, supporting Visiting Scholarship in Stanford University, USA

Endeavour Research Fellowship, 2012, awarded by the Australian Government, supporting Visiting Research Fellowship in Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania, Australia

Swire Chevening Scholarship, 2002-06, supporting DPhil studies in University of Oxford, UK and Visiting Studentship at University of Antwerp, Belgium

Dr Lo Kwee Seong Education Foundation Travel and Conference Grants, 2001-02, supporting MPhil studies in HKU, Hong Kong, China

Research Postgraduate Studentships, 2000-02, supporting MPhil studies in HKU, Hong Kong, China

Other Academic Awards

Eagle Prize, 2012, awarded to Young Scholar who has provided Outstanding Contribution to Maritime Research, awarded by IAME

Maritime Policy & Management Best Paper Award - 1st Runners Up, 2012, awarded during the IAME 2012 Conference (CP27)

Dr Stephen Hui Prize awarded to the Outstanding Postgraduate Geography Thesis, 2002, HKU (TS1)

Hui Oi Chow Prize awarded to the Top Student in Geography, 2000, HKU

Deans Honours List awarded to the Top 10% Undergraduate Students, 2000, Faculty of Arts, HKU


Other Recognitions to Scholarly Works

10 papers were identified by the scientific committees by various international conferences in transport and logistics as outstanding, and were invited to be included in the special issues of respective conferences. They were published in various transport and logistics journals, e.g., Maritime Policy & Management, Maritime Economics & Logistics, Research in Transportation Economics, etc.

My scholarly works have been cited more than 391 times (self-citations excluded). Among them, more than 222 were cited by articles featured in 82 leading scholarly journals within the (maritime) transport, logistics, geography, planning, engineering, regional and environmental disciplines. Notable examples include Asian Geographer; Energy Policy; European Journal of Operational Research; Geoforum; GeoJournal; International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications; International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management; International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management; International Journal of Production Economics; International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics; Journal of Coastal Research; Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency; Journal of Transport Economics and Policy; Journal of Transport Geography; Marine Policy; Maritime Economics & Logistics; Maritime Policy & Management; Ocean and Coastal Management; Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Municipal Engineer; Progress in Human Geography; Progress in Planning; Regional Studies; Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie; Transport Policy; Transport Reviews; Transportation Journal; Transportation Technology and Planning; Transportation Research Part A; Transportation Research Part E

Editorial Board Member of Scholarly Journals

EB3 Maritime Policy & Management (MPM) (Taylor & Francis, 2012-present) EB2 Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics (AJSL) (Elsevier, 2013-present) EB1 Journal of Transport Literature (JTL) (Brazilian Transport Planning Society, 2012-

present)

Editorship of Scholarly Journals

ED7 Guest Editor, Maritime Policy & Management, special issues theme: Maritime Development and Economic Growth (co-edited with P.T.W. Lee, K. Suthiwatnarueput and X. Fu) (Taylor & Francis, 2013 expected). Remarks: This special issue is dedicated to the Annual Conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists 2012 (Taipei), Asian Logistics Roundtable Workshop 2013 (Bangkok) and the International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports 2013 (Hong Kong).

ED6 Guest Editor, Growth and Change, special issues theme: Port, Maritime Logistics and Regional Development (co-edited with Z. Yang, S. Cahoon and P.T.W. Lee) (Wiley, 2013 expected).

ED5 Guest Editor, Journal of Transport Geography 27: 1-82, special issues theme: Institutions and the transformation of transport nodes (co-edited with P.V. Hall and A.A. Pallis, 7 research papers and 1 guest editorial) (Elsevier, 2013).

ED4 Guest Editor, Research in Transportation Economics 35(1): 1-66, special issues


theme: Transport development in China (co-edited with J.J. Wang, 7 research paper and 1 guest editorial) (Elsevier, 2012).

ED3 Guest Editor, Maritime Policy & Management 39(2): 127-248, special issues theme: The geography of maritime transportation: space as a perspective in maritime transport research (co-edited with G. Wilmsmeier, 6 research papers and 1 guest editorial) (Taylor & Francis, 2012).

ED2 Guest Editor, Research in Transportation Economics 27(1): 1-60, special issues theme: The port and maritime industries in the post-2008 world (co-edited with J.J. Liu, 6 research papers and 1 guest editorial) (Elsevier, 2010). Remarks: This special issue is dedicated to the International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports 2009 (Hong Kong).

ED1 Guest Editor, Transport Policy 16(5): 213-278, special issues theme: The International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports (co-edited with X. Fu, 7 research papers and 1 guest editorial) (Elsevier, 2009). Remarks: This special issue is dedicated to the International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports 2008 (Hong Kong).

Scholarly Conference Proceedings Editorship

PG4 2012: Proceedings of the International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports (IFSPA)

2012, C.Y. Tung International Centre for Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China (co-edited with T.L. Yip and X. Fu).

PG3 2010: Proceedings of IFSPA 2010, C.Y. Tung International Centre for Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, ISBN: 978-962-367-716-5 (co-edited with X. Fu, J.J. Liu and T.L. Yip).

PG2 2009: Proceedings of IFSPA 2009, C.Y. Tung International Centre for Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, ISBN: 978-962-367-653-3 (co-edited with X. Fu and L. Zhu).

PG1 2008: Proceedings of IFSPA 2008, Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, ISBN: 978-962-367-632-8 (co-edited with X. Fu and J.J. Liu, indexed by Engineering Informations (EI) Compendex).

Book

BK1 Ng, A.K.Y. (2009): Port Competition: The Case of North Europe, VDM Verlag,

Saarbrcken, ISBN: 978-3-639-16766-5 (368 pages). Remarks: A positive book review has been given by D.W. Song in Maritime Policy & Management 37(1): 91-92 (2010).

Scholarly Journal Papers (Peer-Reviewed)

JP32 Lam, J.S.L., Ng, A.K.Y. and Fu, X. (2013 expected): Stakeholder management for

establishing sustainable regional port governance. Research in Transportation Business and Management (manuscript accepted).

JP31 Ng, A.K.Y., Chen, S.L., Cahoon, S., Brooks, B. and Yang, Z. (2013 expected): Climate change and the adaptation strategies of ports: the Australian experiences. Research in Transportation Business and Management (in press, available online, doi:


10.1016/j.rtbm.2013.05.005). JP30 Homosombat, W., Ng, A.K.Y. and Fu, X. (2013 expected): Regional transformation

and port cluster competition: the case of the Pearl River Delta in South China. Growth and Change (manuscript accepted).

JP29 Yang, Z., Ng, A.K.Y. and Wang, J. (2013 expected): Prioritizing security vulnerabilities in ports. International Journal of Shipping & Transport Logistics (manuscript accepted).

JP28 Yeo, G.T., Ng, A.K.Y., Lee, P.T.W. and Yang, Z. (2013 expected): Modelling port choice in an uncertain environment. Maritime Policy & Management (manuscript accepted).

JP27 Ng, A.K.Y. (2013): The evolution and research trends of port geography. The Professional Geographer 65(1): 65-86.

JP26 Ng, A.K.Y., Padilha, F. and Pallis, A.A. (2013): Institutions, bureaucratic and logistical roles of dry ports: the Brazilian experiences. Journal of Transport Geography 27: 46-55.

JP25 Zhu, L., Ng, A.K.Y. and Zhang, M. (2012): Some thoughts on civil liability for maritime piracy-caused oil pollution. Journal of International Maritime Law 18: 306-315.

JP24 Xiao, Y., Ng, A.K.Y., Yang, G. and Fu, X. (2012): An analysis of the dynamics of ownership, capacity investments and pricing structure of ports. Transport Reviews 32(5): 629-652.

JP23 Wang, K., Ng, A.K.Y., Lam, J.S.L. and Fu, X. (2012): Cooperation or competition? Factors and conditions affecting regional port governance in South China. Maritime Economics & Logistics 14(3): 386-408.

JP22 Ng, A.K.Y. and Cetin, I.B. (2012): Locational characteristics of dry ports in developing economies: some lessons from Northern India. Regional Studies 46(6): 757-773.

JP21 Lau, Y.Y., Lei, Z., Fu, X. and Ng, A.K.Y. (2012): The implications of the re-establishment of direct links across the Taiwan Strait on the aviation industries in Greater China. Research in Transportation Economics 35(1): 3-12.

JP20 Padilha, F. and Ng, A.K.Y. (2012): The spatial evolution of dry ports in developing economies: the Brazilian experiences. Maritime Economics & Logistics 14(1): 99-121.

JP19 Pallis, A.A. and Ng, A.K.Y. (2011): Pursuing maritime education: an empirical study of students profiles, motivations and expectations. Maritime Policy & Management 38(4): 369-393.

JP18 Ng, A.K.Y., Koo, A.C. and Pallis, A.A. (2011): Professionalization of the shipping industry via postgraduate education. Ocean & Coastal Management 54(5): 364-373.

JP17 Sanchez, R.J., Ng, A.K.Y. and Garcia-Alonso, L. (2011): Port selection factors and attractiveness: the service suppliers perspective. Transportation Journal 50(2): 141-161.

JP16 Ducruet, C., Lee, S.W. and Ng, A.K.Y. (2011): Port competition and network polarization in the East Asian maritime corridor. Territoire en Mouvement 10: 60-74.

JP15 Wang, J.J. and Ng, A.K.Y. (2011): The geographical connectedness of Chinese seaports with foreland markets: a new trend? Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie 102(2): 188-204.

JP14 Ng, A.K.Y. and Tongzon, J.L. (2010): The transportation sector of Indias economy:


dry ports as catalysts for regional development. Eurasian Geography & Economics 51(5): 669-682.

JP13 Fu, X., Ng, A.K.Y. and Lau, Y.Y. (2010): The impacts of maritime piracy on global economic development: the case of Somalia. Maritime Policy & Management 37(7): 677-697.

JP12 Ng, A.K.Y. and Pallis, A.A. (2010): Port governance reforms in diversified institutional frameworks: generic solutions, implementation asymmetries. Environment & Planning A 42(9): 2147-2167.

JP11 Ng, A.K.Y. and Song, S. (2010): The environmental impacts of pollutants generated by routine shipping operations on ports. Ocean & Coastal Management 53(5-6): 301-311.

JP10 Ducruet, C., Lee, S.W. and Ng, A.K.Y. (2010): Centrality and vulnerability in liner shipping networks: revisiting the Northeast Asian port hierarchy. Maritime Policy & Management 37(1): 17-36.

JP9 Hong, N. and Ng, A.K.Y. (2010): The international legal instruments in addressing piracy and maritime terrorism: a critical review. Research in Transportation Economics 27(1): 51-60.

JP8 Ng, A.K.Y. and Gujar, G.C. (2009): Government policies, efficiency and competitiveness: the case of dry ports in India. Transport Policy 16(5): 232-239.

JP7 Ng, A.K.Y., Koo, A.C. and Ho, W.C.J. (2009): The motivations and added values of embarking on postgraduate professional education: evidences from the maritime industry. Transport Policy 16(5): 251-258.

JP6 Ng, A.K.Y. (2009): Competitiveness of short sea shipping and the role of port: the case of North Europe. Maritime Policy & Management 36(4): 337-352.

JP5 Ng, A.K.Y. and Gujar, G.C. (2009): The spatial characteristics of inland transport hubs: evidences from Southern India. Journal of Transport Geography 17(5): 346-356.

JP4 Panayides, P.M., Maxoulis, C.N., Wang, T.F. and Ng, A.K.Y. (2009): A critical analysis of DEA applications to seaport economic efficiency measurement. Transport Reviews 29(2): 183-206.

JP3 Ng, A.K.Y. and Kee, J.K.Y. (2008): The optimal ship sizes of container liner feeder services in Southeast Asia: a ship operators perspective. Maritime Policy & Management 35(4): 353-376.

JP2 Ng, A.K.Y. (2006): Assessing the attractiveness of ports in the North European container transhipment market: an agenda for future research in port competition. Maritime Economics & Logistics 8(3): 234-250.

JP1 Wang, J.J., Ng, A.K.Y. and Olivier, D. (2004): Port governance in China: a review of policies in an era of internationalising port management practices. Transport Policy 11(3): 237-250.

Book Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)

BC10 Ng, A.K.Y. and Yang, Z. (2013 expected): Port security regulation and policies in

Hong Kong: a critical review and the development of a risk-based security assessment model. In: Szyliowicz, J., Bichou, K. and Zamparini, L. (Eds.): Maritime Security, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham.

BC9 Ng, A.K.Y., Sauri, S. and Turr, M. (2013 expected): Short sea shipping in Europe:


issues, policies and challenges. In: Finger, M. and Holvad, T. (Eds.): Regulating Transport in Europe, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham.

BC8 Ng, A.K.Y. (2012): Container liner shipping, port development and competition. In: Song, D.W. and Panayides, P.M. (Eds.): Maritime Logistics: Contemporary Issues, Emerald, Bingley, ISBN: 978-1-7805-2340-8, Chapter 2, pp. 5-28.

BC7 Ng, A.K.Y. and Tam, K.C. (2012): Chinas seaport development during the early Open Door Policy Period, 1978-2002. In: Harlaftis, G., Tenold, S. and Valdaliso, J.M. (Eds.): Worlds Key Industry: History and Economics of International Shipping. Palgrave Macmillan, New York, ISBN: 978-0-2303-6914-6, Chapter 11, pp. 180-199.

BC6 Ng, A.K.Y. and Vaggelas, G.K. (2012): Port security: the ISPS Code. In: Talley, W.K. (Ed.): The Blackwell Companion to Maritime Economics, Blackwell, Hoboken, NJ, ISBN: 978-1-4443-3024-3, Chapter 33, pp. 674-700.

BC5 Ng, A.K.Y. (2011): Global ports and logistics facilitation. In: Liu, J.J. (Ed.): Supply Chain and Transport Logistics, Routledge, London, ISBN: 978-0-415-61895-3, Chapter 9, pp. 398-415.

BC4 Shou, C., Ng, A.K.Y. and Pallis, A.A. (2011): Transport node governance in a changing world: the institutional reform of Tianjin port in China. In: Notteboom, T.E. (Ed.): Current Issues in Shipping, Ports and Logistics, University Press Antwerp, Antwerp, ISBN: 978-9-054-87858-2, Chapter 25, pp. 467-481.

BC3 Ng, K.Y.A. and Gujar, G.C. (2008): Port security in Asia. In: Talley, W.K. (Ed.): Maritime Safety, Security and Piracy, LLP, London, ISBN: 978-1-84311-767-4, Chapter 14, pp. 257-278.

BC2 Ng, K.Y.A. (2007): Port security and the competitiveness of short sea shipping in Europe: implications and challenges. In: Bichou, K., Bell, M. and Evans, A. (Eds.): Risk Management in Port Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Security, LLP, London, ISBN: 978-1-8431-1655-4, Chapter 20, pp. 347-366.

BC1 Wang, J.J., Olivier, D. and Ng, A.K.Y. (2005): Limpact de linternationalisation: le cas de la gouvernance des zones portuaires. In: Lasserre, F. (Ed.): Lveil du Dragon, Quebec University Press: Quebec, ISBN: 2-7605-1390-4, Chapter 8, pp. 169-190 (in French).

Book Chapters (Non-Peer-Reviewed)

BN2 Ng, A.K.Y. and Rodrigue, J.P. (2012): Climate change and the adaptation of transport infrastructure. In: Rodrigue, J.P., Comtois, C. and Slack, B. (Eds.): The Geography of Transport Systems (Second Edition), Routledge, New York, ISBN 978-0-415-48324-7, Chapter 8, Application 3, accessible at: http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch8en/appl8en/ch8a3en.html.

BN1 Ng, A.K.Y. (2004): The competitiveness of Hong Kongs container port before and after 1997 (). In: Shen, S. (Ed.): Post-SAR Synopsis (

), CUP, Hong Kong, ISBN: 9-8898-0024-1, Chapter 110, pp. 410-415.

Postgraduate Theses

TS2 Ng, A.K.Y. (2006): Theory and Structure of Port Competition: A Case Study of Container Transhipment in North Europe. DPhil Thesis, School of Geography & the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Supervisor: Prof J.M. Preston.

http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch8en/appl8en/ch8a3en.html


TS1 Ng, A.K.Y. (2002): Port Operation, Reform and Governance in China: A Case Study. MPhil Thesis, Department of Geography, HKU, Hong Kong; Supervisor: Dr J.J. Wang.

Editorials in Scholarly Journals

EG6 Ng, A.K.Y., Yang, Z., Cahoon, S. and Lee, P.T.W. (forthcoming): Port, maritime

logistics and regional development. Growth and Change. EG5 Ng, A.K.Y., Hall, P.V. and Pallis, A.A. (2013): Institutions and the transformation of

transport nodes Journal of Transport Geography 27: 1-4. EG4 Ng, A.K.Y. and Wang, J.J. (2012): Transport development in China. Research in

Transportation Economics 35(1): 1-2. EG3 Ng, A.K.Y. and Wilmsmeier, G. (2012): The geography of maritime transportation:

space as a perspective in maritime transport research. Maritime Policy & Management 39(2): 127-132.

EG2 Ng, A.K.Y. and Liu, J.J. (2010): The port and maritime industries in the post-2008 world: challenges and opportunities. Research in Transportation Economics 27(1): 1-3.

EG1 Ng, A.K.Y. and Fu, X. (2009): The International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports (IFSPA): background, objectives and special issue. Transport Policy 16(5): 213-214.

Conference Papers (Peer-Reviewed)

CP33 Ng, A.K.Y., Yang, Z., Cahoon, S., Chen, S.L., Becker, A. and Fischer, M. (2013):

Analyzing risks posed by climate change on ports: a fuzzy approach. Proceedings of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) 2013 Conference, Marseille, France, 3-5 July 2013.

CP32 Lau, Y.Y., Ng, A.K.Y., Fu, X. and Li, K.X. (2013): The evolution and research trends of container shipping. Proceedings of the 40th Anniversary Conference of Maritime Policy & Management: Innovation and Future Direction to Shipping and Logistics, Seoul, South Korea, 21 June 2013, pp. 77-125.

CP31 Ng, A.K.Y., Becker, A. and Fischer, M. (2013): A theoretical discussion on climate change, port adaptation strategies and institutions. Proceedings of the Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF), Halifax, NS, Canada, 10-11 June 2013.

CP30 Yeo, G.T., Wang, Y. and Ng, A.K.Y. (2013): Choosing the optimal bunkering ports by liner shipping companies: a hybrid Fuzzy-Delphi-TOPSIS approach. Proceedings of the International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports (IFSPA) 2013, Hong Kong, China, 3-5 June 2013.

CP29 Ng, A.K.Y. and Ducruet, C. (2012): Port geography papers bibliometrics (1950-2011): community structure, background and diffusion. Proceedings of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) 2012 Conference, Taipei, 6-8 September 2012.

CP28 Yang, Z., Ng, A.K.Y. and Wang, J. (2012): Prioritizing security vulnerabilities in ports. Proceedings of the IAME 2012 Conference, Taipei, 6-8 September 2012.

CP27 Yeo, G.T., Ng, A.K.Y., Lee, P.T.W. and Yang, Z.L. (2012): Modelling port choice in an uncertain environment. Proceedings of the IAME 2012 Conference, Taipei, 6-8 September 2012.


CP26 Ng, A.K.Y. and Yang, Z. (2012): Port security regulations and policies in Hong Kong: a risk-based analysis. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Association of Transport, Trade and Service Studies (ATTSS) 2012, Hong Kong, China, 18-20 June 2012.

CP25 Zhang, M., Zhu, L. and Ng, A.K.Y. (2012): A note on the civil liability regime of maritime piracy-caused oil pollution. Proceedings of the International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports (IFSPA) 2012 Conference, Hong Kong, China, 27-29 May 2012.

CP24 Tongzon, J.L. and Ng, A.K.Y. (2011): Institutions and the evolution of economic activities in developing economies: lessons from East Asian seaports. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the IAME 2011 Conference, Santiago de Chile, Chile, 25-28 October 2011.

CP23 Yang, Z., Ng, A.K.Y. and Wang, J. (2011): Incorporating quantitative risk analysis in port facility security assessment. Proceedings of the IAME 2011 Conference, Santiago de Chile, Chile, 25-28 October 2011.

CP22 Wang, K., Ng, A.K.Y., Lam, J.S.L. and Fu, X. (2011): Cooperation or competition? Factors and conditions affecting regional port governance in South China. Proceedings of the IAME 2011 Conference, Santiago de Chile, Chile, 25-28 October 2011.

CP21 Ng, A.K.Y., Padilha, F. and Pallis, A.A. (2011): Institutions, regional and transport development in developing economies: lessons from Brazilian dry ports. Proceedings of the European Conference on Shipping, Intermodalism and Ports (ECONSHIP) 2011, Chios, Greece, 22-24 June 2011.

CP20 Shou, E.C., Ng, A.K.Y., Pallis, A.A. (2010): Transport node governance in a changing world: the institutional devolution of Tianjin port. Proceedings of the Asian Logistics Round Table (ALRT) 2010, Antwerp, Belgium, 2-3 December 2010.

CP19 Xiao, Y., Ng, A.K.Y. and Fu, X. (2010): The impacts of ownership structure and competition on port capacity investments and pricing: an economic analysis. Proceedings of the IFSPA 2010 Conference, Chengdu, China, 15-18 October 2010, ISBN: 978-9-6236-7716-5, pp. 226-241.

CP18 Pallis, A.A. and Ng, A.K.Y. (2010): Maritime business and management studies: anatomy of students profiles, motivations and expectations. Proceedings of the IAME 2010 Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 7-9 July 2010.

CP17 Fu, X., Ng, A.K.Y. and Lau, Y.Y. (2010): The impacts of maritime piracy on global economic development. Proceedings of the International Forum on Maritime Security (IMFS), Keelung, ROC, 16 April 2010.

CP16 Ng, A.K.Y. (2009): Ports and logistics facilitation: development and challenges. Proceedings of the International Conference on Research and Development in Mechanical Industry (RaDMI) 2009, Vrnjacka, Banja, Serbia, pp. 490-500.

CP15 Ng, A.K.Y., Cetin, I.B. and Gujar, G.C. (2009): Analyzing the locational characteristics of Indian dry ports with the application of the centre of gravity model. Proceedings of the IAME 2009 Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 24-26 June 2009.

CP14 Ng, A.K.Y., Koo, A.C. and Pallis, A.A. (2009): Professionalization of the maritime industries and the growth of postgraduate programmes in maritime studies: a survey of student perceptions. Proceedings of the IAME 2009 Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 24-26 June 2009.

CP13 Ng, A.K.Y., Tongzon, J.L. and Gujar, G.C. (2009): The impacts of government policies


on the performance and efficiency of dry ports: the case of India. Proceedings of the IAME 2009 Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 24-26 June 2009.

CP12 Sanchez, R.J., Ng, A.K.Y. and Garca-Alonso, L. (2009): Assessing the attractiveness of ports: the perspective from service suppliers. Proceedings of the IAME 2009 Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 24-26 June 2009.

CP11 Ng, A.K.Y. (2009): Maritime security instruments in practice: a critical review of the implementation of ISPS code in the port of Hong Kong. Proceedings of the IFSPA 2009 Conference, Hong Kong, China, 24-27 May 2009, ISBN: 978-962-367-653-3, pp. 334-348.

CP10 Ng, A.K.Y. and Gujar, G.C. (2008): The globalization of supply chain services and opportunities for developing economies: evidences from India. Proceedings of the International Conference on Greater China Supply Chain and Logistics (GCSCL), Taipei, ROC, 29-30 November 2008, pp. 1-8 (paper no.: E23).

CP9 Ng, A.K.Y. (2008): An economic analysis on the competitiveness of short sea shipping connecting Eastern and Western Europe. Proceedings of the RaDMI 2008 Conference, Uzice, Serbia, 14-17 September 2008, pp. 982-990.

CP8 Ng, A.K.Y. and Gujar, G.C. (2008): Locational analysis of dry ports: a case study of Southern India. Proceedings of the RaDMI 2008 Conference, Uzice, Serbia, 14-17 September 2008, pp. 991-997.

CP7 Ng, A.K.Y. and Gujar, G.C. (2008): Competitiveness of Indian dry ports and the impacts of government policies: the dualistic approach of policymakers. Proceedings of the IFSPA 2008 Conference, Hong Kong, China, 25-28 May 2008, ISBN: 978-962-367-632-8, pp. 190-203 (indexed in EIs Compendex).

CP6 Ho, J., Ng, A.K.Y. and Koo, A. (2008): The added-values and motivations of embarking on postgraduate maritime studies. Proceedings of the IFSPA 2008 Conference, Hong Kong, China, 25-28 May 2008, ISBN: 978-962-367-632-8, pp. 233-244 (indexed in EIs Compendex).

CP5 Song, S. and Ng, A.K.Y. (2008): Assessing the natural and socio-economic environments caused by routine maritime activities: a new perspective and its applications to North Europe. Proceedings of the IFSPA 2008 Conference, Hong Kong, China, 25-28 May 2008, ISBN: 978-962-367-632-8, pp. 345-357 (indexed in EIs Compendex).

CP4 Ng, A.K.Y. and Gujar, G.C. (2008): An investigation on the role of government in dry port development: issues, dilemmas and policy implications. Proceedings of the IAME 2008 Conference, Dalian, China, 2-4 April 2008.

CP3 Ng, A.K.Y. and Pallis, A.A. (2007): Differentiation of port strategies in addressing proximity: the impact of political culture. Proceedings for the International Congress on Ports in Proximity: Competition, Cooperation and Integration, Antwerp, Belgium and Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 5-7 December 2007.

CP2 Ng, A.K.Y. and Pallis A.A. (2007): Reforming port governance: the role of political culture. Proceedings of the IAME 2007 Conference, Athens, Greece, 4-6 July 2007.

CP1 Ng, A.K.Y. (2004): Port competitive structure in North Europe: a theoretical analysis. Proceedings of the Tenth World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS), Istanbul, Turkey, 4-8 July 2004.

Conference Papers (Non-Peer-Reviewed)


CN6 Ng, A.K.Y. (2011): The opening of the Northern Shipping Route and intensified shipping activities within the Arctic region: impacts and the way forward. Proceedings of the EWC/KOTI Conference on Opening Northern Sea Route and Dynamic Changes in the North Pacific Logistics and Resource Security, Honolulu, US, 8-10 August 2011.

CN5 Wang, J.J. and Ng, A.K.Y. (2010): Connectivity between Chinese seaports and the international market: an empirical analysis. Proceedings of the Incheon Port Policy Forum & 2010 The International Conference, Incheon, South Korea, 1-3 July 2010, pp. 481-504.

CN4 Ng, A.K.Y. (2008): The role of ports in logistics facilitation and its implications on port management and reforms. Paper presented at the Fifth International Gwangyang Port Forum and 2008 International Conference of Korea Port Economic Association (KPEA), Gwangyang, South Korea, 23-25 April 2008.

CN3 Ng, A.K.Y. (2007): The impacts of mega vessels on port management reforms. In: Proceedings of the NURI International Port and Logistics Symposium, Marine Week 2007, Busan, South Korea, 24-26 October 2007.

CN2 Ng, A.K.Y. (2006): Ports and the competitiveness of short sea shipping-multimodal supply chain in Europe: policy initiatives and challenges imposed by port security measures. Paper presented at the International Workshop on Risk Management in Port Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Security, organized by PORTeC, Imperial College, London, UK, 29 September 2006.

CN1 Ng, A.K.Y. (2005): Attractiveness of ports acting as container transhipment hubs in North Europe. Paper presented at Symposium Transport Flows and Space, organized by the Transport Geography Research Group (RGS-IBG), AK Verkehr (DGfG) and Transportation Speciality Group (AAG), The Royal Geographical Society Conference, London, UK, 31 August - 2 September 2005.

Book Reviews

BR2 Notteboom T., Ducruet, C. and De Langen, P. (Eds.) (2009): Ports In Proximity:

Competition and Coordination among Adjacent Seaports, Ashgate, Aldershot, ISBN: 978-0-7546-7688-1, published in Journal of Transport Geography 18(3): 492 (2010).

BR1 Pallis, A.A. (Ed.) (2007): Research in Transportation Economics Vol. 21 - Maritime Transport: The Greek Paradigm, Elsevier, Oxford, ISBN: 978-0-7623-1449-2, published in Journal of Transport Geography 18(1): 193-194 (2010).

Professional Publications

PP5 Ng, A.K.Y. (2013): Port development in East Asia: from efficiency enhancement to

regional competitiveness. Port Technology International 57: 8-9. PP4 Ng, A.K.Y. (2012): Climate change impacts on Asian countries. Transport Trends and

Economics 2011-2012, Inland Transport Committee, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Geneva, pp. 124-125.

PP3 Ng, A.K.Y. (2011): The Northern Sea Route and intensified shipping activities within the Arctic region: some initial thoughts, International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) Newsletter, Oct, Q3, pp. 16-17.

PP2 Ng, A.K.Y., Pallis, A.A. and Hall, P.V. (2010): Institutional frameworks and the path-


dependent transformation of ports, International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) Newsletter, Dec, Q4, pp. 28-31.

PP1 Ng, A.K.Y. and Gujar, G.C. (2009): The spatial characteristics of dry ports in India, Transport and Communications Bulletin for Asia and the Pacific (the Official Publication of UNESCAP) 78: 102-111.

Funded Academic Projects

Remarks: PI Principal Investigator; Co-I Co-Investigator.

Capacity Sponsor and Project Title Period Co-I National Government of South Korea: A Hybrid Fuzzy-Delphi-

TOPSIS Approach to Choose Optimal Bunkering Ports for the Shipping Line Company

May 2013 Apr 2014

PI University of Manitoba: Port, Maritime Logistics and Regional Development

Jan 2013 Aug 2015

PI Federal Government of the USA: The Roles of Institutional System in Affecting Ports Adaptation and Resilience to the Impacts posed by Climate Change

Sep 2012 Dec 2012

PI Federal Government of Australia: The Significance of Institutions on Port Management Reforms

Feb 2012 June 2012

PI Hong Kong Research Grant Council (RGC): Regional Asymmetries in Sectoral Reforms: Path-Dependency and Institutional Embeddedness of Port Development

Jan 2012 Jan 2013

Co-I The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU): The Use of International Legal and Policy Instruments Addressing the Environmental Liabilities Posed by Maritime Piracy

Mar 2011 Aug 2012

PI RGC: Locational Characteristics of Distribution Centres in Developing Economies: The Case of Indian Dry Ports

Jul 2009 Jun 2011

PI RGC: Performance and Competitiveness of Seaports in Transformation

Apr 2009 Aug 2011

PI PolyU: The Development of Dry Ports in India: Efficiency and Government Policy

Apr 2009 Sep 2009

PI PolyU: Maritime Piracy and The Geographical Re-routing of Shipping Networks: Impacts on Global Economic Development

Apr 2010 Oct 2011

PI PolyU: The Role of Education in the Professionalization Process: A Case Study of Postgraduate Maritime Education

Jul 2008 Jun 2010

PI PolyU: An Assessment on the Performance of Logistics Centres: The Case of India

Jan 2008 Apr 2009

Consulting Projects

The Flemish Government of Belgium, 2010, project title: The Competitiveness of Flemish Seaports

United Nations Economic and Social Council for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), 2009, project title: Dry Port Development in Asia and other Regions: Theory and Practice


European Investment Bank (EIB), 2004, project title: Competitiveness of Short Sea Shipping in the European Union

Europe Container Terminals B.V. (ECT), 2004, project title: Competitiveness of the Port of Rotterdam in the Transhipment Market in North Europe

CPCS Project for Asian Development Bank (ADB), 2003, project title: Inland Waterway Development in India

Invited Speeches, Guest Lectures, Conference and Seminar Presentations

Until June 2013, I have delivered 78 speeches, conference, seminar presentations and guest lectures on maritime, transport geography and regional development issues held in Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America. Notable examples include: 2013, Invited Speaker, The 40th Anniversary Conference of Maritime Policy &

Management. Topic: The evolution and research trends of container shipping. 2013, Invited Expert, Scoping Workshop on Seaport and Climate Change, European

Commission. Topic: Climate change adaptation planning under an uncertain environment: lessons from the Seaport of San Diego.

2012, Invited Expert, The International Conference on the Adaptation of Transport Networks to Climate Change, organized by UNECE. Topic: The kaleidoscope of climate change and port adaptive strategies: some observations from East Asia and Australia (http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=28342).

2011, Invited Expert, Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation: A Challenge for Global Ports, organized by UNCTAD. Topic: The experience of Chinese ports in adapting to climate changes: still a house of cards (www.unctad.org/Templates/meeting.asp?intItemID=1942&lang=1&m=21884&info=highlights).

2009, Invited Speech, UNs Special Workshop: Dry Port Development in Asia and other Regions: Theory and Practice, jointly organized by UNESCAP and the C.Y. Tung International Centre for Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Topic: The spatial characteristics of dry ports in developing economies: evidences from India (http://www.lms.polyu.edu.hk/Event/IFSPA2009/Special%20Session_dry_port.pdf).

Invited Seminar Presentations at 19 universities/institutions in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America: Stanford University, Precourt Energy Efficiency Centre, USA Texas A&M University at Galveston, Department of Maritime Administration, USA University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business, USA Hofstra University, Department of Global Studies and Geography, USA Old Dominion University, Maritime Institute, USA University of Manitoba, I.H. Asper School of Business, Canada University of Oxford, School of Geography and the Environment, UK Liverpool John Moores University, School of Engineering, Technology and

Maritime Operations, UK Erasmus University Rotterdam, Centre for Maritime Economics and Logistics

(MEL), Netherlands University of Antwerp, Institute of Transport and Maritime Management (ITMMA),

Belgium

http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=28342http://www.unctad.org/Templates/meeting.asp?intItemID=1942&lang=1&m=21884&info=highlightshttp://www.unctad.org/Templates/meeting.asp?intItemID=1942&lang=1&m=21884&info=highlightshttp://www.lms.polyu.edu.hk/Event/IFSPA2009/Special%20Session_dry_port.pdf


University of the Aegean, Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport, Greece Dokuz Eylul University, Maritime Faculty, Turkey The University of Hong Kong, Department of Geography, Hong Kong, China The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Department of Logistics, Hong Kong, China Nanyang Technological University, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering,

Singapore Incheon University, Graduate School of Logistics, South Korea Korean Maritime University, South Korea Korean Port and Logistics Institute, South Korea University of Tasmania, Australian Maritime College, Australia

Academic Services and Development

Council Member (2010-present); International Association of Maritime Economists

(IAME) Chairman (2009); Co-Chairman (2008, 2012 and 13); Organizing Committee Member

(2010) of the International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports (IFSPA) Scientific and International Steering Committee Member of various International

Conferences in Transport and Logistics, e.g., IAME (2008-13), European Conference on Shipping, Intermodalism and Ports (ECONSHIP) (2011), Asian Logistics Roundtable (2014), International Logistics and Supply Chain Congress (2009-10), etc.

Esteem Indicators

Invited Expert by Inter-Governmental Organizations: 2013, Scoping Workshop on Seaport and Climate Change, organized by the European

Commission. 2012, Adaptation of Transport Networks to Climate Change, organized by the United

Nations Economic Commission for Europe. 2011, Ad Hoc Expert Meeting, organized by the United Nations Conference on Trade

and Development. External Reviewer for Faculty Member Promotion Application: 2010, for University of Tasmania, Australia - application of promotion from Lecturer

(Level B) to Senior Lecturer (Level C). External Reviewer for Research Grant Proposals 2013, for the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) - Social Science,

Netherlands External Examiner for Postgraduate Theses: 2013, for PhD, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China 2012, for PhD, University of Tasmania, Australia

Internal Examiner for Postgraduate Theses: 2007-13, for MSc, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China (2 students) 2006-07, for MSc, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands (10 students)

Invited Reviewer of more than 70 papers for 31 Leading Scholarly Journals: Notable examples include: Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics; European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research; Growth and Change; International Journal of Logistics Management; International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications;


International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics; Journal of Business Logistics; Journal of Mechanical Engineering; Journal of Risk and Reliability; Journal of Transport Geography; Maritime Policy & Management; Ocean and Coastal Management; Regional Studies; Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie; Transport Policy; Transportation Journal; Transportmetrica; WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs

Invited Reviewer for Professional Publications: 2009-12, Review of Maritime Transport (an official publication by UNCTAD).

Invited Paper Reviewer for International and Regional Conferences in Transport & Logistics: 2008-13, IAME Conferences (held in Marseille, Taipei, Santiago, Lisbon, Copenhagen and

Dalian). 2008-13, IFSPA Conferences (held in Hong Kong and Chengdu). 2011, ECONSHIP Conference, held in Chios, Greece. 2010, International Logistics and Supply Chain Congress, held in Istanbul, Turkey. 2008, International Conference on Greater China Supply Chain and Logistics (GCSCL),

held in Taipei, ROC. Invited Book Chapter Reviewer: 2011, Talley, W.K. (Ed.): The Blackwell Companion to Maritime Economics. Blackwell,

Hoboken, NJ, ISBN: 978-1-4443-3024-3. 2008, Talley, W.K. (Ed.): Maritime Safety, Security and Piracy. LLP, London, ISBN 978-1-

84311-767-4. 2007, Bichou, K., Bell, M., Evans, A. (Eds.): Risk Management in Port Operations,

Logistics and Supply Chain Security. LLP, London, ISBN 978-1-8431-1655-4.

Postgraduate Teaching Experiences

Remarks: Course coordinator or subject leader marked with an asterisk (*).

Institution Programme/Description Period Courses Taught/Description

Stanford University

Civil & Environmental Engineering

2012-13 - Climate Change Adaptation for Seaports

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Postgraduate Student Research Supervision

2008-11 - 2 students (see next section for details)

Master of Science in International Shipping & Transport Logistics (MSc ISTL)

2007-12 - Maritime Internships*

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Postgraduate Student Research Supervision

2006-07 - 7 students (see next section for details)

Master of Science in Maritime Economics & Logistics (MSc MEL)

2006-07 - Port Economics and Policy

- Shipping Economics and Policy

- Maritime Logistics* - Transport and Regional

Economics - Research Methodology

and Thesis Proposal*


Postgraduate Student Supervisions

As Chief Supervisor:

(1) 2012-present, PhD, Mr Owen C.W. TANG (Hong Kong), Bulacan State University,

thesis topic: Law and Economics on International Bankruptcy - Treatment of Marine Assets.

(2) 2011-12, MSc ISTL, Ms Mingzhao ZHANG (Chinese), PolyU, thesis topic: The Use of International Legal Instruments in Addressing the Environmental Liabilities posed by Maritime Piracy: A Critical Review.

(3) 2008-11, MPhil, Ms Chen SHOU (Chinese), the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), thesis topic: Coastal Reform in China: Impact of Path Dependency on Port Governance.

(4) 2007, MSc MEL, Mr Abdulla D. ALHAYYAS (Emirian), Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), thesis topic: The role of Global Terminal Operators in Maritime Logistics; A perspective study of DP World.

(5) 2007, MSc MEL, Ms Yiye DING (Chinese), EUR, thesis topic: Port Selection Criteria in the China-North West Europe Trade Routes from Shippers and Consignees Perspective.

(6) 2007, MSc MEL, Mr W.C. Jarrod HO (Singaporean), EUR, thesis topic: Ensuring Quality Managers in the Global Shipping Industry: An Analysis on the Added-Value and Significance to Embark On Postgraduate Maritime Studies.

(7) 2006, MSc MEL, Mr Alejandro GARCIA (Panamanian), EUR, thesis topic: How to Structure Port-Management between Government and Market: A Comparative Study of the Situation of Panama and Rotterdam.

(8) 2006, MSc MEL, Mr Jeremy K.Y. KEE (Singaporean), EUR, thesis topic: Optimum Container Ship Size for Intra South East Asia Services in 2015 (Remarks: the thesis was awarded the Maersk Line Award for Best MEL Thesis in 2006).

(9) 2006, MSc MEL, Mr Myeong-Seob SEO (South Korean), EUR, thesis topic: A Study on Development of Port Management: Corporatisation of Busan Port Authority (BPA) and Port of Rotterdam (PoR).

(10) 2006, MSc MEL, Ms Su SONG (Chinese), EUR, thesis topic: Environmental Impact Assessment in Maritime Industry and Possible Measures.

Undergraduate Teaching Experiences

Remarks: Course coordinator or subject leader marked with an asterisk (*).

Institution Programme/Description Period Courses Taught/Description

University of Manitoba

Bachelor of Commerce 2012-13 - Principles in Transportation

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Bachelor of Business Administration in International Shipping & Transport Logistics (BBA ISTL)

2007-13 - Port Planning and Management*

- Shipping and Transport Logistics Operations*

- Research Methodology


Higher Diploma in International Transport Logistics (HD ITL)

2007-12 - Shipping Strategy and Marketing*

Erasmus University Rotterdam

International Bachelor of Economics & Business Economics (IBEB)

2006-07 - Maritime Transport and Global Logistics

The University of Hong Kong

Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Honours) (as Teaching Assistant)

2000-02 - Transport Geography - Urban Transportation

Systems - Retail Location - Overseas Field Trip (UK) - Economic and Social

Development in an Urbanizing World

Executive Education Experiences

Programme Date Courses Taught

The PortEconomics Summer Course: Advances in Port Management: Practice and Theory

2011 - Regional Port Development: Asia

Executive Education Programme for Mediterranean Shipping Co.

2008 - Containerization and Shipping Strategies

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