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Jonathan Challacombe

 

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Jonathan Challacombe

  • Job title: Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) Maritime Studies & International Logistics, School of Management (Plymouth Business School (Faculty))
  • Telephone: +441752585610
  • Email: J.Challacombe@plymouth.ac.uk


Role

Member of the International Shipping and Logistics Group.

Programme Manager for

BSc (Hons) Maritime Business and Maritime Law
BSc (Hons) Maritime Business and Logistics
BSc (Hons) International Logistics with Business English
BSc (Hons) Shipping and Logistics
BSc (Hons) International Supply Chain and Shipping Management

 

Qualifications & background

PG Diploma Management Studies (Shipping)

PG Cert in LTHE

Sea Going Deck Officer and in Command Short Sea Traders.

Operations Director in Ship Management

Lt Cmdr (SCC) RNR

Ex Falmouth Harbour Commissioner and Pilotage Management Committee member.

Ex Member of various training and specialist committees Council of British Shipping.

 

Professional membership

Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers

Chartered Member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport

Member of the Nautical Institute

Registered Practitioner in The Higher Education Academy

 

Roles on external bodies

Elected member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers' International Education and Training Committee. December 2003

Education Officer and Committee member for the South Wales and West Branch, Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers

Examiner and Assessor for Ship Finance, Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers.
Assessor for Dry Bulk Chartering, Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers

Committee member SW Branch Nautical Institute.
Committee member SW Region, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport .

Course Director, Lloyds Maritime Academy, Distance Learning Course 'Diploma in 'Ship Finance'
Course Director, Lloyds Maritime Academy, Distance Learning Course 'Certificate in Maritme Economics'. 
Chairman, Annual Maritime Economics Conference, Lloyds Maritime Academy.

 


Teaching interests

Polices in Shipping - Dry bulk and Liner trades

Finance for Shipping

Management Structure

Shipbroking

 

Staff serving as external examiners


1.  External Examiner, Middlesex University (Collaborative Programme), MBA in Shipping
    and Logistics, (Lloyds Maritime Academy), appointed October 2009.

2.  External Examiner Singapore Maritime Academy for the Diploma in Maritime
     Business   (DMB)/Diploma in Maritime Transportation Management (DMTM) Course. 
    Appointed June 2010

3. External Examiner  The American College of Greece (A Partner institution of The Open University)
    BSc (Hons) Business Administration (Shipping Management), appointed July 2011

4. External Examiner, Southampton Solent University, BSc (Hons) Maritime Studies and BSc
    (Hons) Merchant Ship  Operations, Ist  November 2005 to 31st October 2010.

5. External Examiner, University of Northumbria at Newcastle for the BSc Marine Operations Degree
     (Oct2001-Dec  2005)

 

 


Research interests
Post graduate research in Ship Finance, methodology and future trends
Merchant Shipping Policy, the affects on Merchant Shipping. 

Other research

 

Creative practice & artistic projects

 


Publications

1) TT Gilje, J Dinwoodie, J Challacombe, 2002, "Crude Carrier Consolidation and capital Cost", Vol 4 Number 1,
    International Journal of Maritime Economics, pages 35-54.
2) J Phillips, J Challacombe, 2003, "Is Russia a Viable Oil Source for Japan", Vol 31, 837-847, Energy Policy
3) HR Cottam, MS Roe, J Challacombe, 2003, "Improving the provision of relief distributions, Outsourcing of trucking 
    activities by relief organisation during the Ethiopian Famine 20002, Journal of Humanitarian Assistance,
     University of  Bradford, Department of Peace studies, http:/www.jha.ac
4) R Zhou, JA Challacombe, H Heijveld, 2004, "Foreign Third Party Logistics (F-3PL) Providers in China". Logistics 
    Research Network Conference Proceedings 2004. The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. 
    ISBN 1 904564 10 0
5) J Challacombe, H Heijveld, S Matthews 2004, "Banking on Shipping" Article and Survey, Lloyds Shipping Economist 
    Vol 26 Nr7, July 2004
6) Ye Liu, J Challacombe 2005, "Activity Based Costing and management: Application to Supply Chain Management in 
    China". Logistics Research Network Conference Proceedings 2005. The Chartered Institute of Logistics and 
    Transport.      ISBN 1 904564 13 5
7) J Dinwoodie, J Challacombe, E Madejski, I Pasukeviciute, D Song, (Editors); Logistics Research Network Conference 
    Proceedings  2005. The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. ISBN 1 904564 13 5
8) Fergus Kuek, J Challacombe 2006, "Are port agents a dying breed?" Shipping Network. Official publication of the 
    Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. October 2006. ISSN 0967 0428
9)
Cottam, H., Roe, M.S. and Challacombe, J. 2007. The impact of transitional changes of maritime passenger transport on
    Croatian tourism development,
Maritime Policy and Management, 34, 3, ISSN 0308 8839.
10)
Challacombe J and Reed K. 2008. An Investigation into the Impact of the Ballast water Convention on Shipping
    Operations.  Proceedings of the Logistics Research Network Annual Conference 2008,(Pgs 376-381). The Chartered Institute 
    of Logistics and Transport (UK). ISBN 978-1-904564-00-3
11) Challacombe J. 2009 The Dry Bulk Market and the Requirements for Ship Finance. Maritime Transport IV conference
     procedings.  ISBN 978-84-7653-891-3

 

Reports & invited lectures

25/26th June 2001
5th Annual Industry Shipping Finance Conference, London, organisers IIR Conferences.
Executive Summary written on conference speakers/papers for organisers to be published with conference papers for sale to public

13/14th November 2001.
14th Annual Ship Finance Conference, London organisers Lloyds List Events.
- Executive summary written on conference speakers/papers for organisers. To be published with conference papers for sale to public.
 
17th/18th June 2002
Port Investors Forum, conference London, organisers Lloyds List Events.
- Executive summary written on conference speakers/papers for organisers. To be published with conference papers for sale to public.

26/27th November 2002
15th Lloyds Shipping Economist Ship Finance Conference. London
- Executive summary written on conference speakers/papers for organisers. To be published with conference papers for sale to public.

11/12th November 2003
16th Lloyd's Shipping Economist Ship Finance Conference London
- Executive summary written on conference speakers/papers for organisers. To be published with conference
papers for sale to public

16/17th November 2004
17th Lloyd's Shipping Economist Ship Finance Conference London.
- Executive summary written on conference speakers/papers for organisers. To be published with conference papers for sale to public

8/9th November 2005
18th Lloyd's Shipping Economist Ship Finance Conference London.
- Executive summary written on conference speakers/papers for organisers. To be published with conference papers for sale to public

7/8th November 2006
19th Lloyd's Shipping Economist Ship Finance Conference London.
 - Executive summary written on conference speakers/papers for organisers. To be published with conference papers for sale to public

12/13th November 2007
20th Lloyd's Shipping Economist Ship Finance Conference London.
 - Executive summary written on conference speakers/papers for organisers. To be published with conference papers for sale to public

4/5th November 2008
21st  Lloyd's Shipping Economist Ship Finance Conference London.
 - Executive summary written on conference speakers/papers for organisers. To be published with conference papers for sale to public

22/24th February 2009, presented paper on the "Outlook of the Dry Bulk Market" to the Lloyds Maritime Academy conference on Maritime Economics.

23rd June 2009, presented paper "An Investigation into the Impact of the Ballast water Convention on Shipping
    Operations." to the UK and Ireland Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers seminar, Milford Haven.   

24th November 2009, presented paper "Water Ballast Management" to 5th public event Marine Institute Clean Seas seminar University of Plymouth.

23rd  February 2010, presented paper on the "Dry Bulk Market" to the Lloyds Maritime Academy conference on Maritime Economics