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Jingjing Xu

 

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Dr Jingjing Xu

  • Job title: Associate Professor (Reader) in Maritime Law & Economics, School of Management (Plymouth Business School (Faculty))
  • Email: jingjing.xu@plymouth.ac.uk


Role

Associate Professor (Reader) in Maritime Law and Economics, School of Management

Deputy Director of the Centre for Maritime Logistics, Economics and Finance (CEMLEF), University of Plymouth

Director of Studies/Supervisor for several PhD students

Other Academic Positions:

Visiting Professor at World Maritime University, Sweden

Visiting Professor at Lund University, Sweden

Visiting Professsor at Shanghai Maritime University, China

 

Qualifications & background
 
Ph.D in Law
M.Sc. in Shipping Management
B.Econ. in Transport Economics 
Pg.Cert. in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

 

Professional membership

Associate Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation (AFRIN)

Member of the Nautical Institute (CNI)

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Member of British Maritime Law Association

Member of China Maritime Law Association

Member of the Society of Legal Scholars
 

Roles on external bodies
Recent role on external bodies

Member of the International Scientific Committee, International Conference on Piracy at Sea (ICOPAS 2011),  organised by the World Maritime University and International Maritime Organization (IMO), Malmö, Sweden, 2011.

Member of the Advisory Board to the Low Carbon Earth Summit-2011 (LCES-2011), China

Member of the Organising Committee, the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) Annual Conference 2008

Invited to act as Chair or Speaker/Keynote Speaker by a number of international conferences

Invited to act as Expert Advisor to join several national and international research project proposals

External examiner for WMU Master’s dissertation

Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Shipping and Ocean Engineering

Guest Editor of International Journal of Logistics Management, Special Issue on The Strategic Management of Ocean Freight Logistics in an Ever-changing Global Economy

Reviewer for journal Maritime Policy and Management

Reviewer for journal Business Ethics: A European Review

Reviewer for book "Maritime Economics - A Blackwell Companion", edited by Wayne K. Talley, Executive Director, International Maritime, Ports and Logistics Management Institute, Frederick W. Beazley Professor of  Economics, Eminent Scholar, College of Business and Public Administration, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia  U.S.A.

Reviewer for the 7th edition of "Wilson, Carriage of Goods by Sea", Pearson Education 

Reviewer for the 9th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference 2011, UK

Reviewer for the International Conference on Piracy at Sea (ICOPAS), 2011, Sweden.

Reviewer for the 1st International Conference on Marine and Maritime Affairs, UK

Reviewer for the Annual Conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists, 2008, China

 


Teaching interests
 
Module leader for

  • MAR316      International Shipping, PBS
  • MAR316HK  International Shipping, Hong Kong University (SPACE)
  • MML507      Economic Analysis of Maritime Law, LLM programme, School of Law, PBS
  • MAR502      Economics, Law and Policy for Marine Renewable Energy, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Also involved in the following modules - 
  • MAR311         BSc Research Project
  • MBM5121      Research Skills and Economics for International Supply Chains Logistics
  • MBM5352      MSc Research Project
 

Staff serving as external examiners

 External assessor for World Maritime University Master's dissertation
 


Research interests
 
Socio-economic factors and legal framework of marine renewable energy
Economic analysis of law
Law and economics of marine pollution
Law and economics of maritime safety and security
Marine salvage law and practice
Maritime economics
Shipping management
Shipping policy
 

UoP Research group membership

Centre for Maritime Logistics, Economics and Finance (CEMLEF) 
Sustainable Transport 

Grants & contracts
 
2012 - 2015, project total €3.943 million; UoP total €100,000; EU Interreg, "Hybrid Freight Sailing : Sustainable Approaches and Innovative Liaisons" (SAIL), (PI)

2011 -2015, project total €4.384 million, UoP €104,155, FP7 project “Modernisation of Vessels for Inland waterway freight Transport (MoVe IT!)” (PI)

2011- 2015, project total €16.947 million, UoP €127,853; EU FP7 project, “Policy-oriented marine Environmental Research in the Southern European Seas” (PERSEUS),” (Lead of UoP contribution to WP6)

2011 -2014, project total €4.941 million, UoP €693,298, INTERREG programme France (Channel) - England, “Marine Energy in Far Peripheral & Island Communities (MERIFIC)” (CI, Lead of UoP contribution to WP4)

2011-2013, collaboration with an academic (PI) in Dalhousie University on a project focusing on  capacity building around renewable energy systems. (A grant of CA$ 50,000 has been awarded to the PI by Canadian Research Council.)  

2011 -2011, £4600 (£2600 from Pedagogic Research Institute and Observatory, £2000 from SoM), “Undergraduate Background as a Critical Factor in the Learning Capacity and Skills of Chinese Master's Degree Students” (PI)

2010 – 2013, total project €2 million, UoP €327,000; EU IEE, “Intelligent Energy Europe Study of Ocean Wave Farm Impacts Assessment (SOWFIA)”, (Co-PI, Bid Leader: D Greaves and D Conley).

2010 -2011, £5000, UoP Teaching Fellowship, “When Distances Meets with Foreign Learning cultures” (PI)

2010 -2011, £2500, SoM R&E Grant, “The Criminalisation of Seafarers– Policy and Impacts”, (PI)

2009 -2010, £9600, TQEF, “Developing research and enterprise skills in international maritime students” (PI)

2008 -2009, £5000, SSB L&T Award “Watch the Case: Use IT Supported Case Scenarios to Enhance Learning Outcomes of Business Students in Studying Law-Related Subjects” (PI)

2007 - 2010, £291,175, Peninsula Research Institute for Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) Socio-economic Factors of the Cornish Wave Hub, (Facilitator and co-PI). 
                    3 year PhD scholarship on "The legal regimes in relation to the establishment and operation of wave energy generation devices", PRIMaRE (PI)
 

 


Publications

Selected publications

Monographs, Books and Book Chapters: 

(2012) “The International Legal Framework Governing Pollution Damage Arising from Carriage of Oil by Sea”, in M. Mejia (ed.) Selected Issues in Maritime Law and Policy (forthcoming).

(2012) Contemporary Issues in Marine and Maritime Affairs, selected papers presented at the first International Conference on Marine and Maritime Affairs, (with Roe, M., & Song, D-P) University of Plymouth

(2011) (Associate Author) in Mukherjee, P.K. & Brownrigg, M. (2011) Farthing on International Shipping, 4th ed. Springer (forthcoming)

(2011) “Protection of the Marine Environment”, in M. Brownrigg & P.K. Mukherjee, Farthing on International Shipping, 4th ed. (forthcoming).

(2009) "The Legal Framework of Exhaust Emissions from Ships: A Selective Examination from a Law and Economics Perspective," In Neil Bellefontaine & Olof Linden (eds.), Impacts of Climate Change on the Maritime Industry. Malmö, Sweden: WMU Publications. pp.69-102. (with P.K. Mukherjee) [ISBN 978-91-97254-1-5]

(2008) The Law and Policy of Maritime Security: Ergonomic and Economic Considerations, Malmo, Sweden: WMU Publications (with P. K. Mukherjee & M. Mejia) [ISBN 978-91-977254-2-2]

(2007) Coastal Zone Piracy and Other Unlawful Acts at Sea, Malmo: WMU Publications [ISBN: 978-91-977254-0-8] (with M. Mejia). 

(2007) “Piracy and Its Control Policies: A Law and Economics Perspective”, in M. Mejia & J. Xu (eds.), Coastal Zone Piracy and Other Unlawful Acts at Sea, Malmo: WMU Publications, pp.279 – 290 [ISBN: 978-91-977254-0-8].

(2005) “The Law and Economics of Maritime Security: Selected Issues in Perspective”, in M. Mejia (ed.), Contemporary Issues in Maritime Security, Malmo: World Maritime University, pp.319-332 [ISBN: 91-973372-7-7].

Refereed Journal Papers:
 
(2012) "The problem of stowaways and its complexity in the contemporary context of maritime security", Journal of Business Law, 2012 Issue 2 

(2012) "The Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Administration of Prevention and Control of Pollution to the Marine Environment by Vessels: A General Overview", Journal of International Maritime Law, 2012 (18)

(2012) “Seeing is believing: Developing research skills in international maritime students through authentic learning”, Journal of International Management Education (accepted for publication) (with J Dinwoodie and C-H Chang)

(2011)
“An Operational Activity-Based Method to Estimate CO2 Emissions for Container Shipping Considering Empty Container Repositioning”, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Vol.17D (1).  (with Dong-ping Song)

(2011) "CO2 emission comparison between direct and feeder liner services: a case study of Asia-Europe services interfacing with the UK", International Journal of Sustainable Transportation Vol. 6 (4). (with Dong-ping Song) 

(2009) “The Law and Economics of Ship-Source Oil Pollution Damage”, in Maritime Policy and Management,Volume 36, Issue 4, pp. 309 – 323.

(2009) “Development of Marine Renewable Energy – research, design, installation”, Journal Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Maritime Engineering, Special Issue on Offshore Renewable Energy, 2009, Vol. 162; Issue MA4, pp. 187 – 196 (with D. Greaves et al).

(2008) “Case Studies in Logistics: A Review and Tentative Taxonomy”, International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, Vol. 11, No. 5, (with J. Dinwoodie).

(2007) “The Public Law Framework of Ship-source Oil Pollution", Journal of International Maritime Law, Vol.13 (6), pp.1-14.

(2007) “Piracy as a Maritime Offence: Some Public Policy Considerations”, the Journal of Business Law, September Issue, pp.639-655.

(2007) “The Spectrum of the Legal Regime Governing Ship-source Oil Pollution and its Economic Implications”, Journal of International Maritime Law, Vol.12 (6), pp.402-419.

(2006) “Theoretical Framework of Economic Analysis of Law Governing Marine Pollution”, WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs, Vol.5 (1) pp.75-94.

Refereed Journal Papers in Chinese:

"Introduction to Revised Convention for Rhine Navigation (I)” Shipping Management, Issue 6. 

"Introduction to Revised Convention for Rhine Navigation (II)” Shipping Management, Issue 7.

"International Salvage Union Sub-contract (Award Sharing) 1994”, CMLA News Letter, Issue 41. 

"Salvage Guarantee Form ISU 2”, CMLA News Letter, Issue 41. 

"Lloyd’s Standard Form of Salvage Agreement 1995 (LOF95)”, CMLA News Letter, Issue 34.
 
"Lloyd’s Standard Form of Salvage Agreement 1995 (LOF95)”, CMLA Year Book.

"Pre-qualification and Tendering – ISU Proposals under Consideration” in Shipping Management, Issue 6.

Selected Conference Papers, Presentations and Invited Speeches 

(2012) "The problem of stowaways in the modern context of maritime security", keynote speech to be delivered at the 1st Annual World Congress of Oceans-2012 (WCO-2012), China.

(2012), “Bridging cultural gaps in distance learning”, to be presented at IMLA20, the Netherlands (with Rees, T, Ingram, P., Megicks, P. & Payne, S.)  

(2012) "An analysis of safety and security risks in container shipping supply chains: a case study of Taiwan", to be presented at IAME 2012, Taiwan. (with Chang, C.H., & Song, D.P )

(2012), "Evaluating Risk Mitigation Strategies in Container Shipping Supply Chain" , to be presented at IAME 2012, Taiwan. (with Chang, C.H., & Song, D.P )

(2012), “When Distance Learning Meets with Foreign Academic Cultures”, paper presented at PedRIO Conference. (with Rees, T, Ingram, P., Megicks, P. & Payne, S.) 

(2012) “Undergraduate Background as a Critical Factor in the Learning and Skills Development of Chinese Master's Degree Students”, poster presentation, PedRIO conference (with Rees, T., M’cKeith, D., Megicks, P.)

(2012) “Undergraduate Background as a Critical Factor in the Learning Capacity and Skills of Chinese Master's Degree Students”. research report (with Rees, T., M’cKeith, D., Megicks, P.)

(2011) "An Overview of the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Administration of Prevention and Control of Pollution to the Marine Environment by Vessels", paper presented at the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) Annual Conference, Santiago, Chile 

(2011) “The International Legal Regimes Governing Liability Issues Relating to Oil Spills from Ships”, Poster presentation, Black Sea Outlook Conference, Nov 2011, Ukraine 

(2011), “Supply Chain Risk Management in Container Shipping”, paper presented at the Logistics Research Network Annual Conference, UK. (with Chang, C.H., Song, D.P.)

(2011) “SOWFIA: Learning from Impact Assessments of European wave energy developments”, PRIMaRE Annual Conference, 2011, Plymouth, UK (with Leeney. R. H., Greaves, D., Conley, D, Hosegood, P.)

(2011) “Seeing is Believing: Developing research and enterprise skills in international maritime students”, paper presented at the First International Conference on Marine and Maritime Affairs, Plymouth (with J., Dinwoodie, J, & Chang, C.H.)

(2011) “Information risk management in container shipping supply chain” paper presented at the First International Conference on Marine and Maritime Affairs, Plymouth (with Chang, C.H. & Song, D.P)

(2011), “When Distance Learning Meets with a Foreign Learning Culture”. research report (with Rees, T., M’cKeith, D., Megicks, P.)

(2010) “The legal framework of marine pollution generated by cruise ships”, paper presented at the Second International Cruise Conference, UK.

(2010) “Developing Research and Enterprise Skills in International Maritime Students: A Research-Informed Teaching Project’, poster presentation at the VC's 2010 Teaching & Learning Conference, July, Plymouth (with J Dinwoodie).

(2010) “Logistics Education and Research in the Maritime Context”, PMI2 event, University of Salford, UK

(2010) “Developing research and enterprise skills in international maritime students” research report, (with J Dinwoodie)  

(2009) "The Legal Regime in relation to Permitting and Consenting for Marine Renewable Energy Development in England and Wales, paper presented at the Ocean Power Conference, Portugal (with Hamlyn, V.).

(2009) "The Problem of Stowaways in the Modern Context of Maritime Security", paper presented at the International Conference for Shipping, Port and Logistics, Incheon, Korea.

(2009) “The use IT Supported Case Scenarios to Enhance Learning Outcomes of Business Students in Studying Law-Related Subjects”, research report.

(2008) “The Law and Economics of Ship-Source Oil Pollution Damage ",  paper presented at the International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports, Hong Kong.

(2008) “The Legal Framework of Exhaust Emissions from Ships: A Selective Examination from a Law and Economics Perspective”, paper presented at the International Conference on the Impacts of Climate Change on the Maritime Industry, Sweden (with P. K. Mukherjee).

(2008) “Socio-Economic Aspects of Marine Renewables”, presentation at PRIMaRE Annual Conference, Exeter, UK.

(2007) “The Law and Policy of Maritime Security: Economic Considerations”, invited speech at the Twelfth Meeting of the Caribbean Port State Control Committee, Trinidad and Tobago.

(2006) “Piracy and Its Control Policies”, refereed paper, presented at the International Symposium on Coastal Zone Piracy, Sweden.

(2004) “The Law and Economics of Maritime Security”, refereed paper, presented at International Symposium on Contemporary Issues in Maritime Security, Sweden.

 

Conferences organised
International Conferences:

Conference Director and Chairperson of the Organising Committee for the biennial International Conference on Marine and Maritime Affairs, 4th-5th April 2011
 
Member of the International Scientific Committee, International Conference on Piracy at Sea (ICOPAS 2011), organised by the World Maritime University and International Maritime Organization (IMO), Malmö, Sweden, 17th-19th October 2011.

Member of the Advisory Board to the Low Carbon Earth Summit-2011 (LCES-2011), China

Member of the Organising Committee for International Association of Maritime Economists Annual Conference, Dalian, China, 2nd-4th April 2008