The Maritime Transport Research Group is located within Plymouth Business School and conducts internationally recognised research into shipping, ports and associated businesses. Through our constant engagement with the industry locally, nationally and internationally, we are able to achieve impact at all levels. Impact is achieved through innovative research in both digitalisation and decarbonisation. These research strands are important for global trade, as the maritime transport sector carries 80% of global trade, and therefore is the backbone of the global economy. Specifically, the areas of expertise/research interest of our group members encompass the following:
- Green/sustainable shipping and ports
- The human element of the maritime industry
- Humanitarian logistics
- Maritime economics and logistics
- Maritime security (physical and cyber)
- Maritime performance measurement
- Business models
- Employability in logistics/maritime
- Maritime law
- Maritime clusters
- Maritime law