George vanDyck is Portfolio Lead for Business Management and Lecturer in Business Strategy and Operations at the University of Plymouth Business School. He has over 15 years of academic, leadership and professional experience spanning business management, maritime transport, logistics and supply chain management.

Before joining the University of Plymouth, George held senior academic and leadership roles at the Regional Maritime University, Ghana, including Dean of the Faculty of Maritime Studies and Coordinator of Graduate Studies, and was a Research Fellow at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

His research interests centre on port development, operations and management, maritime governance and security, maritime policy, logistics and supply chain management. He has a particular interest in the role of ports and maritime systems in economic and industrial development, including port-industrial development, governance and the blue economy, with a strong geographical interest in Africa and other emerging economies.

George’s academic career has included extensive engagement with industry, government and international partners through applied research, consultancy, advisory work and externally funded projects. This has included work relating to port management and operations, transport infrastructure, logistics sector development, skills and institutional capacity, and transport policy. His experience includes participation in national transport sector working groups, and advisory and board-level roles within the logistics and maritime sectors.

• Ports and Intermodalism
• Global Logistics Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain Risk and Maritime Security
• Sustainable Supply Chain Management
• International Logistics and Supply Chain Management