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Profiles
Professor Michael Roe
Emeritus Professor of Maritime and Logistics Policy
Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business
Biography
Biography
Qualifications
PhD (University of Aston), MSc (University of Southampton), BA (Hons) University of Southampton)
Previous employment includes periods at the Greater London Council, University of Aston, Coventry University, London Metropolitan University and City University.
Teaching
Teaching
Staff serving as external examiners
Previously external examiner for PhD at:
London School of Economics
University of Cardiff
London Metropolitan University
Newcastle University
Heriot Watt University
University of Helsinki
For BSc:
University of Cardiff
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Currently external examiner for Masters and Foundation degrees at:
City University
Research
Research
Research interests
Maritime governance and policy-making
Research degrees awarded to supervised students
Supervisor of 23 successful PhD candidates including work on:
The Role of the Trans Siberian Railway for container transport
Lithuanian oil logistics
Ferry services in the East Mediterranean
Polish port marketing strategies
Port ownwership and economics
Korean container terminal policy
Marketing in East European liner shipping
Road haulage logistics in Egypt and Hungary
Airline marketing strategy
Air ambulance economics
Logistics and multi-modal transport in Bangadesh
Port competitiveness in North East Asia
Maritime clusters in Ireland
Container logistics in Taiwan
Grants & contracts
Grants in recent years have included funding from:
European Union (Phare/Ace)
European Union (Tempus)
British Academy
British Council
The Arab League
The Government of South Korea
The Polish Academy of Sciences
Lloyds of London Tercentenary Fund
DAAD (Germany)
Economic and Social Research Council
Publications
Publications
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
(2020) 'A holistic sustainability framework for oil terminals: the case of China' International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics 12, (6) 521-521 , DOI
(2016) 'The influence of supply chain collaboration on collaborative advantage and port performance in maritime logistics' International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications 1-21 , DOI
(2014) 'Measures of supply chain collaboration in container logistics' Maritime Economics and Logistics (2014) , DOI
(2013) 'Maritime governance and policy-making: the need for process rather than form,' Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics 29, (2) 167-186
(2011) 'Northern opportunities: A strategic review of Canada's Arctic icebreaking services' MARINE POLICY 35, (4) 549-556 , DOI
(2011) 'Dealing with multicultural human resources in a socially responsible manner: a focus on the maritime industry' WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs 10, (1) 7-23 , DOI
(2011) 'Measuring the competitiveness of container ports: logisticians' perspectives' EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MARKETING 45, (3) 455-470 , DOI
(2010) 'Weighting the competitiveness factors for container ports under conflicting interests' JOURNAL OF THE OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY 61, (8) 1249-1257 , DOI
(2010) 'The potential for the clustering of the maritime transport sector in the Greater Dublin Region' Maritime Policy and Management: The flagship journal of international shipping and port research 37, (1) 1-16
(2010) 'Optimal container dispatching policy and its structure in a shuttle service with finite capacity and random demands' INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT LOGISTICS 2, (1) 44-58
(2010) 'SPECIAL ISSUE: MANAGING CONTAINER OPERATIONS EFFECTIVELY Introduction' INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT LOGISTICS 2, (1) 1-3
(2009) 'Multi-level and polycentric governance: effective policymaking for shipping' Maritime Policy and Management 36, (1) 39-56
(2009) 'Maritime governance and policy-making failure in the European Union' INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT LOGISTICS 1, (1) 1-19 , DOI
(2009) 'Shipping and Transport Logistics' INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT LOGISTICS 1, (1) 98-99
(2008) 'Evaluating the competitiveness of container ports in Korea and China' TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART A-POLICY AND PRACTICE 42, (6) 910-921 , DOI
(2008) 'Safety, Security, the Environment and Shipping: The Problem of Making Effective Policies' WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs 7, (1) 263-279
(2007) 'Enhancing intercultural competence in postgraduate logisticians' International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications 10, 221-233
(2007) 'Evaluation of the marine traffic congestion of north harbor in Busan port' JOURNAL OF WATERWAY PORT COASTAL AND OCEAN ENGINEERING 133, (2) 87-93 , DOI
(2007) 'Integrated vehicle fleet sizing, leasing and dispatching policyin a shuttle service system' International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications 10, 29-40
(2007) 'Shipping, policy and multi-level governance' Maritime Economics and Logistics 9, 84-103
(2007) 'The impact of transitional changes of maritime passenger transport on Croatian tourism development' Maritime Policy and Management 34, 185-202
(2006) 'Promoting development through multimodal freight transport in Bangladesh' TRANSPORT REVIEWS 26, (5) 571-591 , DOI
(2006) 'An analysis of the current situation for Polish ferry operators' Trasporti Europei 34, 1-20
(2006) 'Diversion of containerized trade: case analysis of the role of Iranian ports in global maritime supply chain' Trasporti Europei 30, 61-76
(2005) 'Strategic policy and the logistics of crude oil transit in Lithuania' Energy Policy 33, (7) 857-866 , DOI
(2005) 'Container shipping policy and models of multi-level governance' Annals of Maritime Studies 43, 45-62
(2005) 'Strategy policy and the logistics of crude oil transit in Lithuania' Energy Policy 33, 857-866
(2005) 'The development of the highway network in Poland and the future development of Polish ferry shipping' Trasporti Europei 29, 57-70
(2005) 'Towards supply chain integration through multimodal transport in developing countries' Maritime Economics and Logistics 7, 382-399
(2005) 'Towards supply chain integration through multimodal transport in developing economies: the case of Bangladesh' Journal of Maritime Economics and Logistics 7, (4) 382-399 , DOI
(2005) 'Trans-Siberian Railway: from inception to transition' Trasporti Europei 29, 46-56
(2004) 'Changing geopolitical boundaries and their impact upon port selection and concentration' Journal of Shipping and Logistics 43, 183-193
(2004) 'The impact of transitional changes on maritiem transport in Central and Eastern Europe' Maritime Policy and Management 31, 287-308
(2003) 'Developments in the Polish motorway system and the impact on Baltic ferry services' Trasport Europei 23, 46-50
(2003) 'The death of national shipping policy' Lloyds Shipping Economist 25, 26-28
(2002) 'The development of the UK-Poland liner shipping trade between 1919 and 1989' International Journal of Maritime History 14, 181-206
(2002) 'The Polish maritime sector under transition' Maritime Policy and Management 29, 17-43
(2002) 'Uk tonnage tax. Subsidy or special case?' Maritime Policy and Management 29, 393-404
(2001) 'Liner shipping between East and West Europe: competitive developments in the Poland–United Kingdom trade' Maritime Policy & Management 28, (4) 323-337 , DOI
(2001) 'The politics of oil in Lithuania: Strategies after transition' Energy Policy 29, (5) 383-397 , DOI
(2001) 'International logistics in Lithuania at a time of transition' TRANSPORT REVIEWS 21, (1) 117-135 , DOI
(2001) 'Liner shipping between East and West Europe; competitive developments in Poland' Maritime Policy and Management 28, 323-337
(2001) 'Oil and containers in transit through Lithuania - research in the United Kingdom' Jura 5, 88-89
(2001) 'Port marketing in Poland during times of transition' Trasporti Europei 18, 21-35
(2000) 'International freight transport in Lithuania' TRANSPORT REVIEWS 20, (4) 447-468
(2000) 'Transport infrastructure investment and its impact upon port choice' Archives of Transport of the Polish Academy of Sciences 12, 79-100
(1999) 'Operationalisation of a positioning model in ferry services: an Eastern Mediterranean case' International Journal of Maritime Economics 1, 73-86
(1999) 'The commercialisation of East European liner shipping; the experience of Poland' Maritime Policy and Management 26, 69-79
(1998) 'Positive growth for Baltic short-sea shipping' Lloyds Shipping Economist 20, 16-18
(1998) 'The use of pipelines for the urban distribution of goods' Transport Policy 5, 61-72
(1997) 'Developments in East European ports' Dock and Harbour Authority 78, 43-45
(1997) 'The decline of the UK registered fleet - some maritime policy lessons for Poland' Polish Maritime Review 3, 6-9
(1996) 'Joint ventures and East European shipping' Journal of Ship Finance 12, 2-5
(1996) 'Recent aspects of the EU maritime transport policy. A comment on the paper by Theo Kiriazidis and George Tzanidakis' Maritime Policy and Management 23, 81-83
(1995) 'Positional change in the Polish liner shipping market; a framework approach' Maritime Policy and Management 22, 295-318
(1993) 'Analysis - Polish shipping' Seatrade Review 22, 21-23
(1993) 'East European shipping and economic change; a conceptual model' Maritime Policy and Management 20, 229-241
(1993) 'Polish privatisation' Lloyds Shipping Economist 15, 6-8
(1993) 'The decline of the UK merchant fleet; an assessment of government policies in recent years - a rejoinder to Goss's comment' Maritime Policy and Management 20, 325-326
(1992) 'The decline of the UK merchant fleet: an assessment of government policies in recent years' Maritime Policy and Management 19, 239-251
(1990) 'TRANSPORT PLANNING IN HUNGARY - A CASE-STUDY OF PECS' TRANSPORT REVIEWS 10, (3) 229-243 , DOI
(1990) 'TRANSPORT POLICY IN EASTERN-EUROPE - A CASE-STUDY OF HUNGARY' TRANSPORTATION 16, (4) 343-359 , DOI
(1985) 'Latent structure modelling for trip distribution' Traffic Engineering and Control 26, 267-270
(1984) 'Multi-variate analysis and transport evaluation' Traffic Engineering and Control 25, 497-504
Reviews
(2012) 'International Handbook of Maritime Economics' International Journal of Maritime History XXIV, (1) 461-462
(2006) 'The Water Freight Review 2005' Maritime Policy and Management 33, 3-3
(2001) 'McConville, J. Economics of Maritime Transport. Theory and Practice' Maritime Policy and Management 28, 207-208
(1998) 'Stopford, M. Maritime Economics' Proceedings of the Chartered Institute of Transport 7, 60-61
(1998) 'Stopford, M. Maritime Economics' Journal of Transport Geography 6, 311-311
Books
(2019) Preface.
(2018) Foreword.
(2015) Optimizing Supply Chain Performance: Information Sharing and Coordinated Management. Palgrave Macmillan UK , DOI
(2012) Maritime Governance and Policy-Making. London Springer
(2004) Globalisation, Policy and Shipping: Fordism, Post-Fordism and the European Union Maritime Sector (Transport Economics, Management and Policy Series). Cheltenham Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
(2002) Shipping in China. Ashgate Publishing
(2001) The productive efficiency of container terminals. Ashgate Publishing
(2001) Polish shipping under communism. Ashgate Pub Ltd
(1999) Shipping in Turkey. Aldershot Ashgate Pub Ltd
(1999) Strategic management in the maritime sector. Aldershot Ashgate Pub Ltd
(1998) Commercialisation in Central and East Europe shipping. Ashgate Publishing
(1998) East European Transport Developments. Plymouth University of Plymouth
(1998) Strategic management in East European ports. Aldershot Ashgate Pub Ltd
(1996) East European change and shipping policy. Aldershot, UK Avebury Press
(1993) Shipping policy in the European Community. Aldershot, UK Avebury Press
(1992) East European international road haulage. Aldershot, UK Avebury Press
(1987) Evaluation Methodologies for Transport Investment. Aldershot, UK Avebury Press
Chapters
(2017) 'The Role of Shipping in the Turkish Economy in the 1990s' Developments in Maritime Transport and Logistics in Turkey 4-25
(2017) 'Turkish Shipbuilding in the 1990s' Developments in Maritime Transport and Logistics in Turkey 135-165
(2017) 'European Union shipping policy and Eastern Europe' Shipping in the Baltic Region 5-24
(2017) 'Chinese-Polish co-operation in liner shipping' Shipping in China 100-115
(2016) 'Supply chain modelling for the globalised age' Globalization: Economic, Political and Social Issues 77-94
(2015) 'Development of an optimised, automated multidimensional model for supply chain management' Progress in Economics Research 91-105
(2015) 'Introduction' in Graham-Jones J; Summerscales J Marine Applications of Advanced Fibre-reinforced Composites Cambridge Woodhead Publishing (Elsevier) 1-15 Publisher Site , DOI
(2015) 'Modelling Chinese Manufacturer Oriented Domestic and International Supply Chains with Uncertainties' Supply Chain Design and Management for Emerging Markets Springer International Publishing 117-146 , DOI
(2014) 'Form or Process: The Future of Maritime Governance' Contemporary Marine and Maritime Policy New York Nova 207-229
(2014) 'Form or process: The future of maritime governance' Contemporary Marine and Maritime Policy 209-228
(2012) 'Privatization ice breaker services and the North West Passage; a qualitative anaysis' in Nelson WD Advances Business Management, Volume 5 71-96
(2010) 'Shipping Policy and Globalisation: Jurisdictions, Governance and Failure' in Grammenos C The Handbook of Maritime Economics and Business London Lloyd's List 539-556
(2010) 'Shipping enterprises, the global market and the problems of government policy in the European Union' in Kujawa J; Debicka O Development and Functioning of Enterprises in Global and Changing Environment Gdansk, Poland The Foundation for the Development of Gdansk University 123-145
(2007) 'An analysis of macro-economic privatisation of Eastern European maritiem transport during the period of transition' in ekonomia KD; ekonomia JŻ The reality and dillemas of globalisation Gdansk, Poland University of Gdansk 370-381
(2007) 'An analysis of macro-economic privatisation of eastern European maritime transport during the period of transition' in ekonomia KD; ekonomia JŻ The reality and dillemas of globalisation Gdansk, Poland The Foundation of the Development of Gdansk University 370-381
(2007) 'Shipping policy governance: a Post Fordist interpretation' in Visvikis I; Axarloglou K Trends & developments in shipping management Athens T and T Publishing 131-142
(2003) 'Container ports and shipping in the Baltic Sea market place' in ekonomia JŻ Polish Maritime Transport Sector - actual situation and trends Gdansk, Poland University of Gdansk 177-210
(2003) 'Infrastrucure developments in the ports of Gdansk and Gdynia' in ekonomia JŻ Polish Maritime Transport Sector - actual situation and trends Gdansk, Poland University of Gdansk 111-132
(2003) 'Liner shipping developments in the Baltic Sea ports' in ekonomia JŻ Polish Maritime Transport Sector - actual situation and trends Gdansk, Poland University of Gdansk 211-247
(2003) 'The impact of infrastructure developments in Polish ports and motorways and their effect upon ferry services' in ekonomia JŻ Polish Maritime Transport Sector - actual situation and trends Gdansk, Poland University of Gdansk 133-150
(2003) 'The Uk tonnage tax - lessons for Poland' in ekonomia JŻ Polish Maritime Transport Sector - actual situation and trends Gdansk, Poland University of Gdansk 151-176
(2002) 'Shipping policy in the globalisation era: the inter-relationship between international, supra-national and national shipping policies' in Grammenos CT The handbook of maritime economics and business London Informa Pub 495-511
(2002) 'The use of pipelines for the urban distribution of goods' in McKinnon AC; Button KJ; Nijkamp P Transport logistics Cheltenham Edward Elgar Pub 509-522
(2001) 'The role of Lithuania as a logistics landbridge to the European Union for the countries of the Former Soviet Union following accession' in Misztal K; ekonomia JŻ Maritime transport in a global economy Gdansk, Poland University of Gdansk 9-28
(1999) 'Eastern European development and the role of international transport - a case study of Poland' in Roe M Strategic management in the maritime sector Aldershot Ashgate Pub Ltd 92-110
(1997) 'Liabilities, conventions, classification societies and safety in the Baltic - a case study of Estonia' in Roe M Developments in the Baltic maritime marketplace Aldershot Ashgate Publishing 83-108
(1997) 'Liability, conventions, classification societies and safety in the Baltic - a case study of the Baltic' in Zurek J Maritime transport and it's role in the national economy Gdansk, Poland University of Gdansk 109-133
(1997) 'Shipping in the Baltic Region' in Roe M Shipping in the Baltic Region Aldershot, UK Avebury Press 5-24
(1997) 'The Polish passenger ferry industry in the post-communist era' in Roe M Shipping in the Baltic Region Aldershot, UK Avebury Press 62-80
(1996) 'Foreword' in Lee T-W Shipping developments in Far East Asia Ashgate Publishing xiii-xiv
Conference Papers
(2014) 'Generating Channel Ids in Virtual World Operating Systems (Extended Abstract)' Springer Berlin Heidelberg 71-73 , DOI
(2013) 'Maritime Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility in Shipping – Process Rather Than Form' in Kunnaala V IMISS 2013 International Scientific Meeting for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Shipping Kotka 6-/-0/20136-/-0/2013Turku University of Turku 30-46
(2013) '2nd workshop on information technologies for logistics'
(2012) 'Shipping Capitalism The Cosmos What Next' IFSPA 2012 Hong Kong 5-/-0/20125-/-0/2012
(2012) 'A supply chain model for integrated procurement and production planning with multiple uncertainties' EWG-DSS Research Workshop Liverpool 4-/-0/20124-/-0/2012
(2012) 'A Supply Chain Model for Integrated Procurement and Production Planningwith Multiple Uncertainties' EWG-DSS Research Workshop Liverpool 4-/-0/20124-/-0/2012Liverpool
(2011) 'Production and raw material ordering management for a manufacturing supply chain with uncertainties' International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management Singapore 2-/-1/20112-/-1/2011747-751
(2010) 'Supply chain performance improvement using vendor management inventory strategy' EM) 2-/-1/20102-/-1/2010IEEE , DOI
(2008) 'Policy failure in shipping; A global disaster of epic dimensions' 62-73
(2008) 'An ecological theory of competition between small bulk ports in sustainable supply chains' Logistics Research Network Annual Conference Liverpool 9-/-0/20089-/-0/2008London 170-175
(2008) 'An Ecological Theory of Competition Between Small Bulk Ports in Sustainable Supply Chains' in Lyons A Logistics Research Network 2008 Liverpool 9-/-0/20089-/-0/2008Corby The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK) 170-175
(2008) 'Performance evaluation of control policies for container fleet management using simulation' Logistics Research Network Annual Conference Liverpool 9-/-0/20089-/-0/2008London Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport 635-640
(2008) 'Reconfiguring global supply chains: a strategic review of Canadian icebreaker services' Logistics Research Network Annual Conference Liverpool 9-/-0/20089-/-0/2008Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport 577-582
(2007) 'Developing logistics infrastructure in North Korea: a scenario approach' Logistics Research Network Annual Conference Hull London Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport 195-201
(2006) 'The sustainable logistics strategies for intermodal transport systems of container ports' 6th International Congress on Logistics and Supply Chain Management Systems Kaoshiung, Taiwan 5-/-0/20065-/-0/2006
(2006) 'Enhancing intercultural competence in postgraduate logisticians' Logistics Research Network Annual Conference Newcastle London 341-346
(2006) 'Factors influencing freight transport multimodal development in developing countries' Logistics Research Network Annual Conference Newcastle London 169-174
(2005) 'Tonnage tax and the European Union: Subsidy or special case?' 300-309
(2005) 'Perspectives of supply chain risks in Singapore' Logistics Research Network Annual Conference Plymouth 321-326
(2005) 'Prospects for logistics development in North Korea' Logistics Research Network Annual Conference Plymouth 333-338
(2000) 'The evolution of East European shipping since transition; a review of the three major states - Bulgaria, Poland and Romania' Technonav 2000 Constantza Constanta Universitatea Ovidius Constanta 249-256
(1999) 'Operationalising a positioning model of Eastern Mediterranean ferry services' 8th World Conference on Transport Research Seoul, Korea Oxford Pergamon Press 115-128
(1998) 'Development of international cooperation between faculties in maritime education and research' EU Conference on Maritime Law, Management and Economics Varna, Bulgaria Varna, Bulgaria University of Varna 1-7
(1998) 'East European development and the role of international transport management' Technonav98 Constantza Constantza, Romania Free University of Constantza 242-249
(1998) 'Quality and efficiency in international transport; Eastern European services and privatisation' 10th International Scientific Conference. Communications on the Edge of the Millennium Zilina, Slovak Republic Zilina, Slovak Republic
(1998) 'Reconstruction and developments in the UK shipping industry - is there any future?' International Conference on Maritime Transport and Economic Reconstruction Gdansk, Poland Gdansk, Poland University of Gdansk 89-102
(1997) 'The commericlaisation of East European shipping' 8th Congress of the International Maritime Association of the Mediterranean Conference on Marine Technology Istanbul, Turkwy Istanbul Istanbul Technical University 10.2.27-10.2.36
(1997) 'The comparative analysis of the maritime policies of the EU and Turkey' 8th Congress of the International Maritime Association of the Mediterranean Conference on Marine Technology Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul Technical University 10.2.1-10.2.10
Presentations and posters
'A Conceptual Model for Oil Port Sustainability Policy Research – A Case of Chinese Ports'
Personal
Personal
Conferences organised
International Association of Maritime Economists Annual Conference 2008, Dalian (China)
Other academic activities
New book underway - Shipping and Outer Space - The Governance of the Commons
External Examiner Southampton Solent University
Additional information
Lifelong supporter - Charlton Athletic FC