Previsional Programme

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Time Event
09:00 - 09:30 Welcome Speech - Pedro Lages Dos Santos  
09:30 - 10:00 Coffee break  
10:00 - 12:00 Keynote session  
10:00 - 10:30 › Maritime transport geography - Pr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Texas A&M University-Galveston.  
10:30 - 11:00 › French Maritime transport geography - Pr. Antoine Frémont, CNAM  
11:00 - 11:30 › A multidimensional assessment of France's vulnerability to maritime trade - Pr. Pierre Cariou, Kedge Business School  
11:30 - 12:00 › Vulnerability and Resilience Food Supply Chains in the Pacific Island Countries - Paul Jung, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University  
12:00 - 14:00 Lunch  
14:00 - 15:40 Digitalization, Smart Ports & Supply Chain Resilience  
14:00 - 14:20 › Comparative Analysis and Maturity Assessment of Digital Readiness in Baltic Sea Ports - Deniss Bickovs, Riga Technical University  
14:20 - 14:40 › Modeling and Solving the Truck Appointment System - Christophe Duhamel, Normandie Université  
14:40 - 15:00 › Digitalization in Penang Port: Infrastructure, Analysis and Perspectives for Sustainable Logistics - Ibrahima Diarrassouba, University Le Havre Normandy  
15:00 - 15:20 › Logistical Technologies and Territorial Overlays : Reconfigurations of the Togo–Burkina Faso Corridors - Kossigari Djolar, Université Le Havre Normandie  
15:20 - 15:40 › Towards Maritime Network Transitions Scenarios and Territorial Reconfigurations in the Ligurian Sea - Clément Iphar, Mines Paris - PSL  
15:40 - 16:00 Coffee break  
16:00 - 18:00 Geopolitics, Security & Global Trade Reconfigurations  
16:00 - 16:20 › The challenges of the Arctic Express Route (Northern Sea Route) - Khader Selma, Aix Marseille University  
16:20 - 16:40 › Spatial Reconfigurations of Container Shipping Services Amid Sino-American Tensions - Ronan Kerbi - Olivier Joly, University Le Havre Normandy  
16:40 - 17:00 › Panama Canal Drought and Supply Chain Disruptions in Asia-US Trade: Evidence from Micro-Level Trade Shipments and Vessel Trajectory Data - Paul Jung, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University  
17:00 - 17:20 › Is There a Link Between Collective Stability and Maritime Security ? The Case of Somaliland - François Guiziou, IDEES-Le Havre (UMR 6266)  
17:20 - 17:40 › Hub Dependency in the Mediterranean Sea: insights from Italian Container Ports (1977-2023) - Cremaschini Fabio, CIELI, University of Genoa  
17:40 - 18:00 › Withdrawal of Sahelian countries from ECOWAS: what are the challenges and reconfigurations for West African ports and corridors? - Yao Thierry ANI, Université de San-Pédro  

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Time Event
09:00 - 10:20 Hinterland Connectivity, Inland Waterways & Regional Logistics  
09:00 - 09:20 › French Port Hinterlands in a Competitive Europe: The Case of the Port of Le Havre (Haropa) - Arnaud Serry - Ronan Kerbiriou, Univeristy Le Havre Normandy  
09:20 - 09:40 › Planetary Fluvial Corridors: Maritime River Ports and Territorial Conflict in Medium-Size Amazonian Cities - Alexandre Gaiser Fernandes, University of São Paulo, Cnam  
09:40 - 10:00 › The dynamics of European dry bulk ports - Gabriel Figueiredo De Oliveira, University  
10:00 - 10:20 › Port of Barcelona: a development strategy turned to France - Christelle CAMMAN, Aix Marseille Univ - Livolsi Laurent, Aix Marseille Univ, CRET-LOG, Aix-en-Provence, France  
10:20 - 10:45 Coffee break  
10:45 - 12:25 Innovation & Transition: Redefining Port Paradigms  
10:45 - 11:05 › Energy Transition in European Ports: Logistical, Territorial, and Industrial Reconfigurations - Nathan Gouin, Université Le Havre Normandie  
11:05 - 11:25 › Wing-in-Ground Effect Craft: Comparative Analysis of Efficiency and Decarbonization - Akseli Arola, Tampere University  
11:25 - 11:45 › The Territorial Embeddedness of Cruising: The Exemple of MSC in France - Mariantonia Lo Prete, Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale - Nathan Gouin, Ronan Kerbiriou, Université Le Havre Normandie  
11:45 - 12:05 › Conceptualizing the Port–Industry Interface: Ro-Ro Terminals and Automotive Freight Geographies in Southeast Asia - David Guerrero, Systèmes Productifs, Logistique, Organisation des Transports et Travail  
12:05 - 12:25 › Strategic Development and Resilience of Polish Seaports in the Era of Maritime Transitions - Adam Przybylowski - Adam Weintrit, Gdynia Maritime University, Poland  
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch  
13:45 - 15:45 Green Shipping & Environmental Port Governance  
13:45 - 14:05 › Analyzing Vessel Emissions Calling in the Port of HaminaKotka: Identifying Opportunities to Support Green Investments - Jussi Sutela, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences  
14:05 - 14:25 › Challenges of Sustainability for the Baltic Sea Ports - Mari-Liis Tombak - Deniece Melissa Aiken, Estonian Maritime Academy, Tallinn University of Technology  
14:25 - 14:45 › Managing green transformation of Baltic Sea ports: challenges and drivers for energy saving and renewable energy action - Eliise Toomeoja - Tallinn University of Technology  
14:45 - 15:05 › Ecologyzation in french ports : yesterday's concern, today's footnote ? - Mathilde Fernandes, UMR AMURE - Université de Bretagne occidentale  
15:05 - 15:25 › Operational and Structural Determinants of Eco-Efficiency in Maritime Container Transport. - Victor Petroff, Laboratoire d'Economie Appliquée au Développement (LEAD)  
15:25 - 15:45 › Dimensions of ports' sustainability - An analytical framework - Macarena Larrea Basterra, Orkestra-Fundación Deusto; DBS-Universidad de Deusto  
16:00 - 17:20 Social Dynamics, Gender & Coastal Communities  
16:00 - 16:20 › Socio-spatial dynamics of fishing communities facing changes in the autonomous port of Abidjan - Edith Koulai-Djddje, Université Félix Houphouët BOIGNY  
16:20 - 16:40 › “Missing” Women? Gender-inclusive Policies in the Contemporary Transformation of Port Employment - Marie Lécuyer, Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry  
16:40 - 17:00 › Ponant islands'maritime service and adaptations of island firms: a first step towards ecological transition? - Marie Guingot, Littoral, Environnement, Télédétection, Géomatique  
17:00 - 17:20 › Ports and territories in climate transitions: a French operational model for resilient maritime infrastructures - Juan José CARPIO-PEREZ, Cerema  

Friday, May 29, 2026

Time Event
09:30 - 17:00 Sightseeing Tour - Sightseeing Tour  
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