Research

The Institute serves as a point of linkage between Old Dominion University's research resources and the needs of the maritime, ports and logistics community, regionally and internationally. With more than a dozen individual international linkages and association with the United Nations International Maritime Organization, the Institute is well-positioned to serve its constituency and other international research activities.

The university's research capabilities in areas such as international relations, administration, management, economics, engineering, intermodal transportation, policy analysis, planning, marketing, finance and environmental issues may be harnessed to address issues of concern to the international port community.

Below are some of the research articles written by the professors of the Institute:

Piracy in Shipping

Earnings Differentials of Seafarers

Determinants of The Severity of Passenger Vessel Accidents

The Security Incident Cycle of Ports

An Economic Theory of the Port

Environmental Impacts of Shipping

Wage Differentials of Intermodal Transportation Carriers and Ports: Deregulation versus Regulation

Regulatory Issues: The Role of International Maritime Institutions

Determinants of Vessel Flag

Owner-Operator Truck Driver Earnings and Employment: Port Cities and Deregulation

Post OPA-90 Vessel Oil Spill Differentials: Transfers Versus Vessel Accidents