Following the successful first editions of 2011 and 2015, ECONSHIP returns, inviting researchers from Europe and all over the globe to submit papers on the theme “Navigating to the Maritime Future: Competitive, Sustainable, and Resilient Maritime Supply Chains”.
Co-organised by the Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport, University of the Aegean and the Department of Maritime Studies, University of Piraeus, the third edition of the European Conference on Shipping, Intermodalism and Ports – ECONSHIP 2026, will be held in Chios, Greece, 23-25 September 2026.
A complex contemporary maritime landscape intensifies the challenges and demands on shipping lines, ports, and related maritime supply chains, requiring competitive, efficient, and effective strategies. These trends trigger regulatory initiatives and reforms at national, regional, and global levels. Concurrently, shipping companies and port service providers are actively leveraging global sourcing opportunities to establish and maintain a robust competitive position on the international stage. These dynamics are underscored by the continuous emergence and consolidation of global players, alongside the concomitant regulatory responses, which present a complex mix of both enabling and cautious approaches.
Key strategic domains are under rigorous reassessments within the context of a maritime sector rapidly undergoing structural transformation and embracing future developments. A profound yet not exhaustive list of needed research includes the economics, management, technical aspects, and regulatory frameworks and policies of competitive strategies, green shipping and ports, digital shifts, automation and technologies, enhanced supply chain resilience, and geopolitical dynamics.
ECONSHIP 2026 will serve as the European forum for exploring these critical facets, addressing the regulatory challenges, and charting the course towards a resilient, efficient, and future-proof global maritime industry.
ECONSHIP 2026 provides a unique opportunity:
For maritime economists who want to stimulate discussions on shipping, ports, and maritime industries, while developing their research in progress.
For transport researchers to participate in and exchange views at a major multidisciplinary event that will bring together academics and practitioners from many different countries and experiences.
For young scholars and researchers who want to present and test their ongoing research.
The social events will complement the conference and will offer unique networking opportunities.
ECONSHIP 2026 will be held on the island of Chios, in Greece. The island, famous for its “maritime tradition” and the close ties with the shipping industry, offers a unique traditional maritime environment in the heart of the Aegean Sea. Having the experience of ECONSHIP 2011 and 2015, the organising team will combine the conference with unique social events, aiming to provide participants with opportunities to have fun and foster networking.
To facilitate intellectual exchange, the International Scientific Committee of ECONSHIP 2026 is looking forward to receiving:
