Date:26 May 2008 (Monday)
 Time:09:15 - 10:30
 Venue:TU201

     Welcoming Address:

• Mr Alexander Tzang
  Deputy President, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• Prof. Judy Tsui
  Dean, Faculty of Business, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

     Leaders' Perspective on Transport and Logistics:

• Hon Miriam Kin-yee Lau, GBS, JP
  Councillor (Functional Constituency - Transport), Legislative Council,
  HKSAR

• Mr Roger Tupper, JP
  Director of Marine Department, HKSAR Government

• Mr Norman Lo, JP
  Director-General of Civil Aviation Department, HKSAR Government

• Mr Peter Cremers
  Chairman, Hong Kong Shipowners Association

• Mr Anthony Lau
  President, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong

Keynote Session and Panel Discussion 1
Chairman: Winkelmans, Willy
Date:26 May 2008
Time:11:00 - 12:15
Venue:TU201

Speaker(s)

Title (Code)

Liu, John J.

Trade-Based Supply Chain: A Global Trend and the China
Factor

Karandawala, Geetha

Towards an International Integrated Transport & Logistics
System for the Asia Pacific Region

Oum, Tae H.

Air Transport Liberalization, Market Expansion and
Implications on Airlines, Airports and Regulators

Keynote Session and Panel Discussion 2
Chairman: Liu, John J.
Date:26 May 2008
Time:17:00 - 18:30
Venue:TU201

Speaker(s)

Title (Code)

Talley, Wayne K.

Port Pollution and Its Abatement

Odoni, Amedeo R.

The Airport Capacity Crisis in its Various Forms

Van den Bossche,
Marten

Global Port Development and its Impacts on Port Institutional Reform and Competitiveness

Keynote Session and Panel Discussion 3
Chairman: Liu, John J.
Date:27 May 2008
Time:09:15 - 10:45
Venue:TU201

Speaker(s)

Title (Code)

Liu, Weimin

Reform and Opening-Up: Way to Sustainable and Harmonious Development of China's Air Transportation Industry
（改革開放，中國航空運輸並持續快速協調發展的必由之路）

Murty, Katta G.

Why it is critical to Optimize Container Shipping Performance

Wetterhus, Tore M.

Sustainable Shipping: Time to Act

Maritime Economics and Finance
Chairman: Song, Dong-Wook
Date:26 May 2008
Time:13:45 - 15:00
Venue:Y302

Speaker(s)

Title (Code)

Wang, Jianhua
Lu, Jing
Wei, Fang
Fu, Mingming

Risk Evaluation on Extreme Volatilities of Dry Bulk Ocean
Freight Market (M054)

Bendall, Helen B.
Stent, Alan F.

Valuing Costs and Benefits of Shipbuilder's Sales'
Incentives (M042)

Veenstra, Albert

Speed and Consumption Quotations in Time Charter Slots
(M033)

Nikitakos, Nikitas
Pirkatis, Vassilios

Factors driving Shipping Companies to IT Outsourcing
(M029)

Airline Competition and Management
Chairman: Dresner, Martin
Date:26 May 2008
Time:13:45 - 15:00
Venue:Y303

Speaker(s)

Title (Code)

Wang, Xiao-Xia
Yang, Xiao-Feng
Zhang, Jun

Empirical Analysis on Chinese Aviation Portals (A006)

Dresner, Martin
Wan, Xiang
Zou, Li

Assessing the Price Effects of Airline Alliances on Parallel
Routes (A007)

Gong, Stephen X.H.

Assessing the Bid for China Eastern Airlines: A Stock
Market Perspective (A013)

Adler, Nicole
Nash, Chris
Pels, Eric

Infrastructure Pricing: The Case of Airline and High Speed
Rail Competition (A009)

Special Session on Transport Environment and Policy
Chairman: McLaughlin, Heather
Date:26 May 2008
Time:13:45 - 15:00
Venue:Y304

Speaker(s)

Title (Code)

Fan, Henry S.L.

Reducing Aircraft Emissions on the Ground (A005)

McLaughlin, Heather

Are Shipping Companies Going Green? (M056)

Song, Su
Ng, Koi Yu A.

Assessing the Natural and Socio-Economic Environments caused by Routine Maritime Activities: A New Perspective and its Applications to North Europe (M031)

Xu, Jingjing

The Law and Economics of Ship-Source Oil Pollution Damage (M027)

Analyze the Risks of Biological Invasion: An Agent Based Simulation Model for introducing Non-Native Oysters in Chesapeake Bay, USA (M037)

Port Operation and Management (I)
Chairman: Tongzon, Jose
Date:26 May 2008
Time:13:45 - 15:00
Venue:Y305

Speaker(s)

Title (Code)

Yang, Zhong-Zhen
Li, Ying

Impacts of Port Relocation on the Location of Port-Relation Industries (M050)

Zeng, Qingcheng
Yang, Zhongzhen
Lai, Luyuan

Models and Algorithms for Multi-Crane Oriented Scheduling
Method in Container Terminals (M051)

Ibe, Callistus
Ugboma, Chinonye
Ugboma, Ogochukwu

A Comparative Assessment of Service Quality Perspectives and Satisfaction in Ports: Evidence from Nigeria (M048)

Subramanian, S.

Cargo Container Agents Services in Major Ports in India: A
Milestone (M013)

Port Performance and Benchmarking
Chairman: Yan, Jia
Date:26 May 2008
Time:15:15 - 16:30
Venue:Y302

Speaker(s)

Title (Code)

Pallis, Anthanasios A.
Vitsounis, Thomas K.

Towards an Alternative Measurement of Port Performance:
Externally Generated Information and Users' Satisfaction
(M040)

Chen, Tao

Operational Rules of Container Terminals: An Empirical
Study of Mega-Operators in Hong Kong (M011)

Dragović, Branislav
Park, Nam Kyu
Ryoo, Dong-Kuen
Mestrovic, Romeo

Ship Traffic in Container Port: Modelling Methodology and
Performance Evaluation (M038)

Airport Planning and Operation
Chairman: Lee, Yeong-Heok
Date:26 May 2008
Time:15:15 - 16:30
Venue:Y303

Speaker(s)

Title (Code)

Yuen, Chi-Lok A.
Zhang, Anming

Competition and Policy Changes on Chinese Airport
Productivity: An Empirical Investigation (A002)

Yuen, Simon

Selection Criteria of Air Hub in Pearl River Delta (PRD)
Region: From Shipper's Perspective (A003)

Forsyth, Peter
Czerny, Achim

Optimising Investment in Regulated Airports (A018)

Lee, Nelson

Maintaining Efficiency with a Multi-Level Warehouse Design
(L007)

Asia-Pacific Logistics Development
Chairman: Ng, Adolf
Date:26 May 2008
Time:15:15 - 16:30
Venue:Y304

Speaker(s)

Title (Code)

Tongzon, Jose
Nguyen, Hong-Oanh

China's Economic Rise and its Implications for Logistics:
The Australian Case (L002)

Gujar, Girish C.
Ng, Koi Yu A.

Competitiveness of Indian Dry Ports and the Impacts of
Government Policies: The Dualistic Approach of Policy-
Makers (L010)

Cetin, Ismail B.
Cerit, A. Guldem

The Potential of Turkey as a Logistics Centre between Far
East and Europe: An Application in Electronics Industry
(L013)

Rao, B.V.R.

Transport Logistics in South Asia: The Role of Indian Ports
(M019)

Shipping Management and Operation (I)
Chairman: Lun, Venus
Date:26 May 2008
Time:15:15 - 16:30
Venue:Y305

Speaker(s)

Title (Code)

Sys, Christa

Is Container Liner Shipping an Oligopoly? (M010)

Wu, Wei-Ming

The Optimal Fleet Capacity of a Container Shipping Line
(M025)

Lu, Jing
Gong, Xiaoxing

Analysis of Dynamic Correlation between Dry Bulk Shipping Freight Indices (M053)

Maritime Security, Law and Insurance
Chairman: Zhang, Anming
Date:27 May 2008
Time:11:15 - 12:45
Venue:Y302

Speaker(s)

Title (Code)

Rao, B.V.R.

Marine Insurance: A Key Element for Sustainable
Development of Maritime Transportation in India (M020)

Tongzon, Jose
Chang, Young-Tae

The Economics of Maritime Security (M022)

Chen, Shiou-Yu
Chang, Chih-Ching

Perceptions and Assessment of Maritime Security
Management: The Perspectives of Liner Shipping
Companies (M023)

Pallis, Athanasios A.
Vaggelas, George K.

Port and Maritime Security: Is there a distinctive European
Approach? (M039)

Aviation Law and Policy
Chairman: Li, Kevin K.X.
Date:27 May 2008
Time:11:15 - 12:45
Venue:Y303

Speaker(s)

Title (Code)

Mendes De Leon, Pablo.

Air policies in the 21st century: China, the EU and the
Establishment of an Open Aviation Area (A023)

Coles, Peter

The changing face of aviation liability exposures and the
need for greater risk management

Yang, Zhong-Zhen
Wang, Lu
Li, Min-Min

Modal Splits in rapid Passenger Transportation Corridor
(A021)

Port Operation and Management (II)
Chairman: Yip, Tsz Leung
Date:27 May 2008
Time:11:15 - 12:45
Venue:Y304

Speaker(s)

Title (Code)

Zhang, Anming

The Impact of Hinterland Access Conditions on Rivalry
between Ports (M007)

Lu, Chin-Shan
Sung, Min-Guei
Shang, Kuo-Chung

Evaluating Container Developing Strategies for the Port of
Kaohsiung: An Exploratory Analysis (M036)

Wu, Yen-Chun J.
Lin, Chia-Wen

National Port Competitiveness: Emerging Markets (M045)

Le, Quynh-Lam Ngoc
Do, Ngoc-Hien
Nam, Ki-Chan
Kim, Tae-Won

A Study on Vietnamese Container Ports: Analysis,
Evaluation and Suggestions (M009)

Logistics Operation and Management (I)
Chairman: Ye, Hengqing
Date:27 May 2008
Time:11:15 - 12:45
Venue:Y305

Speaker(s)

Title (Code)

Keceli, Yavuz
Choi, Hyung Rim
Park, Nam Kyu
Yun, Su Jin
Kim, Jae Joong
Kim, Hee Yun

A Study on Commercialization of R&D Projects in Port and Logistics Industry: Case of Non-Stop Automated Gate System (L004)

Wei, Zhen-Lin
Liu, Yan

Study on Evaluation of Regional Logistics System (L006)

Park, N.K.
Kim, J.Y.
Choi, W.Y.

Evaluation for Cargo Tracking Systems in Railroad
Transportation (L009)

Ludema, Marcel W.

Towards using the Northern Sea Route for Container
Transport (M046)

Maritime Management (I)
Chairman: Fan, Henry
Date:27 May 2008
Time:14:15 - 15:45
Venue:Y302

Speaker(s)

Title (Code)

Verhetsel, Ann
Sel, Steve

World Maritime Cities: From Which Cities do Maritime
Decision-Makers Operate? (M005)

Ho, Wei Cheon J.
Ng, Koi Yu A.
Koo, Anita

The Added-Values and Motivations of Embarking on
Postgraduate Maritime Studies (M008)

Dong, Jing-Xin
Song, Dong-Ping

Effectiveness of an Empty Container Repositioning Policy
with Flexible Destination Ports (M028)

Feng, Cheng-Min
Hsieh, Hui-Chaug

Creating Value-Driven Port Logistics in Free Trade Zones
(M044)

Aviation Policy and Management
Chairman: Forsyth, Peter
Date:27 May 2008
Time:14:15 - 15:45
Venue:Y303

Speaker(s)

Title (Code)

Do, Ngoc-Hien
Nam, Ki-Chan
Joe, Soo-Won
Le, Quynh-Lam Ngoc

Air Crew Scheduling in Transportation Problems: An
Experiment Way to apply Meta-Heuristics Algorithms (A004)

Malagas, Kostas
Nikitakos, Nikitas

The Impact of E-Services in a State-Owned Airline (A010)

Lee, Yeong-Heok

Open sky agreements and Liberalization in Asia

Logistics Research Centre (LRC), PolyU
Special Session on Supply Chain Management
Chairman: Li, Chung-Lun
Date:27 May 2008
Time:14:15 - 15:45
Venue:Y304

Speaker(s)

Title (Code)

Choi, Tsan-Ming
Chow, Pui-Sze

Stocking Policies for Fast Fashion Retailers: Preliminary
Findings (L014)

Yang, Liu

Investments in Flexibility and Productivity with Demand
Uncertainty (L015)

Chan, Chi Kin

Synchronization of Order Cycles of Multiple Buyers in a
Supply Chain with Cost Sharing (L016)

Tang, Huajun

An extended result on the nestedness property for the
subtree ordered median problem in networks (L012)

Shipping Management and Operation (II)
Chairman: Wilson, Wesley
Date:27 May 2008
Time:16:00 - 17:30
Venue:Y302

Speaker(s)

Title (Code)

Margaritis, Ilias

Key Drivers behind Pricing Strategies in Liner Shipping
(M002)

Mitroussi, Kyiaki
Chang, Chiao-Jia

An Appraisal of Motivation Principles in Shipping
Companies (M004)

Zhao, Xu
Wang, Ran
Yu, Wenhao

Shipping Logistics Risk Appraisal Based on BP Neural
Network (M015)

Nguyen, Hong-Oanh

On Comparative Advantage of National Shipping: Cross-
Country Analysis and Policy Implications (M021)

Logistics Operation and Management (II)
Chairman: Fu, Xiaowen
Date:27 May 2008
Time:16:00 - 17:30
Venue:Y303

Speaker(s)

Title (Code)

Yang, Ching-Chiao
Marlow, Peter B.
Lu, Chin-Shan

Evaluating Key Logistics Service Capabilities for Taiwanese
Liner Shipping Firms (L003)

Wang, Xiao-Xia
Shang, Hui-Li
Zhang, Jun

Evaluation on Chinese Public Travel Services Portals
(L005)

Zhang, Qingfeng
Zhang, Xiaodong
Han, Boling

Research on Forecast Method for Logistics Node's Volume
of Freight Handled in the Port Hinterland (L008)

Maritime Management (II)
Chairman: Luo, Meifeng
Chairman: Li, Chung-Lun
Date:27 May 2008
Time:16:00 - 17:30
Venue:Y305

Speaker(s)

Title (Code)

Ludema, Marcel W.

Life-Cycle based Fleet Configuration Management (M047)

Xu, Jane Jing
Yip, Tsz Leung
Liu, Liming

Dynamic Interrelationships between Sea Freight and
Shipbuilding Markets (M049)

Veenstra, Albert

The Growth Potential of Container Shipping in Yangtze
River (M034)