Investment, Risk, and Sustainability in Maritime Logistics and Supply Chain

Dear Colleagues,

The evolving international seaborne trade patterns, technological advances, environmental regulations, geopolitical events, and changes in consumers’ taste and behavior have presented significant challenges, as well as opportunities, in the maritime industry in recent years. At the same time, theoretical and applied research on different aspects of the international supply chain, maritime business, and the shipping industry has been instrumental for the industry to expand, adapt, and become more resilient. The annual International Association of Maritime Economists conference has been the premier platform for academics, policymakers, and industry professionals to present and discuss cutting-edge research in maritime economics, international shipping, and logistics. This year, the Logistics journal is inviting submissions of research papers presented in the IAME conference for consideration in a Special Issue of Logistics.

This Special Issue will focus on topics related to recent developments in maritime biasness, international shipping, and sustainability in global supply chains. Selected papers subject to peer review will be published in the Special Issue. The research area includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Investment and finance in sustainable maritime and logistics;
• Green finance and ESG in maritime supply chains;
• Technological advancements in sustainable maritime industry;
• Decarbonization of the maritime industry;
• Emissions trading and its effects on shipping and supply chains;
• Sustainable logistics and shipping;
• Risk management and optimization in shipping and maritime operations;
• Resilience and strength of maritime supply chains;
• Data analytics in shipping and maritime logistics;
• Effects of onshoring and nearshoring on shipping and maritime trade.

Prof. Dr. Amir Alizadeh
Prof. Dr. Haiying Jia
Dr. David Menachof
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Logistics is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1500 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.