The Distinguished Lecture Series is aimed at the students of the MSc in Maritime Economics and Logistics, as well as at other interested members of the academic and business community. If you wish to attend one of the lectures, please contact the MEL Office.
| Title | Speaker | Date |
| Port State Control, Background, Procedures and Inspections | Ivo Snijders | 8-Feb-11 |
| Secretary, Paris MoU on Port State Control | ||
| Shipping and Port Industries: Challenges and Opportunities | Emile Hoogsteden | 15-Feb-11 |
| Director, Containers, Breakbulk & Logistics at Port of Rotterdam | ||
| Trends and Developments in Dry Bulk Terminalling | Dick van Doorn | 15-Feb-11 |
| ex-CEO, Europees Massagoed-Overslagbedrijf (EMO) | ||
| An Introduction to Shipping Asset Financing | Dagfin Lunde | 3-Mar-11 |
| Member of the Board of Managing Directors DVB Bank SE | ||
| A Terminal Operator in A Changing World | Rob Bagchus | 29-Mar-11 |
| Chief Public Affairs & Public Relations Officer | ||
| Environmental Challenges for Global Shipping | Tony Mason | 30-Mar-11 |
| Secretary General, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Shipping Federation (ISF) | ||
| Container transport: has the industry become of age? | Chris Bourne | 5-Apr-11 |
| Past Executive Director, European Liner Affairs Association | ||
| Current Trends in the European Container Market: A Carriers’ Perspective | Marcus Field | 5-Apr-11 |
| Managing Director, Hanjin Shipping | ||
| TBA | René Berkvens | 12-Apr-11 |
| CEO, Damen Shipyards Group | ||
| TBA | Maarten Tromp | 11-Apr-11 |
| Director, Intermodal & Equipment-Central Europe (Maersk) | ||
| There is no business like terminal business. | John Verschelden | 19-Apr-11 |
| CEO, APM Terminals Rotterdam | ||
| TBA | Eelco Hoekstra | 19-Apr-11 |
| CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board: VOPAK |