Dr George Vaggelas

Dr. George Vaggelas is Associate Professor at the Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport of the University of the Aegean (Greece) and a Research Fellow at Research in Shipping and Ports Laboratory. He was Partner and Managing Director at “Ports and Shipping Advisory” 2017-2020) and a member of the Greek Regulatory Authority for Ports (2014-2016). He has previously been an advisor to the President and CEO of Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (Greece) and an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of the Aegean.
George has more than 15 years of experience in consulting and research on port and shipping issues and he has been involved also in European and national projects examining the port and maritime industries. A specialist in passenger ports, port management, port economics and port policy issues, George has authored several papers published in international scientific journals and international conferences examining seaport economics and politics of seaports.
George Vaggelas holds a BSc (Shipping & Enterpreneurship), an MSc in Shipping Trade and Transport (STT), and a Phd (2008), from the School of Business, University of the Aegean, Greece. George’s PhD thesis examines the interface of the public and private sectors involvement in the port sector. The research has been financed by the Greek Ministry of Development, the Port of Piraeus SA, and the Organisation for Public Transport in Athens (OASA). George has also contributed as a Teaching Assistant (TA), to the undergraduate and programme of the Department.
He is active in the Port Performance Research Network (PPRN) a member of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), and of the ‘Hellenic Association of Maritime Economists’ (ENOE).