Call for Papers
The CY Tung International Centre for Maritime Studies (C.Y. Tung ICMS) and the Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies (LMS) of The Faculty of Business (FB) are organising the 13th International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports (IFSPA) 2026 in Hong Kong, Dec 2026.
Themed “Greening Our Globe in Action: Advancing Sustainable and Resilient Maritime and Air Transport”, the IFSPA 2026 is devoted to providing an interactive platform for universities around the globe, institutions, industry leaders, international stakeholders and related associations to collaborate and discuss technological, environmental, economic, policy and operational management issues.
For online submission of IFSPA 2026, please visit: https://polyu.hk/tqMOq
Submission & Topics
We are looking for papers focusing on the following topics related to maritime, aviation and transport logistics, but not restricted to:
- ESG (environment, social, and governance) issues in shipping and air industries
- Sustainability, environment, green and social responsibility
- Sustainability issues in air and maritime transport
- Marine ecosystem, marine conservation and fisheries and marine resource
- Artificial intelligence and big data in transport
- Emerging technologies to enhance transport system efficiency
- Airline strategy, operations and management
- Resilience for passengers and cargo flows
- Safety and security in maritime and aviation industries
- Maritime and air law and insurance
- Human capital, education and training in air and maritime transport
- Planning, strategy, operations and management in airport and seaport
- Network analysis and scheduling in air and maritime transport
- Autonomous ship, arctic shipping, smart shipping and coastal shipping
- Efficiency, performance and service quality assessment
- Customer behaviour and market analysis
- Intermodal transport and connectivity
- Cruise hub, ferry services and onboard health
- Shipping finance and investment
- Logistics and supply chain management