– Chackrit Duangprastra (moderator), Punya Chupanit, Bhanumas Srisukh, Ryuichi Shibasaki, Soichiro Wake, Kiyoshi Tokonami (panelists), Panel discussion, JTTRI-AIRO Logistics Symposium – Part 2: Aiming for Advanced Logistics in Thailand, 15 June 2023, Bangkok, Thailand [invited]

Debraj Chatterjee (part-time student)

Umeki, Maki (secretary)

– Ryuichi Shibasaki, Potential for transhipment hubs from the perspective of global container shipping network, Seminar on Potential Demand of Proposed Can Gio Transshipment Hub Port, Department of Transportation, the Ho Chi Minh City government, 24 May 2023, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam & onilne [invited]

– Minato Nakashima, Ryuichi Shibasaki, Can AIS data improve the short-term forecast of weekly dry bulk cargo port throughput? – A machine-learning approach, Maritime Policy & Management (accepted)

New member: Inoue, Yuki (M1), Shiraishi, Daigo (B4)

– Wenyi Ding, Ryuichi Shibasaki, Chathumi Ayanthi Kavirathna, Impact of Northern Sea Route on China’s Grain Imports with EU Countries, Asian Transport Studies, accepted

– Ryuichi Shibasaki, Logistics Cost Calculation in the Global Logistics Intermodal Network Simulation (GLINS) Model – Focusing on South Asia, Workshop on Logistics Cost Framework, Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India & Asian Development Bank, 20 March 2023, New Delhi, India [invited]

– Kazunari Morikami, Ryota Wada, Trang Tran, Ryuichi Shibasaki, Natsuhiko Otsuka, A Model-Based Social Impact Evaluation of R &D topics related to Northern Sea Routes, International Workshop: Economic Feasibility and Challenges of Arctic Shipping, Arctic Challenge for Sustainability (ArCS) II & The University of Tokyo, 10 March 2023, Tokyo, Japan

– Chathumi Ayanthi Kavirathna, Ryuichi Shibasaki, Wenyi Ding, Bulk Vessels Diversions to the Arctic Shipping Routes with the Effect of Emission Trading System, International Workshop: Economic Feasibility and Challenges of Arctic Shipping, Arctic Challenge for Sustainability (ArCS) II & The University of Tokyo, 10 March 2023, Tokyo, Japan

– Haiying Jia, Ryuichi Shibasaki, Wenyi Ding, Trang Tran, Container shipping fleet CAPEX and fuel consumption concerning the Northern Sea Route, International Workshop: Economic Feasibility and Challenges of Arctic Shipping, Arctic Challenge for Sustainability (ArCS) II & The University of Tokyo, 10 March 2023, Tokyo, Japan

– Trang Tran, Ryuichi Shibasaki, Wenyi Ding, The economic impacts of opening the Northern Sea Route under political uncertainty, Seventh International Symposium on Arctic Research (ISAR-7), 6−10 March 2023, Tachikawa, Japan

– Wenyi Ding, Ryuichi Shibasaki, Chathumi Ayanthi Kavirathna, Vessel speed optimization in China transportation market with the EU in multiple modes including the Northern Sea Route, Seventh International Symposium on Arctic Research (ISAR-7), 6−10 March 2023, Tachikawa, Japan

– Chathumi Ayanthi Kavirathna, Ryuichi Shibasaki, Wenyi Ding, Bulk Vessels Diversions to the Arctic Shipping Routes with the Effect of Emission Trading System, Seventh International Symposium on Arctic Research (ISAR-7), 6−10 March 2023, Tachikawa, Japan

– Kazunari Morikami, Ryota Wada, Trang Tran, Ryuichi Shibasaki, Natsuhiko Otsuka, A Model-Based Social Impact Evaluation of R &D topics related to Northern Sea Routes, Seventh International Symposium on Arctic Research (ISAR-7), 6−10 March 2023, Tachikawa, Japan

– Wenyi Ding, Ryuichi Shibasaki, Chathumi Ayanthi Kavirathna, Vessel speed optimization in China-Europe’s transportation market considering multiple modes including the Northern Sea Route, The 37th International Symposium on the Okhotsk Sea & Polar Oceans, 20−22 February 2023, Mombetsu, Japan

– Ryuichi Shibasaki, Role of the Suez Canal in the global economy & opportunities for Japan-Egypt collaboration, Advancing Sustainable Peace and Development in the Red Sea: Challenges and Opportunities, The Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding in Cairo (CCCPA), 10 January 2023, Cairo, Egypt (online) [invited]

Lei Liu, Ryuichi Shibasaki, Yong Zhang, Naoki Kosuge, Mingyang Zhang, Yue Hu, Data-Driven Framework for Extracting Global Maritime Shipping Networks by Machine Learning, Ocean Engineering, 269, 113494, 2023 doi: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2022.113494

– Trang Tran, Ryuichi Shibasaki, Wenyi Ding, The economic impacts of opening the Northern Sea Route under political uncertainty, The Applied Regional Science Conference Annual Meeting, 36, 17−18 December 2022, Kofu, Japan

– Guineng Chen (Moderator), Xianguang Wang, Ryuichi Shibasaki, Azhar Jaimurzina Ducrest, Ruth Banomyong, Connectivity and Digital Transformation of Southeast Asia’s Regional Freight Corridors (Panel Discussion), ITF Regional High-Level Dialogue for Asia, International Transport Forum (ITF)-OECD, 22 November 2022, Bangkok, Thailand [invited]

– Ryuichi Shibasaki, ITF Research Works and their Relevance for Asia from a Digitalisation Viewpoint, ITF Research Work and Opportunities for Collaboration, International Transport Forum (ITF)-OECD, 21 November 2022, Bangkok, Thailand [invited]

– Lei Liu, Ryuichi Shibasaki, Yue Hu, A Data-driven Framework for Extracting Global Maritime shipping Networks by Machine Learning, Biannual Conference on Infrastructure Planning and Management, JSCE, 66, 7127, 12 November 2022, Naha, Japan