A fruitful and productive Jean Monnet Symposium on “The future of the Future of the European Port Policy” took place on the island of Chios during the 28th and 29th of June 2018.
The Symposium was scientifically coordinated by PorteEconomics.eu and organised by the Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport of University of the Aegean – and PortEconomics will soon make available all Conference presentations.
Inaugurated by the Mayor of Chios, the Symposium was attended by more than 110 participants, representing port authorities, port related associations, port users, European Institutions as well as the academic community.
During the first day of the Symposium, senior officials from the European Port Industry and port related associations and institutional bodies, expressed their views on the challenges and the prospects of the port industry.
The 2-day of the Symposium also hosted the presentation of 30 scientific papers dealing with the port industry and presented by scholars and researchers from all over Europe.