Hesham M. Ghashat graduated from the Academy of Maritime Studies (Tripoli ‐ Libya). In Dec. 1997 he finished the basic studies of navigation, then he worked as deck officer with GNMTC. In September 2000, he was awarded a 2nd officer rank from the Academy and Bachelor Degree in the field of Marine Navigation. From May 2001 to September 2005 he worked with the Germa Shipping Company in Libya. In 2007, he obtained his MSc in Marine Transport with Management form Newcastle Upon Tyne University. During 2008, he worked with the National Oil Corporation of Libya Marine Transport Department. Currently, he studying for a PhD in Port Devolution and Performance at Edinburgh Napier University. He is a member of IAME. He is also a regular writer of a column entitled "strategic vision" at one of the leading Libyan newspapers.

Areas of Interest

• Port devolution and governance structure
• Port policy, operation and management
• Port performance
• Offshore support industry and related activity

Papers Published in Refereed Conference Proceedings

1- Ghashat, H. (2009) Devolution of Libya's ports governance: Reasons and Challenges. WASD Conference proceeding. Manama. Bahrain. November 2009. pp 193-201.

2- Ghashat, H. ; Cullinane, K., and Wilmsmeier, G (2010) Identifying the right "fit": what can Libya learn from port devolution in Malaysia. IAME 2010 conference. Lisbon. Portugal. July 2010.

Non Refereed Conference Proceedings

1- Ghashat, H, and Cullinane, K. (2010) Port devolution reasons, approaches and implication. First international symposium on marine harbor and costal defense. Tartuse, Syria. April 2010.