Professor Kevin Cullinane was appointed Director of the Transport Research Institute at Edinburgh Napier University in April 2007. He has previously held Professorships at Newcastle University and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has published 7 books and over 160 refereed journal papers. He sits on the editorial boards of 7 journals with international coverage, including as Associate Editor of Transportation Research A: Policy & Practice. At 36, Kevin was appointed a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport and, at various stages in his career, has been a logistics adviser to the World Bank and transport adviser to the governments of Hong Kong, Egypt, Chile, Ireland and the U.K. He currently holds visiting Professorships at the Copenhagen Business School and Dalian Maritime University in China, as well as a long-term appointment as an Honorary Professor at the University of Hong Kong. He was also a member of the Council of the International Association of Maritime Economists from 2001-2008.

Research Interests

Professor Cullinane has eclectic research interests. Motivated by the desire to improve the quality of life, he is keen to see efficiency improvements in the movement of freight - with a focus over the last decade on the estimation of infrastructure efficiency, particularly with respect to the container port industry. More recently, he has also developed a stream of research looking at container port connectivity. Together with his interest in discrete-choice modelling, these apparently distinct research themes all contribute to the development of an holistic approach to analysing port competitiveness. The ultimate intention of this work is to expand the application area to encompass any international supply chain.

Professional Activities/Achievements

Memberships and Advisory Posts

Science Adviser (Transportation) Hong Kong Government (1999-2003)

Member of Hong Kong Government Logistics Development Council H-Logistics Group (2002-2003)

Member of Council, International Association of Maritime Economists (2001-2008)

Expert Adviser on Logistics, World Bank/Government of Chile (2005)

Member, ECMT Member of Executive Committee, Hong Kong Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (2001-2003)

Member of Board of Examiners, Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport in Hong Kong (2003-2006)

Treasurer, Association of Maritime Education and Training Institutions in Asia-Pacific (1998-2001)

Member, Academic Advisory Council, Athens Laboratory of Business Administration (2005-Present)

Member, Committee of the Scottish Transport Studies Group (2007-Present)

Member, Scottish Region Committee of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (2007-Present)

Member, Scottish Policy Group of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (2007-Present)

Judge, Lloyds Maritime Asia Awards (2001, 2002)

Judge, Palgrave-Macmillan Maritime Economics Logistics triennial Ph.D. Prize, Panama (2002), Limmassol (2005)

Judge, Regional Science Association International annual Dissertation Award (2007)

Chairman, International Association of Maritime Economists Annual Conference, Hong Kong (2001)

Member, Organising Committee of the Logistics Research Network Annual Conference, Newcastle University (2006)

Member, Steering Committee, Scottish Transport Applications and Research (STAR) Conference, Glasgow (2008)

Member, Programme Committee, Scottish Transport Applications and Research (STAR) Conference, Glasgow (2008)

Member, International Steering Committee, International Association of Maritime Economists Annual Conference, Panama (2002), Pusan (2003), Izmir (2004), Limassol (2005), Melbourne (2006); Athens (2007), Dalian (2008); International Logistics Congress: Developing Value Networks through Logistics and Transport, Izmir (2004); International Logistics & Shipping Conference on the Emerging Asia: Challenges and Opportunities, Taiwan (2008); Conference Program Committee, U.S. National Urban Freight Conference, Long Beach California (2007); Scientific Steering Committee, 2nd International Symposium on Ship Operations, Management and Economics, SNAME, Athens (2008)

Member of Official Industry Advisory Group for Terminal Operators Convention, Hong Kong (2003)

Reviewer, The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply Research College (2001-2007)

Chairman of Session, World Conference on Transportation Research, Antwerp (1998); International Conference on World Shipping and Shipping Markets in the 21st Century, Shenzhen (1998); International Association of Maritime Economists Annual Conference, Naples (2000), Limassol (2005), Melbourne (2006); Seatrade Maritime Asia, Hong Kong (2003); Logistics Research Network Conference, Plymouth (2005), Newcastle (2006); Saudi Innovation Conference, Newcastle (2007)

Certificate of Merit - Most Valued Project Award, HKPU Outstanding Professional Services and Innovation Awards for leading the Hong Kong Port & Maritime Board International Maritime Centre (IMC) Study (2002)

Visiting/Honorary Appointments

Honorary Professor, Centre of Urban Planning & Environmental Management, University of Hong Kong (2002-Present)
Visiting Professor: Dalian Maritime University, China (2003-Present)
Visiting Professor: Copenhagen Business School, Denmark (2007-Present)
Visiting Professor: University of Southern Denmark (2008)
Visiting Professor: University of Newcastle, U.K. (2007-08)

Visiting Professor: University of Newcastle, U.K. (2003)
MBA Course Co-ordinator (Transport Sector Management), University of Exeter, U.K. (1995-1998)
Visiting Fellow: The Korea Maritime University, Korea (1997)

Visiting Fellow: The Korea Ocean Research Development Institute, Korea (1997)

Visiting Fellow: Sogang University, Seoul, Korea (1997)
Visiting Lecturer: Isle of Man International Business School (2001), Nankai University, China (2001), Dalian Maritime University, China (2000), Hong Kong University, China (1999), Egyptian Ministry of Transport National Institute, Egypt (1990-1994), The American University in Cairo, Egypt (1991-1992).

Memberships of Editorial Boards

Transportation Research A: Policy & Practice (Associate Editor)
Transport Reviews
International Journal of Logistics Management
Maritime Economics & Logistics
Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment: Proceedings of IMechE Part M

Annals of Maritime Studies

Journal of Shipping & Logistics

Current and Recent Research Projects

Scottish Ferries Review, funded by the Scottish Government, January 2009 to May 2009 (with Gordon Wilmsmeier and Professor Alf Baird).
Website: Scottish Ferries Review

Dryport, funded by the EU Interreg IVB North Sea Programme, September 2008 to August 2010 (with Gordon Wilmsmeier and Professor Alf Baird).


NMU - Northern Maritime University, funded by the EU Interreg IVB North Sea Programme, May 2008 to April 2010 (with Gordon Wilmsmeier and Professor Alf Baird).


Wireless Maritime Futures, funded by OFCOM, September 2007 to June 2008.
Ireland's Research Agenda in Maritime Economics (IRAME), funded by the Irish Marine Institute, January to April 2008.

VISIONS (to undertake an economic evaluation of the feasibility of two novel technologies for natural gas logistics and more sustainable electricity generation), funded by WEGEMT, June to December 2007.
Website: http://www.maritime-visions.org/