Thanos Pallis
The Department of Maritime Studies University of Piraeus, Greece
Professor of Port & Shipping Economics and Policy
Thanos Pallis is a Professor of Port & Shipping Economics and Policy at the Department of the Maritime Studies University of Piraeus, Greece. The Vice-Chair of the Port Performance Research Network (PPRN) and co-director of PortEconomics, in 2020 he was re-elected President of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME). A regular advisor of international institutions and ports on port performance, benchmarking, planning, and governance, he has worked on projects shaping maritime shipping and ports in North America, South America, Asia, and Europe. A member of the IAPH Risk & Resilience Committee, he co-authored the IAPH Barometer on the impact of COVID-19 on ports and led UN research on the impact of the pandemic on maritime supply chains. He served as Secretary-General of MedCruise and as General Secretary for Ports & Port Policy, at the Ministry of Development, Competitiveness, and Shipping, Greece. He co-authors the book Port Economics, Management and Policy.