Advisory services

Areas of advisory services

Editorial service

Journals:

Associate Editor, Transportation Science (1987- 2018). Served under 6 Editors-in-Chief (Amedeo Odoni, Mark Daskin, Gilbert Laporte, Hani Mahmassani, Michel Gendreau, Martin Savelsbergh).
Associate Editor, Networks (2016-2023).
Associate Editor, Maritime Transport Research (2024-2027).
Guest Editor, Focused Issue on Maritime Transportation, Transportation Science (1999).
Guest Editor, Focused Issue on Maritime Transportation and Port Logistics, Transportation Science (2015).
Guest Editor, Special Issue of Shipping Decarbonization and Green Ports, Maritime Transport Research (2022).
Member of Editorial Board, WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs (2002-2020).
Member of Editorial Board, International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics (as of 2012).
Member of Editorial Board, Maritime Economics and Logistics (2016-2022).
Member of Editorial Board, Maritime Transport Research (as of 2022).
Member of Editorial Board, Communications in Transportation Research (as of 2022).
Editorial Associate, Naftika Chronika (as of 2004).
Referee for at least the following journals (>70):

Annals of Operations Research
Archives of Environmental Protection
Applied Mathematical Modelling
Applied Ocean Research
Atmospheric Pollution Research
Case Studies on Transport Policy
Complexity
Computers and Industrial Engineering
Computers and Operations Research
Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Energies
Energy Policy
EURO Journal of Transportation and Logistics
European Journal of Operational Research
European Transport Research Review
Flexible Services and Manufacturing
Geographical Analysis
Handbook in Operations Research and Management Science
Information Systems and Operational Research (INFOR)
International & Comparative Law Quarterly
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
International Journal of Production Economics
International Journal of Production Research
International Journal of Sustainable Transportation
IEEE Access
IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
International Transactions in Operational Research
Journal of Advanced Transportation
Journal of Cleaner Production
Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment (part M)
Journal of Heuristics
Journal of Marine Science and Application
Journal of Marine Science and Technology
Journal of the Operational Research Society
Journal of Risk Research
Journal of Scheduling
Journal of Ship Research
Journal of Shipping and Trade
Journal of Transport Geography
Management Science
Marine Policy
Maritime Economics and Logistics
Maritime Policy and Management
Nature
Nature Energy
Nature Communications
Naval Research Logistics Quarterly
Networks
Networks and Spatial Economics
Ocean Engineering
Ocean Yearbook
Omega
One Earth
Operations Research
Palgrave Communications
Production and Operations Management
Reliability Engineering & System Safety
Research in Transportation Business & Management
Review of Economics and Statistics
Ships and Offshore Structures
Sustainability
TIMS Studies in the Management Sciences
Transactions Journal of Engineering for Industry (ASME)
Transactions on Maritime Science
Transport Policy
Transportation Research Part A
Transportation Research Part B
Transportation Research Part C
Transportation Research Part D
Transportation Research Part E
Transportation Science
WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs

Conferences:

European Research Roundtable Conferences on Shortsea Shipping
International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) conferences
International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation (FAST)
International Maritime Association of the Mediterranean (IMAM) conferences International Symposium on Maritime Safety, Security and Environmental Protection (SSE07)
International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory (ISTT)
Maritime Energy (MARENER) conference
Odysseus conferences
SNAME Annual Meeting
SNAME Greek Section’s International Symposia on Ship Operations, Management and Economics (SOME)
Transportation Research Board (TRB) conference
TRISTAN conferences
World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR).

International organizations

Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC) (secretariat run by the World Bank)

Invited expert, shipping expert workshops on GHG policy induced economic impacts on States and related mitigation options (2018, 2019)

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra

Invited expert/contributor, report on identifying key priorities in support to the EU macro-regional Strategies implementation (2017)

European Commission, Brussels

Expert, Management Committee on Freight Transport Logistics (COST 310): Representative of Greece (1989-1991).

Expert, Maritime Transport R&D Expert Group: Representative of Greece (1989-1990, 1992-1994),

Rapporteur, Working Group on “Ports and the Land/Sea Interface” (1993-1994).

Member, Maritime Transport Telematics R&D Panel (1993-1994).

Expert, Management Committee on EDI in Ports (COST 330): Representative of Greece (1994-1998).

Expert, CREST Ad Hoc working group on Transport: Representative of Greece (1993-1994).

Expert, Transport Research Committee: Representative of Greece (1994-1998).

Expert, ExtraWeb project, Benchmarking Group, Representative of Greece (2003- 2006).

Invited expert, European Climate Change Programme (ECCP) Working Group 6: Reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions from ships, (2011).

Invited expert, European Sustainable Shipping Forum (ESSF) Subgroup on Competitiveness: Representative of Denmark (2014-2017).

European Parliament, Brussels, Strasbourg

Invited expert, to provide a brief for IMO's MEPC 84 (2026)

International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (Intercargo), London

Advisor for IMO (2017-2019, 2024 on)

International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME)

(elected) Member of IAME Council (2020-2026)

Invited reviewer for IAME conferences (2013 on)

International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), Tokyo

Member, Port Operations and Logistics Committee (2005- 2019).

Member, Port Environment Committee (2005-2019).

Member, Climate and Energy Committee (2019 on)

Member, Risk and Resilience Committee (2019 on)

Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS), USA

(elected) International Liaison Officer, Transportation Science and Logistics (TSL) section (2013-2017)

Chair, TSL Best Paper Award Committee (2020) (member 2018-2019)

International Maritime Organization (IMO), London

Service/participation in ΙΜΟ/MEPC activities, as advisor to Greek delegation (2006-2013)

Service/participation in ΙΜΟ/MSC activities, as advisor to Greek delegation (2006-2011)

Chair, correspondence and working groups on environmental risk evaluation criteria, IMO/MEPC (2007-2011)

Member, IMO/MEPC expert group on market based measures, representing Greece (2010-2013)

Co-author, several papers by Greece, IMO/MEPC (2007-2013)

Service/participation in ΙΜΟ/MEPC activities, as advisor to Danish delegation (2019-2023)

Main author, paper by Denmark, France and Germany on impact assessment of short-term measures to IMO/MEPC (2020)

Invited speaker, IMO/UNEP/Norway Zero and Low Emission Innovation Forum (2021)

Invited contractor, tender for comprehensive impact assessment of measures (2023)-did not respond

Invited contractor, tender for 5th IMO GHG study (2026)-did not respond

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)/International Transport Forum (ITF), Paris

Invited expert, various workshops of Common Interest Group on Decarbonizing Shipping (2016-2022)

Invited expert, workshop on Decarbonizing Hard to Abate Sectors (2022)

Invited expert, workshop on Coastal Shipping (2022)

Contributor, OECD/ITF Transport Climate Action Directory/Decarbonizing Transport Initiative (2020)

Contributor, OECD/ITF report on Carbon Pricing in Shipping (2022)

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Geneva

Invited expert, Group of Experts on Climate Change and Adaptation for International Transport Networks (2011-2013)

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Geneva

Invited expert, Multi-Year Expert Meeting on Sustainable Freight Transport (2015-2019)

Invited reviewer, Review of Maritime Transport (2018, 2023)

Ιnvited expert, workshops on Impact Assessment of GHG Reduction Measures (2020, 2023)

Other advisory

Faculty hiring and promotion evaluator for:

MIT, USA
NTUA, Greece
DTU, Denmark
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
National University of Singapore, Singapore
University of Glasgow and Strathclyde, UK
World Maritime University, Sweden
Canada Research Chairs, Canada
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
University of Sarjah, United Arab Emirates
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
Molde University College, Norway

Research and educational program proposal reviewer for:

US Sea Grant College Program (proposals)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (proposals)
Council of Educational Evaluation and Accreditation of Cyprus (educational program)
Hong Kong Research Council (proposals)
Hong Kong Polytechnic University (proposals)
Norwegian Research Council (proposals)
Dutch Technology Foundation STW (proposals)
Israel Science Foundation (proposals)
Swiss National Science Foundation (proposals)
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (proposals)
Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (Canada) (proposals)

Other Service:

Member, National Research Advisory Council, Greece (1994-1996).
Member, International Scientific Committee, Policy Research Corporation, Belgium (1994-1996).
Member, Greek Committee, Det Norske Veritas, Norway (1995-2002).
Member, Ministry of Industry Committee of Experts to Recommend Actions for Perama’s Shiprepair Zone (1995).
Representative of OLP, European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) (1996-2002).
Member, Greek-Dutch Maritime Forum (2000-2002).
Member, Ministry of Merchant Marine Committee of Experts to Recommend the Basic Principles for Greece’s Cabotage New Institutional Regime (2001).
Representative of OLP, International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) (2001-2002).
Representative of NTUA, International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) (as of 5/2002).
Member, Combined Transport, Distribution and Logistics Committee (IAPH) (10/2002-10/2005).
Chairman, Lloyds List Greek Shipping Awards Adjudication Committee (2004, 2007).
Consultant, Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL, Bremen) on EU Port Financing Study (2005).
Member, Port Operations and Logistics Committee (IAPH) (as of 12/2005).
Member, Port Environment Committee (IAPH) (as of 12/2005).
Member, Steering Committee, SINTEF Strategic Program on Maritime Transportation and Logistics (Norway) (11/2005-11/2008).
Member, International Spill Control Organization (ISCO) Council (2006-2013).
Advisor, Union of Greek Shipowners (since 2006).
Advisor, Hellenic Chamber of Shipping (since 2008).
Consultant, Rogan Associates, on master plan for port of Vassiliko (Cyprus) (2009-2010).
Member, peer review panel, port of Venice (Italy) (2009-2010).
Expert, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Group of Experts on Climate Change and Adaptation for International Transport Networks, invited expert (since 2011).
Departmental Academic Advisor, Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, Hong-Kong Polytechnic University (3 year terms 2012-2014, 2015-2018).
Member, Lloyds List Greek Shipping Hall of Fame Academy (since 2012).
Researcher, SEAMLESS EU project, NTUA (1/2024-12/2026).
Consultant, Eugenides Foundation (10/2026- 9/2027).

Elected Office:

Member, Board of Directors, Hellenic Scientists Association of Boston (HSAB) (11/1986-8/1989).
President, HSAB (11/1987-3/1989).
Member, Council of the Transportation Science Section of ORSA (1987-90).
Member, Senate, NTUA (1990-92, 1993-95).
Vice President, MIT Club of Greece (1991-95).
Head, School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, NTUA (9/1993- 8/1995).
Director, Division of Ship Design and Maritime Transport (2003-04, 2007-08).
Deputy Director, Division of Ship Design and Maritime Transport (2004-2005).
Chairman, Audit Committee, SNAME Greek Section (2004-06)
President, MIT Club of Greece (2005-07).
Chairman, SNAME Greek Section (2006-08).
Member, Board of Directors, Hellenic Association of Maritime Economists (ENOE) (2008-10).
International Regional Vice President, SNAME (2012-2014; resigned 2013).
Member, Board of Directors, Faculty members union, NTUA (2013- 4 months).
International Liaison Officer, Board of the Transportation Science and Logistics (TSL) Section of INFORMS (2013-2017).
Member, Council of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) (2020-2026).

High-impact policy and strategic counsel

A definitive record of shaping maritime and environmental policies. Harilaos N. Psaraftis was commissioned by the European Parliament to produce an authoritative policy brief on the IMO and maritime decarbonization, demonstrating the profound real-world reach of his analysis.

Service to international organizations

Engagements with major global entities encompass evidence-based policy formulation, technological assessments, and rigorous analysis of greenhouse gas reduction strategies. By bridging academic research and legislative action, these services help international bodies implement viable regulatory pathways for sustainable global shipping.

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