Institute for Shipping Economics and Logistics

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Institute for Shipping Economics and Logistics
Institute for Shipping Economics and Logistics
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Legal form of the carrier: Independent, non-profit foundation under private law
Facility location: Bremen and Bremerhaven
Employee: 50
Homepage: www.isl.org

The Institute for Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) is a non-profit maritime research and consulting institute based in Bremen and Bremerhaven . It was founded in 1954, making it the first maritime institute in Germany and a model for other institutes worldwide. The ISL is divided into five main areas of activity: Maritime Intelligence, Maritime Security, Maritime Environment, Maritime Transport Chains and Maritime Simulation. According to the statutes, the focus of activities is the transfer of knowledge between science and practice. With its R&D services and scientific consulting, the institute thus forms an interface between research and application.

history

ISL in Bremerhaven

The institute was founded in Bremen in 1954 as an independent, non-profit foundation under private law, the “Institute for Shipping Research”, with the aim of conducting and promoting scientific shipping research. This also included the establishment of an extensive shipping library. The founder and first director was Gustav Adolf Theel. In 1967 it changed its name to "Institute for Shipping Economics". The institute was assigned to the Bremen Senator for Education, Science and Art. The "Förderkreis Stiftung Institut für Seeverkehrswirtschaft eV" was set up in 1982 by well-known representatives of German shipping companies. The members supported the institute's scientific research in both an idealistic and material sense. In 1988 a new statute was set up and the name was changed to "Institute for Shipping Economics and Logistics". The board of trustees and the board of directors were established as organs and the tasks and responsibilities regulated. The scientific advisory board was established in 1989. It consists of representatives from science and practice, advises the ISL in the areas of research and development and makes a significant contribution to the practice-oriented formulation of goals in development strategies. The Bremerhaven location was founded in 1997. For the 50th anniversary in 2004, a Senate reception was held in the Bremen Town Hall and a workshop in the Congress Center Bremen . In 2006 ISL Bremerhaven moved into the office building timePort II , Barkhausenstrasse 2. In 2008, ISL moved to a new location on Universitätsallee and launched the "Maritime Conference", which takes place every two years.

Research priorities

Maritime Intelligence

ISL in Bremen

The ISL has a long tradition in the field of maritime market intelligence with an independent perspective on developments and trends. It advises companies and institutions from the shipping industry and logistics by providing individually tailored data and with specialist knowledge.

The ISL offers its customers around the world a detailed data service and data-based market knowledge. The institute has its own databases, such as the port database or the container traffic model for the north range ports, as well as various external databases. In addition, the statistical publications of the ISL offer a comprehensive overview of the most important maritime market segments.

Maritime security

Increased demands on the security and resilience of transport chains represent an increasing challenge for the transport industry. The ISL works with partners from all over the world and creates concepts to reduce the corresponding risks of regional and global transport processes.

Maritime Environment

The maritime transport sector causes considerable emissions and therefore also has an impact on the climate. In 2012, global maritime traffic caused around 2.6% of global CO 2 emissions. This corresponds roughly to the annual greenhouse gas emissions of the Federal Republic of Germany in the same year. This proportion could increase dramatically in the next few decades, depending on the scenario. NOx and SOx emissions as well as soot / fine dust particles from ship operation contribute to pollution of ecosystems.

The ISL analyze and evaluate the relationships between the economy and the environment in relation to existing, upcoming and expected regulatory measures, but also in relation to alternative approaches with the aim of reducing negative environmental effects on the part of shipping and ports (e.g. through voluntary incentive systems or through modeling and simulation business scenarios).

Maritime transport chains

With extensive knowledge of maritime logistics chains, the ISL has an independent perspective on developments and trends. It advises on optimizing sea- and land-side port inflow processes and on developing concepts for the transport of goods with special requirements, e.g. B. temperature-controlled logistics, project logistics (high & heavy and OWEA logistics) or raw material logistics z. B. for bio-energy production.

Maritime simulation

Logistic systems (supply nets, handling facilities and warehouses / distribution centers) are nowadays a. extremely complex and highly networked systems due to increasing automation and digitization of processes. Both their design and their commissioning and the optimization of operational processes can no longer be managed without technical aids.

A technology that has gained a foothold in logistics after its successful use in the manufacturing industry in recent years is simulation. It defines itself as a process for simulating - that is, modeling - of a real or imaginary system with its internal dynamic processes in the form of an experimental model in order to obtain knowledge that can be transferred to reality (VDE guideline DIN 3633).

Statistical publications

The statistical publications of the ISL for the maritime economy contain market data on shipping and shipbuilding markets, on sea trade and the development of freight rates as well as on the handling of goods in the leading international sea ports. The most important publications include the ISL Shipping Statistics and Market Review (SSMR) , the ISL Shipping Statistics Yearbook (SSYB) and the ISL Monthly Container Port Monitor (MCPM) .

InfoCenter / library

The ISL InfoCenter is a leading European service provider for information and documentation on all aspects of the maritime economy and logistics. It offers a professional range of services across industries, markets and companies in the areas of shipping, shipbuilding and ports, traffic, transport and logistics as well as economy and trade.

The ISL library, which has been in existence since 1954, is one of the largest scientific specialist libraries in the field of maritime economy and logistics. In addition to the acquisition of specialist books, there is a special focus on market studies, research reports, conference reports, business statistics, business reports and ship registers. The library has a total of more than 131,000 volumes as well as 200 current journal subscriptions (as of January 2016). In addition to the on-site holdings, the library offers access to the ISL SEABASE literature database, electronic journals and e-books.

Scientists and students can use the library free of charge after registering. A reading room, several online workstations and a copier are available.

Cooperations and partnerships

Scientific institutions

  • Center for Maritime Studies, University of Turku, Finland
  • German Foreign Trade and Transport Academy (DAV) Bremen, Germany
  • Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (EUR), Netherlands
  • Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences , Germany
  • University of International Economics and Logistics (HIWL) Bremen, Germany
  • Hunan University Changsha, China
  • Instytut Morski (IM) Gdańsk, Poland
  • Jiatong University Beijing, China
  • Maritime Research and Consultation Center (MRCC) Alexandria, Egypt
  • National Maritime University Odessa, Ukraine
  • Kyiv National Wadym Hetman Economic University , Ukraine
  • National University Pusan, Institute of Logistics Innovation and Networking (LIN), South Korea
  • National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece
  • Ruttgers University New Jersey, Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT), USA
  • State University St. Petersburg, Russia
  • Shanghai Maritime University (SMU), China
  • University of Antwerp, Belgium
  • University of Bremen , Germany
  • University of Lisbon , Portugal
  • University of Commerce, Vietnam
  • University of Rostock , Baltic Sea Institute for Marketing, Transport and Tourism, Germany
  • World Maritime University (WMU) Malmo, Sweden

Networks and memberships

Web links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ https://www.isl.org/de/ueber-isl/historie
  2. ↑ Executive summary. October 8, 2014, accessed July 15, 2020 .
  3. ^ Sibylle Wilke: Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany. August 29, 2013, accessed July 15, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Simulation :: simulation :: ITWissen.info. Retrieved July 15, 2020 .