ICASL 2016, Keelung, Taiwan
Sharing Economics and the innovation of Asian shipping and
logistics industry
ICASL is an annual international event devoted to shipping and logistics studies. It aims
to provide a platform for academics, researchers, policy makers, specialists, and
practitioners working in port, shipping, aviation transportation and logistics. We are
expecting a wide range of attendances from Asia-Pacific and other overseas regions to
this coming event.
It is our great pleasure to invite all of you to the 9th International Conference of Asian
Shipping and Logistics (ICASL 2016) to be held from July6- Juy9, 2016 in Keelung,
Taiwan. The Conference will be jointly organized by Korean Association of Shipping
and Logistics, Inc. and The National Taiwan Ocean University.
The theme of 2016 conference is “Sharing Economics and the innovation of Asian
shipping and logistics industry”. Sub-issues are sharing economics related issues in the
Asian countries, Collaboration and alliances in Maritime shipping related issues, Supply
chain management and logistics related issues, Sea Transport and Transportation
Technology related issues, Recent Trends and Future Perspectives for logistics and sea
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transport related issues in resources sharing. We welcome the full-papers or the first
draft on all aspects of shipping and logistics that are in line with the Journal’s aims and
scope.
Selected manuscripts from the ICASL2016 will be invited to submit for the publication
consideration in the special issue of the Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics,
Strategic Outsourcing: An International Journal, etc.
For applying for attending conference, you can register and submit the abstract of
papers by the 30 March, 2016to Secretary of the ICASL 2016: Dr. Jung-sun LEE
(Email: [email protected]), and submit Full paper by 01 May, 2016. If you have
any question, do not hesitate to contact our Secretary of the ICASL 2016.
To prepare manuscripts, authors are asked to closely follow the “Instructions
toContributors”(http://www.elsevier.com/journals/the-asian-journal-of-shipping-andlogistics/). Manuscripts will be refereed according to the standards of AJSL. See the
website for details: http://www.ajsl.info/
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First Announcement and Call for Papers
THE 9th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SHARING ECONOMICS
& ITS ROLES TO SHIPPING AND LOGISTICS (ICASL) 2016
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Hosted by: National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan
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Organized by: The Korean Association of Shipping and Logistics, Korea
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Sponsored by: Ministry of Science & Technology, Taiwan; National Taiwan
Ocean University, Taiwan; China Maritime Institute, Taiwan; Chinese
Maritime Research Institute, Taiwan; Korea Shipowners’ Association, Korea
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Theme of 9th ICASL: Sharing Economics and its role of Shipping and
Logistics
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Sub-issues:
A. Sharing Economics related issues in the Asian countries
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Impact of Sharing Economics on Maritime Transportation on the Asian region
Impact of Sharing Economics on Shipping Financial Management
Sharing Economics and Inland and Maritime Shipping issues
Transport interaction and sharing economics issues
Sharing Economics and Role of Sea Ports in Transport Corridors
Sharing Economics and Role of Logistics to improve Asian economics
B. Maritime shipping related issues
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Innovation and Maritime and Logistics Education
Cruise Ship and Cruise Terminal Operation and Management
Innovative Business Models for Cruise Ship Management
Development Intelligent Maritime System
Maritime Law, Insurance and Arbitration
Maritime Securities and Maritime Risk
Dangerous and Hazardous Goods and IMDG code
Business Models and Free Trade Zone Development
Safety, Security and Emergency in Transportation
Piracy and Maritime Insurance
Overweight Container and Container Weighing
Sustainable Shipping and Port Management
Safety, Security and Risk Management; Risk and Safety Analysis, Assessment
and Prediction
New Maritime Silk Road
C. Supply chain management and logistics related issues
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Shipping and Maritime Logistics
Global supply chain management
Logistics and Supply Chain Management System
Transport Logistics
Maritime cold chain logistics
Import/Export Supply Chain among TPP and RCEP countries
Supply Chain Resilience in island countries
D. Sea transport and transportation technology related issues
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Technology Development in Maritime and Ocean Engineering
Electronic Chart Systems ECS and ECDIS
AIS and its application
Inland, Sea-River, River and Pilot Navigation Systems; Inland Shipping
Route Planning and Route Monitoring; Passage Plan; Shipping Lane
e-Navigation Concept
Maritime Traffic Engineering; Traffic Analysis and Control
Systems of Control, Guidance and Monitoring of Traffic, VTS, VTMS, VTMIS
Port State Control and New Maritime Technologies
Development of IMO Conventions and Classification Rules
E. Recent trends and future perspectives for logistics and sea transport related
issues in Asia
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Recent trend and future perspectives for Container Shipping, Vessels and Cruise
Shipping
Crew Resource Management, Safe Manning, Stress and Fatigue
Maritime Employment and Competitiveness; Seafarers’ Work, Family Life,
Globalization, Seafarer Health and Safety
Marine Ship Economy, Finance and Insurance, Management and Business
Strategy
Sea Freight and Forwarding; Intermodal, Multimodal and Combined Transport
 Date: 6 July to 9 July, 2016
 Venue: Evergreen Laurel Hotel (Keelung) and National Taiwan Ocean
University. Address: No. 62-1, Zhongzheng Rd., Keelung and No.2 Beining
Rd., Jhongjheng District, Keelung City, Taiwan
 Time Schedule
30 Mach, 2016: Deadline for registration & abstract submission
01 May, 2016: Deadline for submission of the full papers
6 July to 9 July, 2016: The 9th ICASL Conference in Keelung, Taiwan
 Remark
- The Korea Shipowners’ Association Prize: The Best Paper Selecting Committee
will choose the best paper among the papers presented at the conference and award
the Korea Shipowners’ Association Prize with honorarium by Korea Shipowners’
Association & KASL.
- Accommodation: Evergreen International Hotel Keelung
Address: No. 62-1, Zhongzheng Rd., Keelung, Taiwan, 202
For reservation, please contact Secretaries of ICASL 2016 for favorable hotel rates
or book the hotel directly at your convenience.
 Contact
Secretaries of ICASL 2016
1. Dr. Hyuk-Soo CHO, Chungnam National
[email protected])
University, Korea(Email:
2. Dr. Ted T.-C. LIRN, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan(Email:
[email protected] )
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