Logistics and Maritime Systems
140 participants are gathered at NHH for three and a half days to attend the 7th International Conference on Logistics and Maritime Systems.
Professor Roar Os Ådland
- Roar.Adland@nhh.no
- Telephone
- +47 55 95 94 67
- Department
- Business and Management Science
- Centre
- ENE Shipping and Logistics
- Office
- D227
- Expertise
- Transport and logistics Freight derivatives Shipping economics Commodity trade
BIOGRAPHY
Roar Ådland joined the Norwegian School of Economics as a professor in 2012. He is the holder of the Bergen Shipowners’ Association Chair in shipping economics at the Center for Shipping and Logistics. He holds a Master of Science degree in marine technology from NTNU, an M.Phil. in Business Economics from NHH and a Master of Science in Ocean Systems Management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Professor Ådland received his Ph.D. in Ocean Systems Management from MIT in 2003.
Before becoming an academic, Roar Ådland had a career in the shipping industry, first as an analyst with Clarkson Research Ltd. In London and since 2006 as a trader and portfolio manager of freight derivatives (FFAs) at Clarkson Fund Management Ltd., a shipping-focused hedge fund.
Roar Ådlands’ research focuses on freight derivative pricing and trading, applications of AIS data, vessel valuation, shipping risk management and bulk freight market modeling.
Selected publications
| Author(s) | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Ådland, Roar Os, Hansson, David, von der Wense, Levin | Valuing cargo flexibility in oil transportation | Maritime Policy & Management (12 pages), 2017 |
| Ådland, Roar Os, Fonnes, Gro, Jia, Haiying, Daae Lampe, Ove, Strandenes, Siri Pettersen | The impact of regional environmental regulations on empirical vessel speeds | Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment Volume 53, page 37 - 49, 2017 |
| Ådland, Roar Os, Norland, Kristian, Sætrevik, Even | The impact of shipyard and shipowner heterogeneity on contracting prices in the newbuilding market. | Maritime Business Review Volume 2 (2), page 58 - 78, 2017 |
| Ådland, Roar Os, Noraas, Joakim, Iversen, Rikke S. | Capital structure determinants of shipbuilding Companies. | International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics Volume 9 (6), page 763 - 789, 2017 |
| Ådland, Roar Os, Jia, Haiying, Strandenes, Siri Pettersen | Are AIS-based trade volume estimates reliable? The case of crude oil exports | Maritime Policy & Management Volume 44 (5), page 657 - 665, 2017 |
| Ådland, Roar Os, Cariou, Pierre, Wolff, Francois-Charles | What makes a freight market index? An empirical analysis of vessel fixtures in the offshore market | Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review Volume 104, page 150 - 164, 2017 |
| Jia, Haiying, Ådland, Roar Os, Prakash, Vishnu, Smith, Tristan | Energy efficiency with the application of virtual arrival policy | Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment Volume 54, page 50 - 60, 2017 |
| Ådland, Roar Os, Alger, Harrison Marshall, Banyte, Justina, Jia, Haiying | Does fuel efficiency pay? Empirical evidence from the drybulk timecharter market revisited | Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice Volume 95, page 1 - 12, 2017 |
FORTHCOMING
Adland, R., Norland, K. and Sætrevik, E. (2017):
"The impact of shipyard and shipowner heterogeneity on contracting prices in the newbuilding market", Maritime Business Review, in press
Adland, R. Noraas, J. and Iversen R.S. (2017),
"Capital Structure Determinants of Shipbuilding Companies", International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics, in press.
Adland, R., Cariou, P. and Wolff, F.C. (2017): "What makes a freight market index? An empirical analysis of vessel fixtures in the offshore market", Transportation Research Part E, forthcoming.
Adland, R., Hansson, D. and Wense, L. (2017): "Valuing cargo flexibility in oil transportation", Maritime Policy and Management, forthcoming
TEACHING AREAS
Shipping economics, Risk management, Commodity trading
Dissemination
Bergen's maritime cluster extends its investments in NHH
NHH’s agreement with Bergen Shipowners’ Association has been extended by five new years until August 2022. Professor Roar Os Ådland will continue to hold the professorship.
New article by Jia and Ådland
The article "Energy efficiency with the application of Virtual Arrival policy" has been published in Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment.
New article by Ådland, Jia and Strandenes
The article "The impact of regional environmental regulations on empirical vessel speeds" has been published in Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment.