Department of Strategy and Innovation

macsi

Department of Strategy and Innovation

Michele
Acciaro
Associate professor


Room: KIL/14.A-2.70
Tel:
+4538152824
E-mail: mac.si@cbs.dk
Michele Acciaro
Presentation

Michele is Associate Professor at the Department of Strategy and Innovation of the Copenhagen Business School, which he joined in January 2022. His research interests are sustainability and innovation, with a particular focus on shipping and ports.

Until December 2021 he was Associate Professor at the Department of Operations and Technology and the Director of the Hapag-Lloyd Center for Shipping and Global Logistics (CSGL) at Kühne Logistics University (KLU) in Hamburg. He joined KLU in 2013 as Assistant Professor. In his function, he managed a small team with the objective of advancing research on container transport, ports, terminals, and shipping at the intersection of transport economics, supply chain management, sustainability, policy and business studies. Between 2016 and 2018 he was also Head of the Logistics Department and between 2014 and 2020 the Equality and Diversity Officer for the university. Before his appointment at KLU, Michele held the position of Senior Researcher – Green Shipping at the Research and Innovation department of Det Norske Veritas AS (DNV) in Høvik, Norway. From 2004 until 2010, he was deputy director and researcher at the Center for Maritime Economics and Logistics (MEL)/Erasmus SmartPort of Erasmus University Rotterdam.

He has a BSc and an MSc (cum laude) in Statistics and Economics from ‘La Sapienza’ University of Rome, an MSc in Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam (with a focus on Maritime Economics and Logistics, for which he was awarded the NOL/APL Prize for Student Excellence), and a PhD in Logistics from Erasmus University Rotterdam. Michele was awarded the Young Researcher Best Paper Prize at the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) Annual Conference in Cyprus in 2005 and the Best Reviewer Prize at IAME 2018 in Mombasa. He was the secretary of IAME between 2020 and 2022. He was honored with the best reviewer award in the International Management (IM) Division and the Organizations and Natural Environment Division (ONE) at the AOM annual conference in 2023.

Primary research areas
  • Maritime transport
  • Sustainability and sustainability transition
  • Innovation
  • Transport policy
Social media
Link to this homepage
www.cbs.dk/en/staff/macsi
Courses
  • BA-BISHO1001U Introduction to Maritime Economics - SHIPPING (BISH) Study Programme
  • BA-BISHO3002U  Advanced Maritime Economics - SHIPPING (BISH) Study Programme
  • KAN-CCMVV1707U Developments in International Shipping - Elective
     
Supervision

I am interested in supervising BSc and MSc thesis projects in most topics connected to shipping, ports, climate change, energy transition, sustainability, environmental and innovation policy (specifically in relation to transport), and business transformation. I can also provide suggestions for topics related to my ongoing research. If you are a CBS student interested in these areas, please contact me by email.

Other teaching activities

Visiting lecturer at:

  • University of Milan “Bocconi”, Milan, Italy.
  • Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam School of Management, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
  • Henley Business School/University of Reading in cooperation with ALBA Business School in Athens, UK and Greece.
  • Kühne Logistics University (KLU), Hamburg, Germany
  • University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
  • World Maritime University in Malmö, Sweden
Selected publications
  • Acciaro, M., Ghiara, H., & Cusano, M. I. (2014). Energy management in seaports: A new role for port authorities. Energy Policy, 71, 4-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2014.04.013
  • Kosmas, V., Acciaro, M., & Besiou, M. (2022). Saving migrants’ lives at sea: Improving search and rescue operations. Production and Operations Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.13653
  • Acciaro, M. (2014). Real option analysis for environmental compliance: LNG and emission control areas. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 28, 41-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2013.12.007
  • Dirzka, C., & Acciaro, M. (2021). Principal-agent problems in decarbonizing container shipping: A panel data analysis. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 98, 102948. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2021.102948



 

Publications sorted by:
2024
Maria Cristina Pietronudo; Michele Acciaro; Marco Ferretti; Marcello Risitano / Exploring Legitimacy of Maritime Firms : Implications for Innovation.
Abstract from The Annual Conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists. IAME 2024 Conference, 2024
Conference abstract for conference > peer review
Michele Acciaro / Fueling the Future : The Strategic Role of Digitalisation in Accelerating the Energy Transition in Maritime Transport.
Abstract from The Smart Shipping and Navigation Conference 2024, 2024
Conference abstract for conference > peer review
Michele Acciaro; Maria Cristina Pietronudo; Marco Ferretti; Marcello Risitano / Legitimacy and Innovation : Looking Into the Maritime Industry.
Abstract from Digital Transformation Society International Conference, 2024
Conference abstract for conference > peer review
Michele Acciaro / Managing Biodiversity in the Port Sector : Experiences from Three World Ports.
Poster session presented at 10th Transport Research Arena (TRA), 2024, 1 p.
Poster > peer review
Michele Acciaro / Purpose and Positioning : Environmental Narratives in the Container Shipping Industry.
Abstract from The Annual Conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists. IAME 2024 Conference, 2024
Conference abstract for conference > peer review
Michele Acciaro / Strategies for a Greener Blue Economy
In: Baltic Rim Economies, No. 3, 31.10.2024, p. 26
Comment/debate
Michele Acciaro; Caya Hein; Maaike Dahlhuisen; Maarten Flikkema / Sustainable and GHG-Neutral Initiatives within European Ports : Insights from the MAGPIE Project.
Poster session presented at 10th Transport Research Arena (TRA), 2024, 1 p.
Poster > peer review
Thierry Vanelslander; Christa Sys; Jasmine Siu Lee Lam; Claudio Ferrari; Athena Roumboutsos; Michele Acciaro; Rosario Macário; Genevieve Giuliano / Une typologie de l’innovation de service : Cartographie des innovations liées au port.
In: L’intelligence portuaire: Opération - Innovation - Projection. . ed. /Yann Alix; Pierra Cariou; Jacques Paquin. Caen : Éditions EMS 2024, p. 171-196 (Economies et Societes) (Les Océanides, Vol. 8)
Book chapter > peer review
2023
Michele Acciaro / Energy Transition in the Port Sector : Alternatives and Experiences from Global Ports.
In: Italian Maritime Economy: Ports, Shipping and Logistics at the Centre of New Mediterranean Scenarios. A 10-Year Review of Data and Reflections on Competitiveness in the Sector and Italy's Role. Naples : SRM 2023, p. 138-151
Report chapter > peer review
Michele Acciaro / Environmental Pricing in Ports : The Need for Coordination.
Abstract from The Annual Conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists. IAME 2023, 2023
Conference abstract for conference > peer review
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Outside activities
Years Name of contractual partner type of activity
2021-2022 AIVP (Association of Port Cities), in the Horizon Europe Project Magpie (https://www.magpie-ports.eu/) Expert advice
2022 European Commission, Polytechnic University of Turin, MARIN and SINTEF Ocean. Expert advice
2020-2024 Plenary of the European Commission’s European Sustainable Shipping Forum. Member
2021-2024 The Advisory Board of the Italian Transport Regulation Authority. Member
2021-2025 Technical Advisory Committee of the Italian Center of Excellence on Logistics, Transport and Infrastructure (CIELI) at the University of Genoa.

Member
2024 King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) Expert advice
2024-2026 eFuel Alliance (https://www.efuel-alliance.eu/)  Member of the Sounding Board