Director
Journal Editors
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cansu Yildirim received her Bachelor’s Degree from the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Izmir University of Economics in 2009. After getting her MSc Degree in Operations, Project, and Supply Chain Management from University of Manchester (2010), she took a scholarship from Izmir University of Economics, and received her PhD Degree in 2015, with a Marketing major. In 2016, she was assigned as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Maritime Business Administration at Dokuz Eylul University. She has publications in Journal of Consumer Behaviour, Journal of Brand Management, Production Planning & Control, and Journal of Service Theory and Practice.
Section Editors
Dr. Abdullah Açık received his Bachelor’s degree in Maritime Business Administration from Dokuz Eylül University, Maritime Faculty in 2013.
He continued his postgraduate studies in the same department, earning his Master’s degree in 2016 and completing his Ph.D. in 2020.
In 2021, he was awarded the title of Associate Professor in the field of International Trade.
His primary research interests include the freight market, dry bulk and tanker shipping, maritime economics, and econometrics.
Tam burslu olarak başladığı İzmir Ekonomi Üniversitesi Lojistik Yönetimi bölümü çift anadal programından 2009 yılında mezun olan Duygu Şahan, ODTÜ İktisat bölümünde yüksek lisans ve Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Denizcilik İşletmeleri programında doktora yapmıştır. Çalışma alanları arasında ulaştırma politikası, sürdürülebilir lojistik, döngüsel ekonomi ve sürdürülebilir dönüşüm konuları yer almaktadır.
Foreign Language Editor
Editorial Board Members
Tam burslu olarak başladığı İzmir Ekonomi Üniversitesi Lojistik Yönetimi bölümü çift anadal programından 2009 yılında mezun olan Duygu Şahan, ODTÜ İktisat bölümünde yüksek lisans ve Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Denizcilik İşletmeleri programında doktora yapmıştır. Çalışma alanları arasında ulaştırma politikası, sürdürülebilir lojistik, döngüsel ekonomi ve sürdürülebilir dönüşüm konuları yer almaktadır.
Demir Ali Akyar graduated with honors from the Department of Maritime Business Administration at Dokuz Eylül University in 2016. Continuing his academic career at the same university, Akyar completed his master’s degree in 2022 with a thesis entitled “Benchmarking the Operational Efficiency of Container Terminals by using Data Envelopment Analysis.” He completed his PhD in 2026 with a dissertation entitled “Ship and Fleet Size Adjustment Behaviors of the Shipowning Companies.” He currently continues his academic work in the Department of Logistics Management at Dokuz Eylül University. His research focuses on logistics management, port management, and ship management.