About
I am Dr. Mehmet Serdar Çelik, an Assistant Professor of Maritime Business Administration at Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University, Faculty of Maritime Studies. I received my BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in Maritime Business Administration from Dokuz Eylül University.
Research and projects
My research connects port management, maritime sustainability, green port strategies, maritime logistics, maritime policy and multi-criteria decision-making. I study environmental priorities and strategic choices in ports and maritime transportation, including port strategies in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative and the Maritime Silk Road.
I lead a TÜBİTAK 1002 project on the environmental priorities of the Turkish port sector and contribute as a researcher to a TÜBİTAK 3005 project on green port strategies.
Publications and recognition
My work has appeared in Transport Policy, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Ocean Engineering, Applied Ocean Research, Marine Policy, Marine Environmental Research, Maritime Policy & Management, and Research in Transportation Business & Management. I received the uTrader Best Doctoral Dissertation Award in 2024.
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Teaching
I teach undergraduate and graduate courses in maritime business administration, port and terminal management, maritime policy, maritime logistics and maritime supply chain management. My teaching connects academic concepts with practical questions in the maritime sector.
Contact
For academic inquiries, research collaboration, project-related communication, and professional networking, please feel free to contact me.