NTU-CEE Distinguished Seminar Series: Professor HANAOKA Shinya

Organized By

CEE Seminar Committee

Host By

Assistant Professor Yan Ran

Topic

About the Seminar

Decarbonization policies are increasingly being implemented worldwide to mitigate climate change impacts in the transportation sector. This lecture examines how such policies influence intermodal transportation networks and reshape the spatial configuration of port hinterlands. Focusing on Japan, the analysis investigates the interaction between policy interventions and shippers’ environmental awareness in driving CO₂ reduction and altering hinterland structures.

The lecture further explores the case of Bangladesh, emphasizing that the effective utilization and enhancement of intermodal transport networks are critical to promoting newly developed ports. The study visualizes the geospatial transition of port hinterlands by analyzing changes in intermodal service frequency.

About the Speaker

Shinya Hanaokais a Full Professor in the Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering, School of Environment and Society, at the Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability, United Nations University. He holds a Ph.D. from Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan. He has previously worked as a Researcher at the Institute for Transport Policy Studies in Tokyo, an Assistant Professor at the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok, and an Associate Professor in the Department of International Development Engineering at Tokyo Institute of Technology.

He was also a Visiting Professor at the Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, United Kingdom. His research interests include maritime transport, air transport, transport logistics and transport development studies. He has published extensively on these topics and has served in advisory roles for transport and logistics projects in developing countries across Africa and Asia.