Mehmet Serdar Çelik
Assistant Professor · Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University
Port strategy.
Sustainable maritime futures.
I study how ports compete, make strategic choices and respond to environmental challenges. My research connects port management, maritime logistics and decision-support methods.
Selected research
Port management, green ports and maritime sustainability.
Explore recent work on the strategic and environmental choices shaping the maritime sector.
01 / Green port strategy
Transport Policy · 2026
How can sustainable port strategies be prioritised for IMO 2030? This study applies a DEMATEL–ANP decision framework to that question.
02 / Maritime sustainability
Marine Pollution Bulletin · 2025
Evaluating environmental sustainability strategies for maritime transportation through an Analytic Network Process approach.
03 / Port competitiveness
Maritime Policy & Management · 2024
A strategic position analysis of global terminal operators, connecting port competition with maritime business strategy.
Research with purpose
Best Doctoral Dissertation · 2024
Recognised by uTrader for my doctoral research on the strategic analysis of Aegean ports in Türkiye in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative.
Funded research
TÜBİTAK 1002 · Principal Investigator
Environmental priorities in the Turkish port sector.
TÜBİTAK 3005 · Researcher
Green port strategies and sustainable port management.
Let’s work together
For research collaborations, academic exchanges and conversations with the maritime sector.
Doctoral research in focus
uTrader Academy Awards · 2024
Strategic analysis of Aegean ports in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative. Presentation in Turkish.