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Gordon Wilmsmeier

Gordon Wilmsmeier

Visiting Professor | School of Management
g.wilmsmeier@uniandes.edu.co
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Supply Chain Management & Technology
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Gordon Wilmsmeier holds the Kühne Professorial Chair in Logistics at the School of Management, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia. At the same time he is is the Director of the Hapag-Lloyd Centre for Shipping and Global Logistics (CSGL) at the Kühne Logistics University (KLU), Hamburg, Germany
Since October 2020 he has been working with the Vice-presidency for Research and Creation at Universidad de los Andes, from 10/2020 – 08/2022, as the Director of the Project Development Office and since 10/2022 he is the Strategic Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Research Centers of the Vice-presidency.
Gordon is honorary professor for Maritime Geography at the University of Applied Sciences in Bremen, Germany.
From 2011 to 2017, he worked as Economic Affairs Officer in the Infrastructure Services Unit at the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN-ECLAC). Previously he worked at Edinburgh Napier University’s Transport Research Institute (TRI), Scotland (2007-2011) and as consultant for UN-ECLAC, UNCTAD, UN-OHRLLS, the World Bank, Adelphi Research, JICA, IDB, CAF, OAS.
Gordon received his PhD. in Geography from the University of Osnabrück and graduated as geographer from the Technische Universität Dresden, Germany.

Wilmsmeier’s research focuses on maritime transport geography and economics, port economics and inland shipping issues. Recent projects focus on port governance, sustainable port development, energy transition, competition in liner shipping market, digitalization and technology in supply chains, as well as nautical electromobility. In 2023 his research group inaugurated the first battery electric school boat on the Pacific Coast of Colombia.

He has published over 100 book chapters, journal papers, institutional publications and working papers. His recent books include: Geographies of Maritime Transport and Maritime Mobilities. In 2022 his work on climate change adaptation was cited in the IPCC report.

He is leader of the global port performance research network (PPRN – https://pprn.network), and Council member of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), member of the Board of Directors Fundación Conecta logística, Chile, member of the WCTRS Special Interest Group – Intermodal Freight, and associate member of PortEconomics. Since 2020 his research group is part of IDB´s university network “Energy Hub for Latin America and the Caribbean”.

For research details please visit:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=utqkvlMAAAAJ&hl=en

Hoja de vida

Education

Products
  • Wilmsmeier G. (2025) – A simulation-based analysis for the road freight transport decarbonization: A case study of Colombia – Energy and Climate Change (ISSN 2666-2787). Leer más

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  • Wilmsmeier G. (2025) – Assessing the impact of urban freight traffic restrictions on mobility and emissions: Evidence from Bogotá, Colombia – Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives (ISSN 2590-1982). Leer más

    Artículo

  • Wilmsmeier G. (2025) – Container alliance strategies, market concentration and equality: A dynamic time warping clustering approach – Journal of Transport Geography (ISSN 0966-6923). Leer más

    Artículo

  • Wilmsmeier G, Pallis A, Schorch S L, Trujillo D. (2024) – Port governance and the implications of institutional fragmentation: Lessons from Colombia – Research in Transportation Business & Management (ISSN 2210-5395). Leer más

    Artículo

  • Hernandez, CE, Wilmsmeier G. (2023) – Distribución y Transporte – Gestión de la cadena de abastecimiento: eslabones, herramientas y tendencias (ISBN 9789587983807). Leer más

    Capítulo de Libro

  • Wilmsmeier G. (2023) – Improving empty container management using street-turn: A case study of the Colombian logistics network – Journal of Transport Geography (ISSN 0966-6923). Leer más

    Artículo

  • Spengler T, Beatriz Tovar, Wilmsmeier G. (2022) – Are output disaggregation and energy variables key when measuring container terminal efficiency? – Maritime Policy and Management (ISSN 0308-8839). Leer más

    Artículo

  • Monios J, Wilmsmeier G. (2022) – Maritime governance after COVID-19: how responses to market developments and environmental challenges lead towards degrowth – Maritime Economics and Logistics (ISSN 1479-2931). Leer más

    Artículo

  • Pallis A, Wilmsmeier G, Satta G. (2022) – Preparing cruise lines, ports, and destinations for the next day of cruising – Research in Transportation Business & Management (ISSN 2210-5395). Leer más

    Artículo

  • Thiell M., Wilmsmeier G. (2022) – Risk driven supply chain design – Options and Trade-offs in Complex Environments – Global logistics and supply chain strategies for the 2020s : vital skills for the next generation (ISBN 9783030957636). Leer más

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  • Brooks, M., Knatz G, Pallis T, Wilmsmeier G. (2022) – Transparency in port governance: setting a research agenda – Journal of Shipping and Trade (ISSN 2364-4575). Leer más

    Artículo

  • Wilmsmeier G, Monios J. (2021) – Dry Ports – International Encyclopedia of Transportation (ISBN 9780081026717). Leer más

    Capítulo de Libro

  • Wilmsmeier G, Pallis T, Schorch S L, Trujillo D.(2021). – Port governance and institutional structure? The case of Colombia. Presented at the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) 2021 Conference Leer más

    Evento

  • Wilmsmeier G, Monios J. (2021) – Port system evolution in Ecuador – Migration, location splitting or specialisation? – Journal of Transport Geography (ISSN 0966-6923). Leer más

    Artículo

  • Wilmsmeier G. (2021) – Visibility and verifiability in port governance transparency: exploring stakeholder expectations – WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs (ISSN 1651-436X). Leer más

    Artículo

  • Wilmsmeier G, Ciacciarelli J. (2020) – Análisis de sustitución de combustibles del sistema de transporte fluvial de la hidrovía Paraguay – Paraná Leer más

    Otro

  • Wilmsmeier G. (2020) – Arctic sea routes – a new geography for shipping – Geographies of Maritime Transport (ISBN 9781788976633). Leer más

    Capítulo de Libro

  • Wilmsmeier G. (2020) – Chapter 8 – Climate change adaptation and mitigation in ports: Advances in Colombia – Maritime Transport and Regional Sustainability (ISBN 978-0-12-819134-7). Leer más

    Capítulo de Libro

  • Wilmsmeier G, Monios J. (2020) – Container shipping – beyond the era of maturity? – Geographies of Maritime Transport (ISBN 9781788976633). Leer más

    Capítulo de Libro

  • Thiell M., Wilmsmeier G. (2020) – Covid-19, la pieza que pone a temblar las cadenas de suministro globales – Forbes (ISSN 0015-6914). Leer más

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Courses

ELECT2C8 GEST. TRANSP. COMPET. (2026)

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PROYECTO FINAL (2026)

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GESTIÓN DEL DESEMPEÑO Y RIESGO (2025)

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ELECT2C6 INTER TRAD & LOGISTIC (2025)

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GERENCIA DE LA CADENA DE SUMIN (2025)

history Segundo Periodo

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ELECT2C7 MARITIME ECON & PORTS (2025)

history Segundo Periodo

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GERENCIA DE CADENA SUMINISTRO (2024)

history Segundo Periodo

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GERENCIA DE LA CADENA DE SUMIN (2024)

history Segundo Periodo

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GESTIÓN DEL DESEMPEÑO Y RIESGO (2024)

history Tercer Trimestre

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ELECT2C6 INTER TRAD & LOGISTIC (2024)

history Segundo Periodo

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ELECT2C7 MARITIME ECON & PORTS (2024)

history Segundo Periodo

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GESTIÓN DEL DESEMPEÑO Y RIESGO (2023)

history Tercer Trimestre

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ELECT2C6 INTERNA LOGISTICS (2023)

history Segundo Periodo

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ELECT2C7 MARITIME ECON (2023)

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ELECT3C8 TRANSF DIGITAL LOGIST (2023)

history Primer Periodo

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GESTIÓN DE LA CADENA DE SUMINI (2022)

history Primer Periodo

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GESTIÓN DEL DESEMPEÑO Y RIESGO (2022)

history Tercer Trimestre

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ELECT2C7 MARITIME ECON (2022)

history Segundo Periodo

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ELECT3C8 TRANSF DIGITAL LOGIST (2022)

history Primer Periodo

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ELECT2C6 INTERNA LOGISTICS (2022)

history Segundo Periodo

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C8-ELEC III:TRANS.DIGIT.LOGIST (2021)

history Primer Periodo

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GESTIÓN DE LA CADENA DE SUMINI (2021)

history Primer Periodo

badge Maestría

GESTIÓN DEL DESEMPEÑO Y RIESGO (2021)

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badge Maestría

ELECT2C7 MARITIME ECON (2021)

history Segundo Periodo

badge Maestría

ELECT2C6 INTERNA LOGISTICS (2021)

history Segundo Periodo

badge Maestría

GESTIÓN DE LA CADENA DE SUMINI (2020)

history Primer Periodo

badge Maestría

C8-ELEC III:TRANS.DIGIT.LOGIST (2020)

history Primer Periodo

badge Maestría

GESTIÓN DEL DESEMPEÑO Y RIESGO (2020)

history Tercer Trimestre

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ELECT II C 6 INTERNA LOGISTICS (2020)

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ELECT II CICLO 7 MARITIME ECON (2020)

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GESTION DE LA CADENA DE SUMINI (2019)

history Primer Periodo

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ELECT II CICLO 7 MARITIME ECON (2019)

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ELECT II C 6 INTERNA LOGISTICS (2019)

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GESTIÓN DEL DESEMPEÑO Y RIESGO (2019)

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LOGISTICA MARITIMA (2018)

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OPERACIONES (2018)

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OPERACIONES Y LOGISTICA (2017)

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Projects

Proyecto de Consultoría Aplicada
Nombre del proyecto: Cadenas de valor sostenibles en la pesca artesanal
Año: 2018
Financiador principal: FIDUCOLDEX-INNPULSA
Proyecto de Consultoría Aplicada
Nombre del proyecto: Willingness to Pay for Increased Visibility in Trucking Operations.
Año: 2019
Financiador principal: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo-BID
Proyecto de Investigación
Nombre del proyecto: Institucionalidad puertos
Año: 2020
Financiador principal: Ministerio de Transporte
Proyecto de Investigación
Nombre del proyecto: Research for the Global Port Integrity Platform (GPIP)
Año: 2021
Financiador principal: Maritime Anti-Corruption Network, a not-for-profit membership organization (“MACN”)
Proyecto de Investigación
Nombre del proyecto: Steering the Colombian Road Freight Sector Towards a Zero Emissions Strategy GIRO-ZERO
En ejecución
Financiador principal: BEIS- UK PACT

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Research topics

  • Maritime transport
  • Geography and economics
  • Port economics
  • Inland shipping issues
  • Port governance
  • Sustainable port development
  • Energy transition
  • Competition in liner shipping market
  • Digitalization and technology in supply chains
  • Battery electric school boat

Books

http://hdl.handle.net/1992/46652

http://hdl.handle.net/1992/46638

Research groups

CAS

Supply Chain Management and Technology

News

Noticia
Proyecto GiroZero

GiroZero Project Delivers Second-Year Results in Colombia’s Road Freight Decarbonization Efforts

21 February, 2023

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Reconocimiento como Universidad:
Decreto 1297 del 30 de mayo de 1964.
Reconocimiento personería jurídica:
Resolución 28 del 23 de febrero de 1949 Minjusticia.

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