2012年5月27日至5月30日，中心成员刘名武博士应邀参加The Hong Kong Polytechnic University举办的“the fifth International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports (IFSPA 2012)”国际学术论坛。

刘名武博士做了题为“Exploring Factors Influencing Port Logistics in China”，并就文章与参会人员作了广泛的讨论。文章（作者:冯梦莹博士、许茂增教授以及刘名武博士）通过半结构化的访谈方法分析了中国主要沿海港口物流的影响因素，提炼出地理位置、政府支持、港口设施、文化等10个方面的因素，并一一作了深入剖析。

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"International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports"(IFSPA) is an annual international conference jointly organized by the Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies and the C.Y. Tung International Centre for Maritime Studies of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. It aims to invite international academics and practitioners to discuss and exchange views on issues related to global maritime and aviation economics, policy and management. The event also serves as a good platform for networking and promoting academic-industry collaboration. It has established itself into a large-scale, globally reputed international conference. The roots of IFSPA can be dated back to 2006, starting as a workshop to bring together researchers in the fields of maritime and aviation studies with the objective to promote high-quality research papers. It had since made very good development in the past years, attracting over 400 participants from 17 countries and territories.