Numerary Member
Technological Sciences: PhD in Nautical Engineering
Date of admission: October 10, 2023
Admission speech: «Analysis of the Risk of Hydrocarbon Impact from Ships in the Surroundings of the Cap de Creus Maritime-Terrestrial Natural Park»
Reply speech: Hon. Dr. José María Baldasano Recio, PhD in Chemical Sciences
Outstanding career: Captain of the Merchant Navy and expert in port management, marine environment and international logistics. With more than 35 years in the maritime-port sector, he has served as Head of the Commercial and Quality Department of the Port Authority of Seville and as Technical Advisor to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and UNESCO-WFEO.
Dr. AMABLE V. ESPARZA LORENTE
UNIVERSITY DEGREE
- PhD in Nautical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC).
- Naval and Ocean Engineer (Reg. No. 3.345).
- Bachelor’s Degree in Merchant Marine. Master Mariner (No. 10.174).
- Official University Master’s Degree in Port Management and Logistics.
TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
- 35 years in the maritime and port sector.
- Head of the Commercial and Quality Department at the Port Authority of Seville.
- Professor in the International MBA Global at the Loyola University.
- Visiting Professor at the University of Seville, Faculty of Economics and Business.
- Substitute Professor at the University of Cádiz in the Department of Navigation Sciences and Techniques.
- Professor in the Summer Courses at the Pablo de Olavide University of Seville.
- Associate Professor at the UPC – Department of Nautical Science and Engineering.
- Representative of the Institute of Engineering of Spain in the Committee on Engineering Capacity Building (CECB) FMOI (WFEO-UNESCO).
- Member of the Spanish delegation to the Committee on Engineering and Environment (CEE) FMOI (WFEO-UNESCO).
- Advisor to the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization – United Nations (IMO).
- Advisor to the Director General of the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO).
- Member of the European Commission TAIEX (Technical Assistance and Information Exchange instrument), Port and Waterborne Transport Expert.
- Researcher in the “Maritime Policy” Research Group at the University of Cádiz.
PUBLICATIONS
- One book and five technical articles.
Admission speech as Corresponding Member
“Terminales portuarias de contenedores y la eficiencia de la infraestructura en España”
