Chios staged the third European Conference on Shipping, Intermodalism & Ports (ECONSHIP 2026) when the event drew to a close after three days of proceedings from 23 to 25 September 2026.
Organised by the Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport of the University of the Aegean in partnership with the Department of Maritime Studies of the University of Piraeus, the conference positioned the island as a focal point for international maritime research. Sources indicated the outcome on 1 October 2026.
The meeting was the third in the ECONSHIP series and bore the full conference title used by the organisers, emphasising shipping, intermodalism and port studies. The description supplied by the organisers underlines an academic framing rather than a commercial exhibition or trade fair.
ECONSHIP 2026 ran across three days of academic and professional activity, with a programme of sessions, presentations and exchanges that reflected the conference themes. The event’s timing in late September placed it within the autumn calendar of European maritime research gatherings.
The selection of Chios as host island underscored the conference’s intention to link regional maritime settings with wider European research networks. The report described the conference as placing Chios "at the centre of international maritime research," language that reflects the organisers’ emphasis on the island’s role as a venue for scholarly exchange.
Academic partnership and organisation
Responsibility for the conference rested with two university departments: the Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport at the University of the Aegean and the Department of Maritime Studies at the University of Piraeus. This partnership indicates the event was rooted in academic institutions with established maritime study programmes.
The report identifies the collaboration between the two departments as the organisational basis for the three-day meeting, signalling continuity in the ECONSHIP series and a formal university-led structure for the conference’s planning and delivery.
Scope and framing
By its title, ECONSHIP 2026 addressed interconnected subjects: shipping, intermodalism and ports. The framing adopted by the organisers and reflected in the report points to an interdisciplinary approach, combining economic, logistical and port-related perspectives within the broader field of maritime studies.
The conference’s character was that of a research-focused gathering rather than a commercial event, with the emphasis on scholarship, exchange of ideas and the dissemination of research findings within the European maritime community.
reports’s coverage on 1 October 2026 provided the public confirmation that ECONSHIP 2026 had concluded as scheduled on 25 September. The outlet’s report served to document the completion of the third edition and the organisers behind it.
While the reporting highlights the conference’s academic orientation and the role of Chios as host, the published summary does not elaborate further on individual papers, session outcomes or follow-up actions. Readers seeking detailed papers or proceedings will need to consult the organising departments or the conference administration for full documentation.
ECONSHIP’s return to an organised university format for its third instalment reinforces an established place for such gatherings within the European maritime research calendar. The partnership between the University of the Aegean and the University of Piraeus demonstrates the continuing role of Greek academic institutions in convening international discourse on shipping, intermodal connections and port studies.
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