Thierry Vanelslander (°1975) is a professor at the Department of Transport and Regional Economics of the University of Antwerp. He is currently course co-ordinator for the courses 'Port Economics and Business' at C-MAT, and 'Transportbedrijfseconomie' and 'Maritieme en Haveneconomie' at the Faculty of Business and Economics. His research focuses on business economics in the port and maritime sector, and in hinterland transport and urban logistics. He furthermore is chair of the SIGA2 Maritime and Ports and topic area manager Transport Modes within WCTR, and chair Freight & Logistics at ETC.