More than twenty five years of experience in higher education in Maritime and Logistics Safety Policies. Present principal research interests in Maritime Safety: Port State Control; Globalization in the Maritime Transport; Trends in the Global market for crews and MLC'2006 implementation; Specific risks in the artisanal fishing fleet.
Maritime History: Evolution of Navigation
Port State Control
Maritime Navigation
Navigation & Maritime Safety: Strait of Gibraltar
Safety Policies in Fishing Vessels
Simulation, Human Factor
Research group dedicated to the study and evaluation of maritime policies from a multidisciplinary point of view: Maritime Safety and Protection, Port State Control Instruments, Accident Investigation, Marine Pollution, Ship Recycling, Maritime Traffic and Naval Engineering.
Identifying stakeholder perceptions and realities of Paris MoU inspections
Francisco Piniella Juan Ignacio Alcaide zEmilio Rodriguez-Diaz
WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs (2020) Vol: 19. Pgs: 27-49
European policies on ship recycling: A stakeholder survey
Juan Ignacio Alcaide; Emilio Rodriguez-Diaz; Francisco Piniella
Marine Policy. 2017. 81. 262 - 272
Influence of ship design and operational factors on human performance and evaluation of effects and sensitivity using risk models
Nieves Endrina, Dimitrios Konovessis, OlgaSourina, GopalaKrishnand
Ocean Engineering. 2019. 184:143-158
State-owned Spanish Port System oversizing: an analysis of maximum operational capacity
Amable Esparza; Mar Cerbán; Francisco Piniella
Maritime Policy & Management. 2017. 44(2). 995-1011
The “Mirror Flags”: Ship registration in globalised ship breaking industry
Juan Ignacio Alcaide; Francisco Piniella; Emilio Rodriguez-Diaz
Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment. 2016. 48:378–392