Professor Anthony Beresford
Professor in Multimodal Transport Systems
- beresford@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 6869
- C41, Aberconway Building, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
Overview
Professor Anthony Beresford is Programme Director for the MSc International Transport. He is also overall Director for the suite of Masters Programmes within the Logistics and Operations Management Section.
Anthony has travelled widely in an advisory capacity within the ports and transport fields in Europe, Asia and North America. Early in his career he co-authored Lloyd’s Maritime Atlas of World’s Ports and Shipping Places, 15th and 16th Editions (1986 & 1989). The 1989 Edition formed the blueprint for all subsequent editions, and the Atlas is recognised as the Standard Work in its field.
His work with the United Nations has been widely recognised and has led to a large number of academic publications as well as important outreach activities.
Anthony has presented papers at the highest level including, for example, his contribution to The House of Commons Report on UK Ports produced through the Welsh Affairs Committee, 2009. In 2012 he was Keynote Speaker at the second African Logistics Conference in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Biography
Qualifications
- PhD Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia
- BA(Hons) Geography, Manchester University
Honours and awards
- Royal Society Research Scholarship, Leverhulme Trust Award
Professional memberships
- Fellow of The Royal Meteorological Society
- Scholar of The Royal Society
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
Publications
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Teaching commitments
- International Transport Operations
- Port Policy and Management
Additional teaching
- Masters Programme Director for the Logistics and Operations Management Section
- Teaching Champion for the Logistics and Operations Management Section
Primary research interests
- Humanitarian Logisitics and Operational Management
- International Transport Operations
- Multimodal Transport Systems
- Port Operations, Management and Policy
- Road Traffic Management and Road Pricing
PhD supervision research interests
- International logistics
- Multimodal transport
- Road haulage operations
- Road pricing
- Transport economics and policy
Research projects
- Modelling Freight Transport Costs on EU Corridors (ongoing)
- Cost structures on Multimodal Transport Corridors in Southeast and Central Asia; UNESCAP (2003, 2006).
- Improvement of Transit Transport Systems in Africa, Asia and Latin America, UNCTAD (1999)
- Work Organisation in Ports (WORKPORT) for EU DGVII (1997-9)
- Global Distribution of New and Used Cars for Ugland Capital Ltd (1998-9)
- Transport Rehabilitation and Trade Facilitation for UNCTAD and for the Rwanda Government (1995-1998)
- The production of the Handbook on Management and Operation of Dry Ports, UNCTAD (1990).