Waterborne logistics,
ports and trade
in LAC
About us
We are an alliance of regional and academic entities that, under the leadership of the Kühne Chair in Logistics of Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, come together to provide relevant, reliable and free information to the community of North, Central and South America and the Caribbean, on various aspects related to infrastructure, mobility and logistics.
This portal allows access to a content index of the tools and data that each institution provides openly. We offer a wide variety of content with quality controls. This content can be an input for planning, debating and implementing public policies in the region.
An initiative led by:
Prof. Dr. Gordon Wilmsmeier holds the «Kühne Professorial Chair in Logistics» at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia. From 2011 to 2017, he worked as Economic Affairs Officer at the Infrastructure Services Unit of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN-ECLAC). Previously, he worked at the Transport Research Institute (TRI) at Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland and as a consultant for ECLAC, UNCTAD, UN-OHRLLS, the World Bank, Adelphi Research, JICA, IDB, CAF, OAS.
Gordon is Honorary Professor of Maritime Geography at the University of Applied Sciences in Bremen, Germany, a Visiting Professor at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and the National University of San Martin, Argentina. He has published more than 100 book chapters, journal articles, institutional publications and working papers.
He is a leader of the Global Port Performance Research Network, Research Associate of the Hapag-Lloyd Centre for Global Shipping and Logistics (CSGL) at Kühne Logistics University (KLU), a board member of the International Association of Maritime Economists, a member of the WCTRS Special Interest Group – Intermodal Freight, and an associate member of PortEconomics.
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PhD in Economics from Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, MSc in Management and
Economics of Public Services from Universidad Carlos III – Madrid and University of Paris X and BA in Economics from Universidad del Salvador, Argentina.
Ricardo is currently Director of the Caribbean Research Institute, and co-director of the Kühne Chair in Logistics, School of Management, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.
Previously, for more than 20 years, he was Senior Economic Affairs Officer, Head of the Infrastructure and Logistics Section, at the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). He has lead a high-level professional team to conduct research and to provide technical assistance and training to governments and public and private organisations, on the matters of infrastructure, maritime, ports and logistics affairs.
He has worked professionally or academically in 30 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean for 35 years, as well as in other countries in Europe and Asia.
Ricardo is Honorary Professor for Infrastructure Economics at the Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina.
Waterborne ports logistics 