1. SmartPort Erasmus Smart Port Rotterdam Prof. Dr. Frank Smeele Port Professor Erasmus School of Law (ESL) Research Teaching Other port-related activities

2. SmartPort Prof. Dr. Frank Smeele Research Lex Mercatoria Research Project (ESL) Bills of lading Maritime Performing Party Global Limitation of Liability Multimodal transport Piracy

3. SmartPort Prof. Dr. Frank Smeele Research Ultimate “Extended gate” project (Dinalog) Legal position Terminal Operator Future projects (still on the drawing board) Synchromodality (TNO) Transport and Crime P.M. History of the bill of lading P.M.

4. SmartPort Prof. Dr. Frank Smeele Teaching Courses at Master’s Level Law of the Ship Carriage of Goods Maritime Casualty Commercial Law Maritime law for MEL Maritime law for Maritime Technology (TU Delft)

5. SmartPort Prof. Dr. Frank Smeele Teaching Other post-graduate courses Marine Insurance Grotius Bologna Other port-related activities: Organizations: Rotterdam Institute for Shipping & Transport law (RISTL) Dutch Legal Network for Shipping & Transport Law (DLNST) Smart Port

6. Prof. Dr. Frank Smeele Other port-related activities: Upcoming events: Rotterdam conference on tension between EU law and uniform transport law conventions Seminar on changing role of customs Conference at Tulane (New Orleans) on multimodalism Seminar at Antwerp on Belgian draft-Maritime Code