DEPARTMENT OF SHIPPING TRADE AND TRANSPORT

University of the Aegean

Bissias Ilias

Assistant Professor

Contact

Email

ibis@aegean.gr

Expertise

Management and Operations of Companies in the Shipping and Transport Industries

Bio

Ilias G. Bissias is an Assistant Professor of Management and Operations of Companies in the Shipping and Transportation Industries and an Attorney at law.  Dr. Bissias holds a Bachelor and Master’s Degree in Law from the University of London (LSE) and a PhD from the University of the Aegean. His research interests include Shipping Management, International Shipping Policy, Corporate Communications and Contemporary Maritime History. He has written numerous academic articles and participated in various research projects on these areas, both in Greece and abroad. In 2021, Dr Bissias was unanimously awarded by the City Council of Oinousses the title of Honorary Citizen of the historic maritime island.

Teaching

Management and Operations of Companies in the Shipping and Transport Industries

Selected Publications

  • Bissias, I. (2025). Why do business interest groups change their strategies? Transformation and adaptability in Greek Shipowners’ collective representation after the fall of the junta. International Journal of Maritime History 37(2), 328-349. https://doi.org/10.1177/08438714251330704
  • Bissias, I., Theotokas, G., Pallis, A. (2025). Gen Zers and the Seafaring Profession: A Generational Approach to Enrolment in Merchant Marine Academies. WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs, 2025 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13437-024-00355-4
  • Bissias, I., Kapetanakis, P. (2018). The London-based Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee: A paradigm of collective action in the shipping sector, 1930-1950. International Journal of Maritime History 30(2), 266-286.
  •  Bissias, I., Pallis, A.A. (2016). Representing shipowners: explaining strategic interactions with the media, International Journal of Decision Sciences, Risk and Management 2016 6:3, 225-239.
  • Theotokas, I., Bissias, I. (2014). A touch of salt: the image of shipping in newspapers of the UK. WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs 13, 177-190.
  • Theotokas, I., Bissias, I., and Lekakou, M. (2013). Shipping Crises in the Media. Differences between maritime media and general media, Spoudai Journal of Economics and Business vol. 63, no. 4, 137-147.

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