Lauri Ojala
lauri.ojala@utu.fi +358 29 450 2577 +358 50 502 7031 Rehtorinpellonkatu 3 Turku |
Areas of expertise
International logistics, maritime & port economics and supply chain management
International logistics, maritime & port economics and supply chain management
Biography
UNECE, and for Ministries of Transport of several countries. Initiator of WB’s
biennial Logistics Performance Index since 2007. He also heads
the biennial Finnish Logistics Surveys, which comprise the largest national logistics survey database in
the world.
volume of 16+ M€, incl. Baltic Sea Region projects HAZARD on Seaport Safety & Security in 2016-2019 and OIL SPILL on
combatting coastal oil spills in 2018-2021.
Dr. Lauri Ojala is Professor of Logistics at the Turku School of
Economics, University of Turku (FI) since 1997. Adjunct Professor of Logistics
at Linköping University (SE) and at National Defence University (FI). CEO of logscale
oy, a supply chain compliance consultancy.
UNECE, and for Ministries of Transport of several countries. Initiator of WB’s
biennial Logistics Performance Index since 2007. He also heads
the biennial Finnish Logistics Surveys, which comprise the largest national logistics survey database in
the world.
volume of 16+ M€, incl. Baltic Sea Region projects HAZARD on Seaport Safety & Security in 2016-2019 and OIL SPILL on
combatting coastal oil spills in 2018-2021.
Publications 
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- COVID‑19 and the financial resilience of Finland’s seaports (2023)
- Journal of Shipping and Trade
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - External evaluation of the Finnish-Swedish Winter navigation R&I programme
(2023) Ojala Lauri, Nylander Jan
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Logistiikkaselvitys 2023 (2023) Solakivi Tomi, Ojala Lauri, Laari Sini, Töyli Juuso, Toivonen Noora, Metsäaho Veeti
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Suomen merikuljetusten huoltovarmuuskapasiteetti (2023) Ojala Lauri, Solakivi Tomi, Helminen Reima, Kajander Sakari, Paimander Aleksi
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Yhteysalusliikenteen toimintamallien vertailu ja riskiarviointi (2023) Ojala Lauri
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Cost competitiveness of alternative maritime fuels in the new regulatory framework (2022)
- Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Financial and economic performance of Finnish seaports – restructuring and pandemic impacts
(Presentation at the IAME World Conference 2022) (2022) Leviäkangas Pekka, Hussain Shahid, Paik Seong Mok, Ojala Lauri
(Other publication) - Luotsauslain uudistusta koskevan esitysluonnoksen huoltovarmuudellinen tarkastelu: loppuraportti (2022) Ojala Lauri
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Merenkulun markkinaselvitys 2021 (2022) Solakivi Tomi, Ojala Lauri, Holm Pasi, Tyynilä Juho, Paimander Aleksi, Kilpi Vesa
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Resilience of transport infrastructure - a conceptual review
(Presentation at the Transport Research Finland Conference 2022) (2022) Ojala Lauri, Leviäkangas Pekka
(Other publication)
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