Seaports are pivotal nodes in global trade, under increasing pressure to expedite green transitions while navigating the complexities of modern economic and environmental challenges. This research investigates the intricate relationship between the resilience of port organizational ecosystems and the successful implementation of green transitions. Employing a combination of focus group interviews and participatory observation, the study explores the primary obstacles, particularly the insufficiency of managerial capacity, which hampers the integration of technological innovations. Challenges identified include outdated infrastructure, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and the imperative for sustained investment in new technologies, along with the need to promote a culture of sustainability. Experts highlight the crucial role of managerial competencies and continuous learning in overcoming these barriers. Furthermore, the research underscores the importance of fostering strong partnerships among stakeholders, including government bodies, industry associations, and environmental organizations. The findings offer valuable insights for policymakers, port managers, and other stakeholders seeking to navigate the challenges for ensuring a sustainable future for the maritime sport organizational ecosystems and maritime industry.

Reliable port services are key to the performance of port organizational ecosystems. These ecosystems are an integral part of the transportation system and are vulnerable to disasters of anthropogenic or natural causes, including natural disasters, malicious cyber-attacks, technological factors, organizational factors, economic factors, and human mistakes, and other uncertainties. To address the challenges triggered by these uncertainties, this research is dedicated to the detailed analysis of organizational resilience, the port organizational ecosystem’s resilience, and possible uncertainties which are the basic factors for modelling the resilience of the whole port organizational ecosystem. The research aim is to analyse the uncertainties influencing the port organizational ecosystem’s functioning in the context of the port organizational ecosystem’s resilience. Research methodology is based on theoretical modelling including analysis of port organizational parameters representing resilience level. The research results found that the port organizational ecosystem’s resilience could be defined by the main organizational resilience drivers such as leadership and adaptive capacity, which are interrelated and have the functions of main business excellence drivers. Also, it was found that the external and internal port resilience factors could be classified by their nature, field, and type of organizational resilience components. All uncertainties could be categorized in a three-dimensional uncertainties model which could be used for elaborating effective managerial interventions in future investigations.

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how maritime business companies can develop the resilience and achieve business excellence in a highly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environment. Within the literature about business resilience for achieving business excellence in maritime industry there is a lack of understanding of the impact of today’s high VUCA environment. A contemporary business concept, business excellence in VUCA (BEVUCA), will be analysed by considering the overall VUCA influence on the business resilience as well as Agile leadership methodology influences business excellence. The research consists of theoretical model creation that helps to identify general maritime business resilience factors and critical success factors to enhance the resilience and to manage business excellence under a high VUCA business environment in maritime business. The results of this theoretical approach will be applied in the empirical research on maritime business resilience.

Publisher: Klaipėdos universitetas, Journal: Regional Formation and Development Studies, Title: Rethinking Maritime Education and Training for Generation Z Students, Authors: Inga Bartusevičienė, Momoko Kitada, Elena Valionienė , Every country’s economy depends on workforce competencies that are developed mostly by education systems, in which institutions of higher education play an important role. With the spread of higher education and the continuous development of opportunities for lifelong learning, higher education institutions are facing challenges organising education by addressing the needs and preferences of different generations. As research shows, different generations have various learning preferences, needs and goals in life, and education. To organise teaching and learning activities effectively (now and in the future), educational institutions need to understand the characteristics of the multi-generational student population, and the tendencies in future changes to the student population. This is important for many industries, including the maritime industry. To supply young talent to the maritime industry, maritime education and training also need to take into account the future workforce and the needs of industry, in terms of new challenges, such as technological changes, sustainability goals, decarbonisation, and the blue economy. This paper presents an analysis of the changes in the student population at the World Maritime University higher education institution over the last five years, with a special focus on Generation Z. Insights into the organisation of effective education to address the needs of the maritime industry are presented based on the tendencies identified.

Seaports are critical hubs in global trade, facing increasing pressure to accelerate green transi-tions while navigating evolving economic and environmental landscapes. This research analyses the intricate relationship between port organizational ecosystem resilience and the successful implementation of green transitions, highlighting the challenges and opportunities in moving towards a more sustainable future. The research employed a combined focus group interview and participatory observation methodology to gather insights from experts. Analysis revealed that while technological advancements are a primary driver for greening port operations, a lack of managerial capacity is a significant impediment to the successful integration of these innova-tions. It was identified several challenges, including outdated infrastructure, cybersecurity threats, and the need for ongoing investments in new technologies, along with the need to foster a sustainable behaviour culture. Experts emphasized the importance of developing managerial competencies and continuous learning. The research also highlights the role of strong stake-holder partnerships, including collaboration with government agencies, industry associations, and environmental organizations. This research provides valuable insights for policymakers, port managers, and other stakeholders seeking to navigate the challenges for ensuring a sus-tainable future for the maritime sport organizational ecosystems and maritime industry.