Academic Positions

Educational Activity - Courses Taught

Professor, Maritime Transport Management and Intermodular Transport, 1997-2000 in the Center of Maritime Security ´Jovellanos´ of Veranes-Asturias. Spanish Marine Safety Agency.

Co-Director and Professor in the Masters of Transport and Logistics Management , 1999-2003, 2007-present, School of Business in Gijon, Universidad de Oviedo.

Professor in the Masters of Maritime Law and Port Business Management, 2000-present, Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña

Professor in the Masters of Maritime Administration and Port Management, 2002-present, Universidad de A Coruña.

Professor in the Masters of Engineering and Port Management, 2000-present, Universidad Politecnica de Cataluña.

Advisor for the Industry, Employment, and Technological Development for the government of Cantabria (2003-2007).

President of the Port Authority of Gijon (1999-2003).

President of the Port Authority of Santander (1983-1996).

Director of Transport and Communication, government of Cantabria (1982-1983).

Founder of CONCEPTUAL KLT (2007-present), business technologically based on the Internet development of people (web 2.0) and of objects (web 3.0) applied to logistics and transport.

Other Professional Experience

President - Centro Tecnologico de Logistica Integral de Cantabria (Technological Center of Integrated Logistics of Cantabria) 2005-2008.

President - Parque Cientifico y Tecnologico de Cantabria (Scientific and Technological Park of Cantabria), 2004-2007.

President - Suelo Industrial de Cantabria (Industrial grounds of Cantabria), 2003-2007.

President - Investigacion, Desarrollo, e Innovacion de Cantabria (Research, Development, and Innovation of Cantabria), 2005-2007.

President - Empresas para las Nuevas Technologias (Businesses for New Technologies), 2005-2007.

President - Centro Tecnologico de Componentes de Cantabria (Technological Center Members of Cantabria), 2003-2008.

President - Sociedad de Desarrollo Regional de Cantabria (Society for Regional Development of Cantabria), 2003-2007.

President - World Trade Center of Cantabria, 2003-2008.

President - Sociedad Estatal de Estiba y Desestiba del Puerto de Gijon (State Society of Stowage and Retrieval of the Port of Gijon), 1999-2003.

President - public company European Bulk Handling Installation of the Port of Gijon, 1999-2003.

President - Agence de Cooperation pour L´Europe de la Mer (Cooperation agency for a Europe of the sea) with office in Brest, France, 1993-1997.

President - Sociedad Estatal de Estiba y Desestiba del Puerto de Santander (State Society of Stowage and Retrieval of the Port of Santander), 1989-1996.

Member - Committee on Information & Communications of the World Trade Centers Association New York, 1994-1996.

Founding Member and Vice-President - International Association of Cities and Ports, with office in Le Havre, 1987-1996.

Research Interests
Advanced logistics in the distribution and delivery of goods.
Port logistics and Intermodality of goods.
Information and Communication systems applied to port systems.
Knowledge management and Port management.

Research Activity

Primary Researcher
Co-modality development and collaborative logistics through Web 2.0. for the promotion of short sea shipping.
The Spanish National Plan for Scientific Research, Development and Technological Innovation.

Primary Researcher
Modal changes in the Logistical Port-Hinterland chains with efficient and sustainable transport in the Umland Port.
The Spanish National Plan for Scientific Research, Development and Technological Innovation.

Primary Researcher
Transmodalbots: Multi-agent systems of advanced logistics in intermodal goods transport for port communities.

From Pesquera´s incorporation in the Universidad de Cantabria in 1996, he has participated in the following European projects related to the port sector and the communications:
EIES (Maritime Information Exchange Service
GeoNet 4D (Geocentric Multimedia Information System)

In September 1997, Pesquera was responsible for the organization of the Universidad de Cantabria review meetings corresponding to GeoNet 4D.

Member-Consultant of the Editorial Committee of the National R&D Plan of Transport (1998).

European Union level appointments

Evaluator of presented projects to the 4th Framework Programme of the European Union within the Transport Research Programme, in the specified area of ¨Integrated Transport Chains¨. Brussels, March 1997.

Evaluator of presented projects to the 5th Framework Programme of the European Union in the specified area of ¨Intermodal Freight Transport & Logistics¨. Brussels, July 1999.

Evaluator of presented projects to the 5th Framework Programme of the European Union within the Transport Research Programme in the specified area of ¨Maritime Transport¨. Brussels, Nov. 2000.

Invited participant to the European Conference of Transport Ministers, in the specified round table concerning ¨Land Access to Sea Ports¨. Paris 10-11 December 1998.

Invited participant to the European Conference of Transport Ministers, in the specified round table concerning ¨Seaport Competition and Hinterland Connections¨. Paris 10-11 April 2008.

Economic Impact Study: Application to Ports.
Editorial: Physica-Verlag, of the series Contributions to Springer Economics (www.springer.com/series/1262). Pages 147-157. Physica-Verlag Heidelberg 2007.

The Ecological Fotoprint of Ports. A Sustainability Indicator.
Transportation Research Record. Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1963 (www.trb.org) pages 71-75. 2006.

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Investment in High-Speed Train System in Spain. Transportation Research Record. Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1960 (www.trb.org) pages 135-141. 2006.

Comparative Analysis of Port Economic Impact Studies in the Spanish Port System (1992-2000). Essays on Microeconomics and Industrial Organisation. Editorial Physica-Verlag, Contributions to Economics of Spring Cap. series, pages 297-316 ISBN: 3-7908-0104-6, 2004.

Maritime Transport Import and Export Functions; The Spanish Case. Engenharia de trafego e transportes 2000: Arancos para una era de mudancas. Rio de Janeiro. Brasil, 2000. ISBN: 85-878393-01-7.

Comercio Electronico y Gestion Logistica. E-Logistics (II). Editan Cilsa, Instituto de Logistica Iberoamericana (ILI), y Marge SL, 160 pages, Barcelona, 2000. ISBN: 84-86684-09-9.

A report on the intermodality chains in the international transport of goods. Journal: Enfasis Logistica, pages 81-91. Buenos Aires, Argentina. April 1999.

L´impact economique du port de Santander sur la ville et la region.Book: Urbanite des Cites Portuaires. Collection Maritimes. Edition L´Harmattan, pages 143-164, Paris 1997. ISBN: 2-7384-6006-2 .

Sustainable development strategies for cities and ports. UNCTAD Monographs UNCTAD/SHIP/494(14). Geneve 1996.

El Puerto de Santander. Structure analysis and prospective end of century. Papeles de Economia Espanola. Economia de las Comunidades Autonomas. Cantabria. pages 333-356, 1994. ISSN 0210-9107.

EDI key for Shortsea Shipping development. The ARCANTEL Platform. Book: European ShortSea Shipping, Lloyd´s of London Press ltd., pages 193-210, London 1993. ISBN 1-85044-560-5 .

EDI as an Integration Factor in advanced intercompanies Organizational Systems. Magazine: EDI Europe, Volume 3 No. 2, pages 141-150. Editions Hermes, Paris 1993. ISSN 1166-3057.

Integration Europe via ports communities networks: the ARCANTEL experience. Book: European Transport Planning Colloquium, pages 253-270, Delft, The Netherlands, 1992. ISBN: 90-73804-03-5 .

Ports Policy in the Context of the E.E.C. Transport Policy: The Position of Spain as a new member state. Editorial: 26th International Course. Universita degli studi di Trieste, 1986.

Les plans strategiques ou directeurs dans le systeme portuaire espagnol: methodologie et experience dans le port de Santander. Journal: Les Cahiers Scientifiques du Transporte NoS 11-12. pages 229-244. Paris, 1985.

Below is a selection of 10 presentations, out of a total of more than 40 presentations in various conferences and seminars:

International Institute of Informatics and Systemics. International Conference on Polictics and Information Systems: Technologies and Applications. PROCEEDINGS PISTA 2004. “A New Model of Information Society for Cantabria.” Pages 178-181, July 2004.

European R &D and Port Development. Surface Transport Technologies for Sustainable Development Conference. EU, Valencia 4-6 June 2002.

The role of ports and of the interior terminals in port-to-port transport. International: The new statute of International Transport of Merchandise. Lima, Peru 8-9 April 2002.

New Logisitcs and Ports. CIDITRANS 2001. Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia 1 August 2001.

First Congress of Logistics and Transport. “Information Systems and Communication. A New Context for Logistics and Transport Businesses.” Bilbao Spain, 22-24 April 1998.

Internet, New Context for Businesses in Transport, Distribution, and Logistics. Seminar about the Internet and Logistics. Barcelona Spain, 25 November 1997.

Intranet Port. MARCOM ’96. Maritime Communications. Seminar organised by EIES. Brest France, November 1996.

Ports Networking in the European Atlantic Arch: The ACEM contribution. MARIS at G7 Conference . Dublin Ireland, September 1996.

Information Technologies for Road and maritime Transport of Vehicles. 26th ISATA (Information Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation). Dedicated Conference on Advanced Logistics and Communications in Road Freight Transport. Aachen Germany, 13-17 September 1993.

The New Information Technology as a Tool for Ports Management. TIMS XXX-SOBRAPO XXII Joint International Meeting. The Institute of Management Sciences and The Brazilian Society of Operations Research. Rio de Janeiro Brasil, July 15-17 1991.

A selection of six congreses and seminars that have been organised by Mr. Pesquera:

Organiser of the first seminar concerning “Innovation and Internet in Port Management, ” held in Las Palmas Spain, 31 May to 1 June 2001.

Organiser of a workshop concerning Spanish participation in European transport research projects. Santander Spain, 1 June 1999.

Reponsible for the organisation of the 5th PanAmerican Congress of Transport and Transit Engineering. Santander Spain 21-24 September 1998.

Director of two seminars of the UIMP (Menéndez Pelayo International University), 1982, 1983, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007. Secretary and responsible of the organization of four more seminars, 1987, 1994, 1995, 1996. Santander Spain.

Seminar organiser concerning Cooperation, Port Telematics, and the EU TEMATEC programme. Santander Spain, February 1996.

Annual assembly of the International Association Villes et Ports. Santander, Spain May 1993.