Dr Vinh V. Thai

Lecturer, Department of Maritime and Logistics Management

Qualifications

• PhD, Australian Maritime College, Australia
• MSc (High Distinction), World Maritime University, Sweden
• BSc (Hon), Vietnam Maritime University

Recent Career

• Assistant Port Manager, Vietnam International Container Terminal, Vietnam
• Project Manager, Vietnam International Container Terminal, Vietnam
• Outbound Executive, P&O Nedlloyd Vietnam
• Operation Executive, Asian Pacific Shipping, Vietnam

Research & Associated Activities

Projects

1. Research fellow, Comparative analysis for choosing a single gateway of seafreight and airfreight in Scandinavia: A project for Schenker International, Schenker International, Gothenburg, Sweden.
2. Consultant, ASEAN maritime transport development study, ASEAN Secretariat.
3. Consultant, Feasibility Study for the construction and operation of VICT's ICD at Dong Nai Port, Vietnam International Container Terminal (VICT), Vietnam.
4. Consultant, Sector Study for Transport Sector in Vietnam, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).
5. Consultant, Feasibility Study for the construction and operation of Xuan Viet's ICD in Haiphong, Xuan Viet Trade and Services Company, Vietnam.
6. Consultant, Container Operations Manual, Xuan Viet Trade and Services Company, Vietnam.
7. Research fellow, Identification and inclusion of shore based and near shore activities into Maritime Safety Management System, IAMU (International Association of Maritime University).
8. Research fellow, Identification and formulation of Maritime Security Management System from the shore side, IAMU (International Association of Maritime University).
9. Consultant, Northern Region Comprehensive Transport Strategy Study, World Bank in Vietnam.

Other associated activities

Freelance writer for Vietnam Shipper periodical.

Publications

1. Thai, V. V. 2006, ‘Quality of maritime transport service: toward a conceptual model', Maritime Economics & Logistics, Under review.
2. Grewal, D. and Thai, V. V. 2006, ‘The maritime security management system - Perceptions of the international shipping community', Proceedings of the 7th Annual General Assembly and Conference on Globalisation and MET of the International Association of Maritime University (IAMU), 16-18 October, Dalian, China, ISBN: 7-5632-2002-X.
3. Thai, V. V. and Grewal, D. 2006, ‘The Maritime Safety Management System (MSMS): A Survey of the International Shipping Community', Maritime Economics & Logistics, Volume 8, No. 3, pp. 287-310, ISSN: 1479-2931.
4. Thai, V. V. 2006, ‘Logistics business in Vietnam and the logistics providers and users' perceptions on related issues' (In English and Vietnamese), Vietnam Shipper, No. 15, January, pp. 25-37.
5. Thai, V. V. and Grewal, D. 2005, ‘Critical success factors of effective security management: a survey of Vietnamese maritime transport service providers', Proceedings of the 6th Annual General Assembly and Conference on Maritime Security and MET of the International Association of Maritime University (IAMU), 24-26 October, Malmoe, Sweden, ISBN: 1-84564-058-6.
6. Thai, V. V. and Grewal, D. 2005, ‘Selecting the location of distribution centre in logistics operations: a conceptual framework and case study', Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, Vol. 17, No.4, pp. 3-24, ISSN: 1355-5855.
7. Thai, V. V. and Grewal, D. 2005, ‘An analysis of the efficiency and competitiveness of Vietnamese port system', Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 3-31, ISSN: 0954-7517.
8. Thai, V. V. and Grewal, D. 2005, ‘The quality management approach to contemporary issues of maritime safety', Proceedings of the seventh international research conference on quality, innovation and knowledge management, 16-18 Februray, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 594-606, ISBN: 0-7326-2277-8.
9. Thai, V. V. 2005, ‘The impacts of trade and maritime security measures' (In English and Vietnamese), Vietnam Shipper, No. 8, June, pp. 12-21.
10. Thai, V. V. 2005, ‘Bill of lading and implications from international conventions governing bill of lading', (In English and Vietnamese), Vietnam Shipper, No. 11, September, pp. 42-53.
11. Thai, V. V. 2005, ‘From forwarding to logistics - A critical paradigm shift', (In English and Vietnamese), Vietnam Shipper, No. 12, October, pp. 10-18.
12. Thai, V. V. 2005, ‘Critical success factors of logistics outsourcing', (In English and Vietnamese), Vietnam Shipper, No. 13, November, pp. 14-20.
13. Thai, V. V. 2005, ‘An analysis of the efficiency and effectiveness of Vietnamese port system', (In English and Vietnamese), Vietnam Shipper, No. 14, December, pp. 06-20.
14. Thai, V. V. and Grewal, D. 2004, ‘Selecting the location of distribution centre in logistics operations: a conceptual framework and case study', Proceedings of the 4th EAN/TLAPS/Thai VCML Industrial-Academic Annual Conference on Supply Chain and Logistics Management, 19-20 August, Bangkok.
15. Thai, V. V. and Grewal, D. 2004, ‘An analysis of the efficiency and competitiveness of Vietnamese port system', Vietnam's Socio-Economic development: A Social Science Review, No. 40, pp. 35-55, ISSN: 0868-359X.

Current Teaching

• Business Research (Undergraduate and Postgraduate)
• Exporting and Importing (Undergraduate)
• Maritime Management Project (Undergraduate)
• Quality Systems & Customer Service (Undergraduate)

Contacts

Australian Maritime College
P.O.Box 986, Launceston
Tasmania, Australia 7250

Telephone: +61 (0)3 63354764
Fax: +61 (0)3 63354720
Email: V.Thai@amc.edu.au