Dr. Shmuel (Sam) Yahalom holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Graduate Center of The City University of New York since 1984. He specializes in economics and finance of ports and terminals, maritime transportation, ocean shipping, marine highway (short sea shipping) and port and maritime security. He joined Maritime College in 1978 and was appointed Distinguished Service Professor in 2004. He served as the director of the Graduate Program of Transportation Management at SUNY Maritime College for nearly seven years and served as Director of Research for Maritime College for eight years.
Ph.D. Economics, Graduate Center of The City University of New York
Dr. Yahalom has served as principal investigator and project manager for many projects, assuming the responsibility of economic and operations analysis. A sample of other projects includes:
- "Hunts Point Terminal Market Waterborne Alternative for Outbound Distribution of Produce," New York State Energy and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
- “Offshore Wind Development Research,” New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT)
- “Maritime Support Service Location Study,” Economic Development Corporation New York City (EDCNYC), including a supplement of the Brooklyn Navy Yard (BNY) dry dock need analysis. All the report recommendations were adopted by the New York City Council.
- “Economic Analysis of the Effect of the Recent PANYNJ Toll Increase on NYCT,” Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) and New York Container Terminal (NYCT).
- “Bayonne Marine Terminal Modernization Project Benefit-Cost Analysis,” Global Container Terminal (GCT) for BUILD grant application
- “Tiger Application for South Hudson Intermodal Facility,” GCT
- “Review of Deep-Water Vessel Operations Costs,” The Army Corps of Engineers
- “Productivity and Financial Analysis of Two Bulk Carriers,” NYCT
- Simulation of the multimode supply chain and equipment needs determination for waterborne containerized transport of waste material from marine transfer stations (MTSs) in NYC to power plants for Covanta 4Energy
- Expert service on port pilots’ compensation alternatives for Phelps Dunbar LLP from New Orleans, Louisiana, on behalf of the Crescent River Port Pilots Association (CRPPA) New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT), New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYNTC)
In the academic year of 1987-88, on sabbatical, Dr. Yahalom was a Fulbright Professor in the American Studies Center in Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China.
In the academic year of 2001-02, on sabbatical, he was a visiting professor in the Department of Shipping and Transportation Management in National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan.
Between 2006 and 2012 Dr. Yahalom was a visiting professor and a member of the board of advisors in the Ruppin Academic Center in Israel.