RESILIENCE INNOVATIONS IN MARITIME PORT LOGISTICS AS A DIRECTION FOR THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF UNIVERSITY KNOWLEDGE
Abstract
The article substantiates a conceptual model for commercializing university knowledge in the field of resilience innovations in Ukraine’s maritime port logistics. The relevance of the study is determined by the critical export role of seaports under war, infrastructure damage, energy constraints, cyber risks and unstable routes. Port logistics therefore requires not only physical reconstruction, but also digital, organizational and managerial solutions aimed at continuity, adaptability and recovery. The purpose is to justify a model linking port needs with university knowledge, applied solutions, pilot testing, commercialization and resilience effects. The methodological basis of the study includes the analysis and synthesis of scientific publications on port resilience, digital twins, logistics innovation and university-industry cooperation; generalization of official statistical data on Ukraine’s maritime logistics under wartime conditions; classification of the key resilience needs of port logistics; matching of these needs with relevant university competencies; and conceptual modeling of the commercialization process. This made it possible to combine the problem-oriented logic of port logistics development with the knowledge-based logic of university innovation commercialization. The article defines “resilience innovations in maritime port logistics” as solutions supporting port logistics systems under disruptions. The key needs are operational continuity, queue and delay forecasting, energy resilience, cyber resilience and adaptive routing involving maritime, railway, road and Danube routes. University knowledge is considered a source of such innovations because it combines transport, digital, energy, cybersecurity, economic and managerial competencies that may be transformed into prototypes, algorithms, digital services and decision-support tools. Commercialization mechanisms are systematized: contract research, consulting, licensing, spin-offs, technology transfer offices, science parks, laboratories and Living Lab environments. The model follows the sequence: port need – university knowledge – applied solution – pilot testing – commercialization – resilience effect. Its practical value lies in university-port partnerships, pilot projects, technology transfer and the innovation component of recovery.
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