Lourdes Trujillo Castellano

Lourdes Trujillo Castellano is a University Professor in the Department of Applied Economic Analysis at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, specializing in port economics and maritime transport. Her research focuses on port efficiency indicators, maritime corridor planning, and economic regulation within European and Canary Islands transport networks.

Her research interests center on quantitative analysis of port systems, with emphasis on:

• Economic assessment of port expansions and infrastructure projects
• Development of port efficiency and connectivity metrics
• Environmental challenges in maritime transport
• Intermodality within European transport networks (TEN-T)

Her work demonstrates consistent funding from competitive national, European, and regional sources.

Trujillo Castellano has led numerous research projects since 2006, with recent work examining marine ecosystem protection corridors (2023), port efficiency in Spain (2020-2021), and environmental challenges for Canary Islands ports (2020-2022). Her publications reflect specialization in maritime transport economics with applications to Canary Islands port systems and European networks.

Her research collaborations include partnerships with:

• World Bank (East Africa port assessment)
• European Union (MAC2/1.1a/347 project)
• Canary Islands Port Authorities
• Mapfre Foundation and Astican

She serves as Principal Investigator for multiple chairs including the Maritime Port Chair and Astican Chair.