International trade and transportation infrastructure development experiences in North America and Europe / Juan Carlos Villa, research scientist and manager Latin America, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), Mexico City, Mexico, Maria Boile, professor, Department of Maritime Studies, University of Piraeus, director of research, Hellenic Institute of Transport, Greece, senior research scientist, CAIT, Rutgers University, NJ, United States, Sotiris Theofanis, chairman and managing director of ThPA SA, Port of Thessaloniki, Greece, senior research scientist, CAIT, Rutgers University, NJ, United States.