The HMS conference has a long history, dating back to 1999, and is now an established forum for scientists, researches and experts to share their latest findings, research efforts, applications and studies related to simulation and modelling applied to the maritime environments, logistics and supply chain management issues. As such, we are happy to mention that the conference received papers from all over the world (Belgium, Spain, Latvia, UK and Germany among the European countries but also China, Japan, Singapore and Brazil among non-European countries), confirming the international audience of the conference themes. Among the set of papers received, 25 were accepted for inclusion in the conference proceedings. Such papers cover a wide range of topics, including railway transport, maritime transport, freight transport, distribution, logistics and scheduling. Papers have been organized into five conference sessions, under the themes of “Logistics & Manufacturing”, “Ports and Terminals Modeling & Simulation”, “Modelling and Simulation in Railway networks”, “Modelling and Simulation in Logistics, Traffic and Transportation” and “Forecasting, Replenishment and Warehouses Simulation”.