Insights on the environmental management system of the European port sector

Puig, Martí; Azarkamand, Sahar; Wooldridge, Chris; Selén, Valter; Darbra, Rosa Mari

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150550

Cited by 36 publications

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“…The environmental dimension is thus not only becoming pivotal in port policy and governance but also increasingly emerges as a key choice for port authority corporate strategies and an essential element of port planning [39]. Ports make considerations for environmental concerns and pursue greener solutions and choices, as also indicated in the case of Greece by the results of our analysis and in the case of ESPO members in relevant reports [8,9,40] and recent academic research [34]. This starts from the premise that environmental pressures, challenges, and risks should be addressed effectively, and-perhaps even more so-that society and the economy should move towards sustainable development by introducing more sustainable models and rational behaviors, within the true limits of the natural environment, replacing existing models and behaviors associated with environmental damage, depletion, or destruction of natural resources, and continuing or reproduced trends that are harmful to the environment.…”

Section: Environmental Dimension In Ports and The Port Industrymentioning

confidence: 62%

“…The methodology of our research closely parallels the ESPO methodology, also followed by Puig et al in their recent research [34]. The questions asked in our questionnaire, the types, and the range of data collected for Greek TEN-T ports generally reflect the main categories and indicators used by the ESPO to evaluate the environmental performance of its members and identify trends.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 97%

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Environmental Mainstreaming in Greek TEN-T Ports

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Along with recent fundamental changes in several aspects of the port industry, ports come up against formidable environmental challenges. It is thus important and often imperative to mainstream environmental concerns in their operation, planning, and development; improve their environmental performance; and make the transition to sustainable production and consumption patterns. The industry’s greening is largely underpinned by European Union (EU) transport and port policy, with major European initiatives such as the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), the European Green Deal, and Blue Growth expected to give new impetus. This paper examines environmental mainstreaming in Greek TEN-T ports and their ability to cope with upcoming challenges based on questionnaire responses by 23 port authorities and taking into account the relevant progress made by ESPO port members. We argue that all respondents have gradually become aware of the need to move towards an environment-friendly operation and development, but progress is slow, and there is still a lot to be done. Performances vary and depend on different factors, while ports are faced with significant challenges and various constraints. Nevertheless, new environmental standards present a real opportunity for Greek ports to undertake deep structural changes, especially in view of current and future European port policy.

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Section: Environmental Dimension In Ports and The Port Industrymentioning

confidence: 62%

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Environmental Mainstreaming in Greek TEN-T Ports

2022

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“…Energy consumption processes are important for environmental and economic management from a macroeconomic point of view [10,52]. Environmental management means actions aimed at improvement and also includes reducing costs and risks, striving for sustainable development, and, at the same time, ensuring compliance with the guidelines for development [53].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Text mining was carried out on the basis of the selected literature due to its connection with the discussed topic. Originally, 73 publications (mainly from the Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases) were identified; after removing duplicates, a complete literature review classified 41 publications for further examination, including [1,3,4,11,13,18,[20][21][22][23][24][25][27][28][29][30][31][32][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41]43,44,[46][47][48][49][50][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60]. The structure of the studied publications includes 33 journal articles (80%) and 8 conference materials (20%).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Topic 8 focused on linear programming (optimization methods), while Groups 1 and 4 concerned problematics broadly understood in transport policy. Source: own elaboration based on 41 references [1,3,4,11,13,18,[20][21][22][23][24][25][27][28][29][30][31][32][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41]43,44,[46][47][48][49][50][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60].…”

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Qualitative–Quantitative Warning Modeling of Energy Consumption Processes in Inland Waterway Freight Transport on River Sections for Environmental Management

Szaruga

Załoga

2022

Energies

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The article concerns the assessment of the energy consumption of inland waterway freight transport on river sections in the context of environmental management. The research question was: Does the choice of the route determine the total energy consumption of inland waterway transport and therefore affect the potential of cargo transport of this mode? The article aims to indicate the directions of energy consumption by inland waterway freight transport depending on the route selection, the volume of transport, and the length of the route. The study was carried out on nine sections of the Odra River in Poland during the years 2015–2020. Statistical and econometric techniques were used, i.e., ANOVA, generalized linear models, Eta coefficients, Lasso and Ridge regularization, and X-average control charts (Six Sigma tool). Based on early warning models, river sections were identified that favor the rationalization of energy consumption in terms of the network. The sensitivity of the energy consumption of inland waterway transport to changes in the average distance and in the volume of transport was examined. With the use of Six Sigma tools, the instability of the energy consumption processes of inland waterway transport was identified, paying attention to the source of the mismatch, which was the increase in the average transport distance in the sections, where energy consumption increased due to the operational and navigation conditions of these sections.

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Indicators of port sustainability: The example of Baltic Sea container ports

Bartosiewicz,

Kucharski

2023

Sustainable Development

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Container ports are key elements of global supply chains. Recent changes in the transport market put greater pressure on ports to operate sustainably and contribute more to socio‐economic development for regions, countries, and communities. This research presents a Triple Bottom Line (TBL) metric comprising 25 economic, environmental, and social indicators to assess the port sustainability of the 10 biggest container ports in the Baltic Sea Region. The proposed method is applicable to any port and may be of interest to port managers and operators. The study uses publicly available data, which is its biggest limitation because the ports differ in their information policies. The results show that Nordic ports (except Rauma), together with the Port of Tallinn, are leaders in implementing port sustainable initiatives. Ports from countries where the principles of sustainable development have not yet been properly instilled, in turn, tend to implement sustainable initiatives only if necessary and economically feasible.

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Insights on the environmental management system of the European port sector

Cited by 36 publications

References 11 publications

Environmental Mainstreaming in Greek TEN-T Ports

Environmental Mainstreaming in Greek TEN-T Ports

Qualitative–Quantitative Warning Modeling of Energy Consumption Processes in Inland Waterway Freight Transport on River Sections for Environmental Management

Indicators of port sustainability: The example of Baltic Sea container ports

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