Sustainable development in seaports: a multi-case study

Hiranandani, Vijay

doi:10.1007/s13437-013-0040-y

Cited by 64 publications

(25 citation statements)

References 38 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…As incompatibility between sustainable management and economic advantage continues to emerge in ports and related activities (Yang et al, 2013;Hou and Geerlings, 2016), previous literature on sustainability performance in ports has reflected understanding of global sustainable development issues in the context of ports, for example, incorporating sustainability challenges into operational practices and strategies and increasing sustainability performance capability from a management perspective. Research has delivered insights into practices and operations regarding port sustainability performance, which have mainly been addressed from three perspectives; performance measurement Asgari et al, 2015;Lu et al, 2016a); performance management (Videira et al, 2012;Hiranandani, 2014;Lam and Notteboom, 2014;Le et al, 2014;; and the relationship between the three aspects of sustainability examining the effects of environmental or social management on economic performance in the context of ports (Anne et al, 2015;.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Port sustainability and performance: A systematic literature review

Lim

Pettit

Abouarghoub

et al. 2019

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

143

103

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Motivated by a lack of research on port sustainability performance and assessment, this paper uses a systematic literature review to identify trends, measurement methods, and mechanisms for the implementation of strategy and policy in this area. The paper provides a comprehensive and critical evaluation of port operational sustainability, focusing on ascertaining the impact of its implementation. The study analysed and synthesised established characteristics in the current literature regarding the performance of port sustainability and its evaluation in terms of operations and management. Successful performance measurement in port sustainability is driven by the dependence on establishing accurate indicators as the basis for measurement. Our clustering of analytical sustainability indicators reveals that environmental research is focused on pollution, social research is mainly focused on human resource management, while economic research is mainly on port management and borderline investment. Findings are discussed in four key areas of port sustainability performance and assessment: existing trends, implementation of measures, mechanisms for implementation, and assessment gaps and challenges. For existing trends, attempts to evaluate the applicability and practicality of green operations have improved the awareness and promotion of governmental green policies. Implementation measures relate to the utilisation of techniques that reveal optimal practices for practical sustainable operations while mechanisms largely relate to establishing indicators which increase understanding of performance. Finally, challenges in this field include achieving consistency among ports in how sustainability is measured. Future research should incentivise improvements in port operational practice and encourage self-examination in order to reprioritise activity.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Port sustainability and performance: A systematic literature review

Lim

Pettit

Abouarghoub

et al. 2019

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

143

103

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In 2030, Rotterdam aims to have a syngas cluster based on biomass, coal, and oil residuals [1]. Thus, the port authorities envisage that, by then, Rotterdam will still be the most important European port and industrial complex, with a strong combination of the Global and Europe's Industrial Cluster [2]. The challenge faced by the port authorities for sustainable development Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s40095-017-0242-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Optimization of two-step transesterification production of biodiesel from neem (Azadirachta indica) oil

Awolu¹,

Layokun²

2013

Int J Energy Environ Eng

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study evaluates whether a transition of large ports facilities to biofuel production for mobility improves the environmental performance and satisfies the renewable energy directive (RED) and it is the first LCA study that considers biofuel production from torrefied wood. The systems studied are wood, torrefied wood, and straw pellets circulating fluidized bed gasification for H 2 , synthetic natural gas, or Fischer-Tropsch (FT) diesel production and use. These systems are evaluated for their global warming, acidification, eutrophication and particulate matter potentials, as well as, for their aggregated environmental performance. The effects of the electricity mix selection and ecoinvent database's economic allocation are also analyzed. All biomass systems result in a better aggregated environmental performance and benefits for the global warming potential. However, regarding the acidification, particulate matter, and eutrophication potentials, most biomass systems are inferior to the reference systems. Switching to a zero-emission electricity mix offers benefits for all the biomass and fossil-H 2 systems and researchers should use databases cautiously. The bio-H 2 and FT diesel of wood-based systems show the best environmental performance and satisfy the current and future RED targets. On one hand, the bio-H 2 systems result in the largest benefits regarding the global warming potential, and on the other hand, both wood-based FT diesel systems offer overall benefits which concern not only the sustainable target of CO 2 emissions reduction, but also the air quality improvement of the broader area as well.

show abstract

“…The safety of all networked systems is one of the most important factors for the future. (Shaikh, 2017;Hiranandani, 2014) 2.5. Shipbuilding Sustainable, smart, green shipbuilding will become the main task and a new business field in the yard industry of the future, with integrated complex systems to meet the expectations of the next decades.…”

Section: Digitalisation "Maritime 40"mentioning

confidence: 99%

Maritime and Other Key Transport Issues for the Future – Education and Training in the Context of Lifelong Learning

Edler¹,

Infante²

2019

ToMS

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The entire transport system will transform into an integrated transport system in response to future trends and demands. The EU Skilful project defines the impact on job profiles across all transport modes and at all levels of work and duties. Changing and emerging job profiles require training which on the one hand makes use of the latest training and education methods, while on the other meeting the need for the acquisition of special competencies, skills and abilities. The demand for individualization of training contents will soar in the interlinked global world and integrated transport systems. An additional questionnaire was conducted in the spring of 2018, in the assessment of the maritime and transport sectors. The answers of course lecturers and organisers concerning present and future needs and lifelong learning issues were instructive, with most of the people having concrete ideas about lifelong learning. Courses will therefore include future oriented contents, a practicable registration procedure with information for qualified trainers capable of tailoring course contents to the specific focus of the course and participants’ requirements, giving excellent lectures with relevant learning material and real usable factors, clear structure, practical parts, remarks of concrete relevance, communication parts for improving soft skills, experience exchange and learning from other participants, intercultural aspects for globalization, reconciling mixed group needs and requirements and learning to learn methods, using different adult suitable methods and finally focusing on emotions to capitalize on the motivation to learn. Lifelong learning is a key issue for successful employers and employees.

show abstract

Sustainable development in seaports: a multi-case study

Cited by 64 publications

References 38 publications

Port sustainability and performance: A systematic literature review

Port sustainability and performance: A systematic literature review

Optimization of two-step transesterification production of biodiesel from neem (Azadirachta indica) oil

Maritime and Other Key Transport Issues for the Future – Education and Training in the Context of Lifelong Learning

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About