Constructing Governance Framework of a Green and Smart Port

Chen, Jihong; Huang, Tiancun; Xie, Xiaoke; Lee, Paul Tae–Woo; Hua, Chengying

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“…Aditjandra et al in 2016, investigated the advantages of rail transportation to enhance sustainable transportation [20]. A large number of existing studies in the broader literature have investigated the economic and environmental benefits of shifting freight transport from road to rail transportation [21][22][23][24][25]. Regarding all these concerns, Woodburn [21] investigated the effect of rail track transportation on container flow and port efficiency in the United Kingdom by using a 'before and after' survey of the capacity of container train supply and loading factors.…”

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“…Due to increased pressure on industries and governments to come forward with initiatives to reduce GHG emissions, the reduction of GHG emissions has become a priority for these organizations [24]. Chen et al used Interpretative Structural Modeling (ISM) to analyze relationships between different structural factors, and they propose governance policies and specific countermeasures to construct green and smart ports [25]. Gibbs et al conducted a study to evaluate the role of seaports in the chain of maritime transport emissions.…”

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Optimization of Container Terminal Layouts in the Seaport—Case of Port of Montreal

2020

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The intermodal transportation system plays a pivotal role in a global supply chain. Despite the benefits of intermodal transportation, it still has negative impacts, which are associated with congestion and emission. Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission is highly associated with the transportation industry, and the share of the transportation sector is growing at a rapid pace. This paper discusses intermodal transportation and its effects on port efficiency. We proposed a new layout for the container terminal in the seaport in order to decrease cost as well as emission generated by the port operations. The proposed layout can improve the sustainability of port activities by decreasing the distance between the berth and interface points as well as avoiding double handling. We propose multi-objective optimization using the ε-constraint method to solve this problem. The model was tested through a case study of the Port of Montreal in Canada. The findings reveal that the proposed layout resulted in considerable emissions and costs reduction. Compared with the current layout of Port of Montreal, the proposed layout achieved a reduction of 46.5% in the total transportation cost of the containers to their final destination, as well as 21.6% in the emission.

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Optimization of Container Terminal Layouts in the Seaport—Case of Port of Montreal

2020

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“…Since the state urged the construction of ecotypic ports, changing the spatial distance between ports and cities has become an important measure for many coastal cities to develop ecotypic ports for sustainable development. For example, the Huangpu River Port of Shanghai Port has been largely relocated to Waigaoqiao Port Area and Yangshan Deep-water Port Area; the up-scaling transportation in the north main port area of Tianjin Port has seriously disrupted the green and livable urban construction of Binhai New Area, which leads to the current planning of adjustment and relocation of the port area; Xiamen Dongdu Port Area has transformed some multi-purpose terminals to cruise berths and is planning to move the freight function to out of the island; Ningbo Beilun Port also intends to gradually transfer bulks transshipment operations to Chuanshan Port Area and Majishan Port Area, which are farther away from the city [1,3,6]. Some scholars have tried to evaluate the impact of port-city separation in recent years, but most of them ended up with qualitative descriptions, lacking quantitative research on the changes of factors such as resource consumption, environmental protection, and integrated transport costs that arise from port-city separation.…”

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“…With international trade transactions growing, ports, as key hubs for land-water transportation, play an important role in a city's economic development. However, the rapid development of ports has also put port cities under a series of ecological challenges such as disordered resources and environmental pollution caused by excessive development [1][2][3]. A port city is a highly populated area, while the ecological environment is what human beings rely on to live by.…”

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Driving Mechanism of Port-City Spatial Relation Evolution from an Ecological Perspective: Case Study of Xiamen Port of China

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With the economic globalization continuing to advance, coastal port cities have enjoyed increasingly prominent status and roles as the link between the sea and the land and an important window of foreign trade and exchanges. However, port cities, while embracing rapid development, have also produced a significant impact on natural resources and the ecological environment. Ecological environment protection has become a must-consider factor for sustainable development of port cities. To secure coordinated and sustainable development of ports and cities, this paper utilizes the system dynamics theory and approaches the subject from driver analysis. In the traditional port-city collaboration system model, indicators of ecological perspectives such as land resources and environmental protection are introduced to build a dynamic model for the spatial evolution system of port-city coupling system based on ecological protection, and the dynamic mechanism of port-city spatial relation evolution is analyzed in depth with a case study of Dongdu Port Area of Xiamen Port. The model’s simulation results show that from an ecological perspective, the spatial distance between the port and the city is critical to their sustainable and coordinated development. Only after the port-city spatial distance increases moderately can the development efficiency of the port-city system welcomes a relatively significant increase. Managing the port-city distance well has a significant driving effect on capacity enhancement of the port and economic development of the city. This provides a theoretical reference for further studies on port-city coordinated and sustainable development and provides constructive suggestions for the government to make relevant decisions.

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“…At present, shipping has become one of the fastest growing sectors of greenhouse gas emissions [20]. Approximately 70% of the marine emissions occur in the coastal area around the world, and 60-90% of them occur while ships are berthing in ports [21]. Therefore, the reduction of the time span that a vessel spends in port can reduce emissions [22].…”

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Port City Sustainability: A Review of Its Research Trends

2020

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In recent years, with the development of society, the awareness of environmental protection for people has been increasing. While ports promote the economic development and employment levels of port cities, they also have a negative impact on the environment of port cities. The sustainability of port cities is increasingly valued. Port cities face huge challenges, and their sustainability needs to be better understood. The purpose of this article is to review research on the sustainability of port cities. We used content analysis to classify and analyze the existing relevant literature, to learn about the hotspots and deficiencies of past research, and to propose future research directions. We found that port sustainability has become an increasingly important research topic during the past ten years. From the perspective of geographic research areas, European port cities are the hot spots for sustainability research. Regarding research fields, technologies, methods and measures to promote the sustainability of port cities are popular research topics. In terms of research methods, qualitative research plays an important role in the study of port city sustainability. Finally, guidance for future research on port city sustainability is proposed according to the review results.

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Constructing Governance Framework of a Green and Smart Port

Cited by 102 publications

References 43 publications

Optimization of Container Terminal Layouts in the Seaport—Case of Port of Montreal

Optimization of Container Terminal Layouts in the Seaport—Case of Port of Montreal

Driving Mechanism of Port-City Spatial Relation Evolution from an Ecological Perspective: Case Study of Xiamen Port of China

Port City Sustainability: A Review of Its Research Trends

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