Abstract
The main objectives of the EU transport policy belongs the limitation of the negative environmental impact from ports. Similarly, companies are adopting sustainable supply chain management practices to response the policy makers’ and consumers’ demands for sustainable operations. This paper aims to discover how the largest European container ports communicate about their efforts to improve the sustainability of their operations to find out how the ports themselves see their position as a part of transition towards more sustainable supply chain operations. Based on the study, different large European container ports consider environmental issues variously. The risk is that some ports may get competitive advantages by slipping in the environmental questions. Alternatively, if the port does not take sustainability questions seriously and it gets a bad reputation, the risk is that the customers and consumers do not accept the behavior of the port and shipping companies start to avoid that port. Doi: 10.28991/HIJ-2021-02-02-06 Full Text: PDF
Highlights
The significance of ports for the European Union is irrefutably high: 75% of all international goods traffic is handled via ports
One of the main objectives of the EU transport policy has been the limitation of the negative environmental impact from ports [3]
The environmental impact of ports may be divided into three sub-categories: i) problems caused by port activity itself; ii) problems caused at sea by ships calling at the port; and iii) emissions from inter-modal transport networks serving the port hinterland [4]
Summary
The significance of ports for the European Union is irrefutably high: 75% of all international goods traffic is handled via ports. The environmental impact of ports may be divided into three sub-categories: i) problems caused by port activity itself; ii) problems caused at sea by ships calling at the port; and iii) emissions from inter-modal transport networks serving the port hinterland [4]. To decrease the environmental problems of port activity, EU Commission has set emission standards for the handling equipment, and limited on permitted noise levels. To decrease environmental problems of port hinterland transportation, EU Commission has set emission standards for vehicles used in the transport, and supported investments in better road and rail infrastructure [3, 4]. Due to large volumes, waterborne transport causes significant amounts of CO2 emissions and other pollutants, which requires considering environmental impacts of this transportation mode. The essence of circular economy in ports includes [10]: Minimizing the use of inputs and the elimination of waste and pollution; Maximizing the value created at each stage; Managing flows of bio-based resources and recovery of flows of non-renewable resources in a closed loop; and Establishing mutually beneficial relationships between companies within each circular chain
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