Abstract
Recent joint report by World Bank Group and development research center of the State Council of China pointed out the importance of sustainable development of infrastructure in China. However, the most recent report by Natural Research Defense Council (Oct 0214) indicated that only a few port cities in China paid attention to the air pollution from ship and port activities. This study reports the finding of assessing energy efficiency of port operations in China based on the data from public domains by using the combination of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Panel Data Estimation (PDE). This study also exams the gap between the proposed green port evaluation index and actual guideline of port operations by local government. The aim of this study is to report the effectiveness of sustainable development policy and highlight the workable plans on improving energy efficiency with financial success.
Highlights
Transportation infrastructure including sea, land and air ports provides the backbone of global supply chain and logistics
The evaluation process of assessment data is based on an extension of the data envelopment analysis (DEA) model and Panel Data Estimation (PDE)
This study reports a framework of assessing energy efficiency of port operations in China based on the data from public domain by using the combination of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and PDE
Summary
Transportation infrastructure including sea, land and air ports provides the backbone of global supply chain and logistics. They are key components of economic network in the global business environment. Sea ports are considered as the critical nodes in the global trade network. The emission from the shipping vehicles such as container ship, truck and cargo plane, created severe air pollution problems, especially developing countries. Even in the developed countries in North America and Europe, very little attention was given to study the long term environmental impact in the port construction and operations until recently. The “Green Port Congress” annual conference has been hosted by different nations and attracted decision makers from different areas to share information on sustainable development and introduce
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