Factors influencing green ship recycling: A conceptual framework and modeling

Abstract

It is an environmentally friendly and economical way to send end-of-life ships for dismantling and recycling by the shipowners. More and more countries expressed concerns on the pollutants caused during ship dismantling and proposed green ship recycling concept. This study aims to propose the factors influencing green ship recycling and evaluate their interrelationships and effects on green ship recycling. By investigating the procedures and pollutants during ship dismantling, customized factors influencing green ship recycling were proposed. Questionnaire survey was designed and conducted by scholars, managers and workers in ship recycling field. The data were analyzed based on structure equation modeling with a proposed theoretical model. Overall, organization and management factor has the largest total effect on green ship recycling, followed by environmental protection facilities and plans factor and ship recycling technology and equipment factor. The environmental protection facilities and plans factor and ecological index factor are the direct contributors of green ship recycling. The theoretical implication of this study is discussed, as well as the managerial implication which could be beneficial to ship recycling companies and policy makers.