Abstract
Governance is central for sustainability transitions in maritime transport. Norwegian authorities can directly influence developments in maritime transport through green public procurement, and low- or zero-emission technologies have been or are being considered for more than 250 operational ferry and high-speed vessel connections. This study explores practices of green public procurement and investigates procuring authorities and operators’ perspectives on the efficiency of green public procurement in accelerating sustainability transitions. Through review of calls for tender and interviews with procuring authorities and operators, the study identifies critical issues for green public procurement to accelerate maritime passenger transport toward sustainability. The critical issues are related to either procedural or service delivery issues. Procedural issues refer to timelines with multiple calls on the same time and different views of procurers and operators on the ideal duration of contracts. The most demanding service delivery issues are infrastructure for charging and energy capacity in remote areas where operators have to pre-book energy needs based on rough estimations which in turn increase the tender price.
Highlights
Norwegian authorities have high ambitions of moving maritime transport toward sustainability.They have launched a variety of tools and strategies to facilitate transitions among ship owners, ports, and authorities on local and national levels
Green public procurement of ferry services has emerged as a promising approach for directing maritime passenger transport toward sustainability in Norway
The purpose of this paper was to explore the practices of governance in transitioning maritime transport toward sustainability, with a particular focus on green public procurement of maritime passenger transport services
Summary
Norwegian authorities have high ambitions of moving maritime transport toward sustainability. They have launched a variety of tools and strategies to facilitate transitions among ship owners, ports, and authorities on local and national levels. This array of incentives and policies is an example of how governance can be actively applied to steer and manage sustainability transitions [1,2].
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