Research on quantitative evaluation indicator system of seaport sustainable development

Abstract

From the point of development of port and port city, this paper redefines the connotation and extension of port's sustainable development ability. Based on the principle of sustainable development indicator system, the paper builds the evaluation system to measure the port sustainability. The indicators of the system are highly operable and practical with authoritative data source, which can describe and compare the real condition of evaluation objects. On the basis of the above system, paper analyzes 7 seaports in Pearl River Delta Port Group by Clustering and Principal Component Analysis Methodology, and measures the sustainable development ability of ports. Result indicates that Shenzhen Port, Guangzhou Port, and Hong Kong Port rank top 3. Among all the factors of port sustainable development, the principal one is the development of port city, the second one is port infrastructure condition, following with port operation ability and environmental governance level.