Ports, from the simple physical sea/land interface they once used to be, have successively turned into commerce and industrial centers, then into logistics and distribution platforms, and are now becoming intermodal nodes in international supply chains networks, the efficiency of which now drives trade competitiveness. With her distinguished location, logistics infrastructure and well qualified…
This paper aims to examine the past and present research on ‘green ports and maritime logistics’ in order to identify established research streams and fertile research areas with potential for future investigations. Using rigorous bibliometric and network analysis tools, the paper completes a systemic mapping of the existing literature and identifies the key investigators, collaboration pat…
As environmental concerns over managing seaports are gaining its importance, evaluating the greenness of the port accordingly draws a serious academic and research attention. However, the lack of the research aptly dealing with this particular problem attributes to the complexity of the problems involving various quantitative and qualitative factors, combined with the appropriateness of an eval…