Sustainability Challenges in Maritime Transport and Logistics Industry and Its Way Ahead

Paul Tae-Woo Lee, Oh Kyoung Kwon and Xiao Ruan
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Paul Tae-Woo Lee: Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan 316021, China
Oh Kyoung Kwon: Graduate School of Logistics, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea
Xiao Ruan: Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan 316021, China

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 5, 1-9

Abstract: Sustainability issues in the field of shipping, port and maritime logistics, commonly known as the maritime transport and logistics industry, have historically received less stakeholder attention as compared to aviation and overland freight sectors. However, as International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulations on ships and port/city interaction has increased since 1997, the stakeholders in the industry have gradually started paying attention to sustainability issues, across all the sectors, such as, aviation, land transport, and supply chain. As a result, the industry has accumulated a significant body of academic research outcomes over the last two decades. This Special Issue aims to examine the various themes in recent sustainability studies, particularly relating to shipping, port, and maritime logistics, and identify and discuss the key topics emerging in sustainability in the industry. It will contribute to increasing industry stakeholders’ understanding of the current situation in sustainability, assist them in the design of appropriate managerial insights and help them develop appropriate sustainability policies for the industry.

Keywords: sustainability; shipping; port; maritime logistics; maritime transport (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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