A Study on Emissions from Drayage Trucks in the Port City-Focusing on the Port of Incheon

Hyangsook Lee, Hoang Thai Pham, Chihoon Kim and Kangdae Lee
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Hyangsook Lee: Graduate School of Logistics, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, Korea
Hoang Thai Pham: Graduate School of Logistics, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, Korea
Chihoon Kim: Seoul Metro Line9 Cooperation, Seoul 07505, Korea
Kangdae Lee: Department of Packaging, Yonsei University, Wonju 26403, Korea

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 19, 1-15

Abstract: As a result of growing international trade, port-related emission is a spreading issue for urban areas located near ports, especially, hub port cities where population density is concentrated. The awareness of rapidly increasing drayage trucks moving cargo between the port and its hinterland has motivated the necessity of a detailed look at negative environmental impacts of these truck fleets on the achievement of sustainability goals. This study analyzes emission inventory from trucking activities around the Port of Incheon (POI), especially focusing on major air pollutants, and suggests ideas to support establishing new policies in port area. Data on the number of truck, the year of production, the type of fuel, etc. during 2018 were collected from Incheon Port Security and Korea Transport Safety Authority. A bottom-up methodology is applied based on guideline from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As results, the major role of drayage truck fleets to local air pollution was highlighted with the high contribution of CO and NO x emissions. Hence, this study suggested the establishment of Emission Control Area (ECA) and Affected Zone on the landside as well as implementing Integrated Information System and Truck Appointment System to reduce congestion at gate, limit the number of emissions and minimize negative impacts to local community.

Keywords: urban freight transport; drayage truck; port city; emission; sustainability (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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