Environmental Effects of Maersk Line's Global Container Shipping Operation

Nguyen Khoi Tran and T.A.T. Tran
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Nguyen Khoi Tran: Métis Lab EM Normandie - EM Normandie - École de Management de Normandie = EM Normandie Business School
T.A.T. Tran: UEH - University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City

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Abstract: This article investigates emissions from a container ship fleet's worldwide operation regarding spatial distribution and negative externality on regional ports. It is the first to study the adverse effects of a mega operator's transport activities. A bottom-up model is developed to compute emissions using ships' voyage data and applied in the service network of Maersk Line, the world's biggest carrier. The fleet of 653 units (3.52 m TEUs) serves a global network with a weekly travelling distance of 1,043,845~miles. Such large-scale activities result in weekly emissions of 683,428 tonnes of CO2 and other pollutants, equivalent to an external cost of \texteuro202.3 m. Emissions are primarily released on the focal East-West shipping network to connect East Asia, Europe, and North America. The fleet serves 353 ports in all continents, but focuses mainly on a few strategic spots, leading to most in-port emissions in East Asia, Europe, and the Mediterranean Sea. \textcopyright 2023 Kedge Business School.

Keywords: CO2 emission; Container shipping; External cost; Maersk Line; Shipping network; Transport geography (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-01-24
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Published in Supply Chain Forum: An International Journal, 2023, 24 (2), pp.170-181. ⟨10.1080/16258312.2022.2159277⟩

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DOI: 10.1080/16258312.2022.2159277

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