Environmentally Differentiated Port Dues: A Case Study for a Transparent Scheme

Maxime Sèbe, Laura Recuero-Virto, Akoh Fabien Yao and Hervé Dumez ()
Additional contact information
Maxime Sèbe: CRG I3 - Centre de recherche en gestion I3 - X - École polytechnique - IP Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris - I3 - Institut interdisciplinaire de l’innovation - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Laura Recuero-Virto: PULV - Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci
Akoh Fabien Yao: CRG I3 - Centre de recherche en gestion I3 - X - École polytechnique - IP Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris - I3 - Institut interdisciplinaire de l’innovation - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Hervé Dumez: CRG I3 - Centre de recherche en gestion I3 - X - École polytechnique - IP Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris - I3 - Institut interdisciplinaire de l’innovation - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Post-Print from HAL

Abstract: Gas emissions from ships are a major environmental concern of the international maritime community. Market-based measures with incentive have been developed to reduce gas emissions. One such measure is the differentiation of port dues through the provision of rebates to environmentally friendly vessels. Existing research reveals several limitations that hinder their actual impact on emissions, such as low rebate rates, the lack of transparency of the schemes, and the costs for the port authorities, among other factors. Our article reveals that differentiated schemes can be improved to elicit changes in the shipping industry. Based on data from the Port of Tallinn, we develop an illustrative air emission index to show how transparency in the scheme can be reconciled with environmental targets. The brackets and rates of the scheme should be determined transparently based on an ex ante target and on the distribution of the emission index of vessels that call at the port. From a policy perspective, we highlight how such a transparent process can increase compliance with the schemes and how surcharges are essential to the provision of attractive rebates by preserving the financial stability of the port authority.

Keywords: Shipping emissions; differentiated port dues; rebates; surcharges Q53; R49; Q40; Q01 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-09-26
Note: View the original document on HAL open archive server: https://hal.science/hal-04859323v1
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Published in Environmental and Resource Economics, 2024, 87 (11), pp.2993-3009. ⟨10.1007/s10640-024-00921-7⟩

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04859323

DOI: 10.1007/s10640-024-00921-7

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in Post-Print from HAL
Bibliographic data for series maintained by CCSD ().