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- Gonzalez-Aregall, Marta, et al.
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A Global Review of the Hinterland Dimension of Green Port Strategies
- 2018
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Ingår i: Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. - : Elsevier BV. - 1361-9209. ; 59:March 2018, s. 23-34
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Despite a growing literature on strategies to reduce emissions and other externalities in shipping and ports, very little attention has been given to the port’s role in reducing negative externalities in its hinterland. This paper addresses this gap by reviewing ports across the globe to identify which ports have implemented measures to improve the environmental performance of hinterland transport. Results show that only 76 out of 365 ports examined are doing so. The measures applied are identified, related to different goals and their challenges discussed. The most common measures are found to be technology improvements, infrastructure development and monitoring programmes, and the most advanced ports in green hinterland strategies are Rotterdam, Los Angeles/Long Beach and Hamburg, although many ports that are world leaders in green port strategies have not implemented measures in the hinterland dimension. Different port groups are segmented according to their mix of goals and measures as a foundation for future research.
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- Gonzalez-Aregall, Marta, et al.
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Green port initiatives for a more sustainable port-city interaction: The case study of Barcelona
- 2020
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Ingår i: Maritime Transport and Regional Sustainability. - : Elsevier. - 9780128191347 ; , s. 109-132
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study examines port-based strategies that improve environmental performance and promote sustainable solutions for combating climate change in the context of large urban areas. Using Barcelona as a case study, this investigation analyzes past and present hinterland initiatives that could successfully facilitate growth and resilience of this port city. The geographically-sensitive location of this European seaport on the Mediterranean Sea results in high volumes of freight traffic and cruise passengers, and it presents an interesting case study for addressing the sustainability challenges associated with freight transport paths and urban areas.
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- Gonzalez-Aregall, Marta, et al.
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Port Initiated Incentives and Fees for more Sustainable Transport from a Hinterland Perspective
- 2017
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This present framework aims to identify incentives and fees established by ports in order to improve the environmental performance of its connecting transport network, with focus on hinterland logistics. Through an analysis of several case studies around the world, it has been identified and analysed five main incentives from a Swedish perspective with the help of key stakeholders. Thus, this study permits proposed measures based on effect and feasibility for further research. The results from the workshop session suggests that the reduction of air emission measure, the modal shift and intermodal incentive would have higher impact on sustainability. However, not all cases would gain industry acceptance and finally, only the reduction of air emission incentive would be easy to implement and be interesting to analyse in the future.
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- Gonzalez-Aregall, Marta, et al.
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Port Initiated Measures for more Sustainable Transport -a Hinterland Perspective
- 2017
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Ingår i: 14th NECTAR International Conference: Transport in a networked society, 31st of May to 2nd of June 2017, Madrid, Spain.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- As a consequence of more globalization, concentration and specialization of production, urbanization and environmental awareness, there is an increased focus on global supply chain, where seaports play a key role as transshipment hubs. Ports have become more important in the sense of global logistic actors (Suykens & Van de Voorde, 1998). Their influence stretches far, as their strategies and services have great impact on the decision making of both global and local logistic service providers. A vital part of port efficiency and port value proposition is sea- and land-side connectivity and services. The role of hinterland logistics and transportation is getting increasing attention, and ports strategies and management focus more and more on incorporating and coordinating hinterland logistic activities with the activities of the seaport (cf. Notteboom & Winkelmans, 2001; Woxenius & Bergqvist, 2011). Ports are often publicly owned but often privately operated, normally, by means of concessions. Ports are an interesting focal point since their activities, directly and indirectly, heavily affects the local and regional traffic system. The ports constitute an important part of the global supply chains and their role in the transport chain have the potential to shape the social and environmental performance of transportation systems. Ports have the potential for the internalisation of both social and environmental externalities by means of differentiated fees and other incentives. Most “green” incentives and port dues relate to the seaside by e.g. the Environmental Ship Index (ESI) initiative and tool. This paper analyze the growing attention of port environmental strategies with special focus on hinterland logistics. This paper aims at identifying and analysing incentives and fees established by port to improve the environmental performance of their connecting transport network. Of particular interest and focus are measures implemented that focus on hinterland logistics and transport. The study is based on data collection by means of literature review in order to identify cases where incentives and fees for more environmentally friendly hinterland transport have been implemented. Secondly, the cases have been analysed by complementary data collection by means of interviews and correspondence with key stakeholders. Furthermore, the identified cases are characterised based on key dimension of perceived effect, difficulty to implement, etc., based on previous research. Finally, the feasibility of the different types of identified measures (incentives and fees) have been analysed from a Swedish perspective with the help of key stakeholders.
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- Gonzalez-Aregall, Marta, et al.
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Strategic Framework for Environmentally Differentiated Port Dues
- 2019
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Ingår i: Green Ports: Inland and Seaside Sustainable Transportation Strategies. - Oxford, UK : Elsevier. - 9780128140543
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- As key hubs in international transport chains, ports have the potential to promote the choice and composition of sustainable transport solutions as a form of corporate social responsibility. They can promote the internalization of both social and environmental externalities by means of differentiated fees and other incentives, seeking to influence factors such as the efficiency of the transport distribution, the selection of the mode of transport, and the type of vehicles and fuels used, all of which have an effect on the environmental impact of hinterland distribution of cargo. This chapter aims to identify the green incentives and measures related to hinterland transport that are available to ports and analyze their feasibility.
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- Gonzalez-Aregall, Marta, et al.
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The role of dry ports in solving seaport disruptions: A Swedish case study
- 2019
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Ingår i: Journal of Transport Geography. - : Elsevier BV. - 0966-6923. ; 80
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper analyzes the effects on Swedish hinterland logistics of a port labor disruption that occurred in the Port of Gothenburg's container terminal in 2016–2017. Because of this dispute, several companies initiated mitigation strategies by moving their cargo by truck or rail in the area, thus utilizing the inherent advantages of hinterland locations and dry ports. Researching hinterland logistics in Sweden, this article conducts a case study on a dry port and the warehouse industry. The results show that the traffic share of inland terminals was higher during and soon after the conflict. Thus, this study suggests that dry ports are significant as potential solutions for this kind of disruption.
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- Styhre, Linda, et al.
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Environmentally differentiated port dues
- 2019
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This is the final report of the research project Environmentally differentiated port dues. The purposes of the research are to examine how environmentally differentiated dues and incentives in ports can reduce the environmental impact caused by transport modes that call at the port, and their consequences from legal, political and goods flow perspectives. Both land and sea transport are addressed. The project examines how ports, as important parts of international transport chains, can contribute to the environmental and climate objectives, by introducing environmentally differentiated port dues to promote a shift to more environmentally efficient transport, vehicles, ships, technologies and alternative fuels.
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