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Operation management of green ports and shipping networks: overview and research opportunities

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Global ports and maritime shipping networks are important carriers for global supply chain networks, but they are also the main sources of energy consumption and pollution. To limit ship emissions in ports and offshore areas, the International Maritime Organization, as well as some countries, has issued a series of policies. This study highlights the importance and necessity of investigating emergent research problems in the operation management of green ports and maritime shipping networks. Considerable literature related to this topic is reviewed and discussed. Moreover, a comprehensive research framework on green port and shipping operation management is proposed for future research opportunities. The framework mainly comprises four research areas related to emission control and grading policies. This review may provide new ideas to the academia and industry practitioners for improving the performance and efficiency of the operation management of green ports and maritime shipping networks.

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  1. School of Management, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China

    Lu Zhen

  2. Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 999077, China

    Dan Zhuge, Ran Yan & Shuaian Wang

  3. Department of Systems Innovation, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8654, Japan

    Liwen Murong

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This study was supported by the Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 71831008).

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Zhen, L., Zhuge, D., Murong, L. et al. Operation management of green ports and shipping networks: overview and research opportunities. Front. Eng. Manag. 6, 152–162 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-019-0027-2

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