Port performance in Asia: Does economic efficiency imply environmental efficiency
Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
12-2010
Abstract
Atmospheric and water pollution are two main sources of negative environmental externalities generated by shipping. This study recognizes the negative externalities in the production of port services in East Asia by explicitly incorporating environmental impacts of shipping. Programming techniques are used to analyze 156 Origin–Destination pairs between 13 major East Asian ports, to derive the externality-augmented measures of port productivity and efficiency at the waterside. The results suggest that the inclusion of externality mitigation strategies can exert a considerable influence on efficiency performance.
Keywords
Seaports, Shipping and environmental efficiency, Maritime pollution, Technical and environmental efficiency
Discipline
Asian Studies | Operations and Supply Chain Management | Transportation
Research Areas
Operations Management
Publication
Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
Volume
15
Issue
8
First Page
483
Last Page
488
ISSN
1361-9209
Identifier
10.1016/j.trd.2010.06.003
Publisher
Elsevier
Citation
CHIN, Anthony T. H.; LOW, Joyce M. W.; and YEO, Wee Meng.
Port performance in Asia: Does economic efficiency imply environmental efficiency. (2010). Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. 15, (8), 483-488.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/4194
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2010.06.003