Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/274006 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Publisher: 
MDPI, Basel
Abstract: 
Today, most large port hubs include the circular economy transformation challenge, together with smart digitalization and Internet of Things (IoT), in their strategic priorities. However, many ports do not seem to have progressed beyond incremental, small-scale sustainable innovations or the support of rather fragmented sustainability initiatives. The challenges are complex, since ports do not only have to reconsider their own core activities but also their role in the supply chain of shippers, to lift themselves out of the linear lock-in. Opportunities are also created, and port authorities and businesses need to embrace circular learning and turn these projects into sustainable business models. This strategic change or refocus requires new insights into innovative governance and business frameworks, the link between strategy and commercially viable business models, systems innovation, intensified stakeholder collaboration and co-creation, altered traffic segments and hinterland focus, amongst others. These Special Issue articles address current CE transition concerns salient to port strategists and managers, such as first strategic changes towards circular ports, building awareness on the importance of sustainability data and available space, and how port authorities can develop circular business models
Subjects: 
port masterplanning
corporate sustainability
traffic flow modeling
discrete-event simulation
sustainability reporting
inland ports
Triple Bottom Line
materiality analysis
stakeholder management
boundary setting
ecological perspective
port-city system
coordinated development
system dynamics
circular economy
circular supply chain management
secondary seaports
port authority
stevedores
port-related emission
cargo-handling equipment
emission inventory
external container trucks
air quality
maritime transport
emission from ships
sustainable port
energy sources
ship&#x2019
s crew and port pilots qualification
green shipping
environmentally friendly fuels
ports
port of Amsterdam
case study
circular economy ecosystem
port cities
public value
strategic management
incinerator capacity
green ports
scale development
stakeholders
corporate social responsibility
strategy
maturity
patterns
transition
process
circular initiative
case studies
Belgium
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ISBN: 
978-3-0365-0091-1
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Document Type: 
Book
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