A Delphi analysis on green performance evaluation indices for ports in China

This study identified a set of applicable and practical green performance evaluation indices for Chinese ports using the Delphi technique. The research was conducted by targeting three representative Chinese ports in Eastern China: the Shanghai Port, Ningbo Port, and Qingdao Port. An effective expert panel was structured with direct stakeholders related to green performance, which was based on a sufficient consideration of the unique and the special decision-making system for Chinese ports. Twenty-one green performance indices in six dimensions (i.e. liquid pollution management, air pollution management, noise control, low carbon regulations and energy savings, marine biology preservation, and organization and management) were eventually identified through three rounds of iterations. The identified green performance indices for Chinese ports are highly consistent with the Chinese Government’s environmental policies. Compared with European ports, the green port performance indicators in China are not as comprehensive. The indicators that are strictly consistent with national macro policies and the factors that are more easily seen, heard, and felt were perceived to be more important. From an academic perspective, this study offers a new approach for system establishment and green practice criteria exploration and thus provides a significant basis for further green port studies.     

从日照港看中国港口经济的发展

介绍了日照港的现状,以及吞吐量跨越增长的历史沿革;分析了日照港经济发展的主要特点和加快港口经济发展的主要措施;从中国港口经济发展应遵循的原则着手,从创建良好外部环境、企业内部经营机制、提高港口核心竞争力等诸多方面,提出了中国港口经济发展的几点思考。     

Smaller ports’ evolution towards catalysing sustainable hinterland development

ABSTRACT

From simple organizations as gateways for goods and passengers, ports have evolved and transformed into complex organizational systems with multiple functions. Besides providing cargo, logistics, and other kinds of services to its customers, modern ports engage in the development of their hinterlands. Sustainability, evolving from environmental actions over the years, has become the core of many modern ports’ approach towards hinterland development and port competitiveness. While the literature is concerned with and presents examples of large ports implementing sustainability initiatives, the literature is scarce on smaller ports. This article addresses this gap by exploring qualitatively the case of the Port of Aalborg, a medium-sized port in Denmark, and its evolution towards using sustainability for port and hinterland development. The research focuses on the actions behind environmental development at the port. Its evolution is mapped and explored using the analytical framework developed based on the (larger) ports’ development and their roles. The findings from the Port of Aalborg case exemplify how smaller ports can evolve to drive the sustainable development of their hinterlands and contribute to a better understanding of this kind of port.     

港口装卸工属具管理的思考

以天津港为例,结合国内各大港口实际情况,对目前港口装卸工属具的使用管理存在的问题进行了分析,提出建设港口工属具管理中心的构想,并对其实施方案和效益进行了初步分析。     

Institutional change in the Port of New York

Innovation, organizational capabilities, and environmental values combine to determine institutional change for a major marine port. This conceptual framework is applied to the case of dredged material management for the Port of New York and New Jersey. During the century under review, the institutional setting has changed significantly with: (1) environmental considerations moving from nearly irrelevant to central: (2) the number of interests and organizations increasing; and (3) the decision processes becoming far more complex. Ultimately, the new institutional setting influences organizations and individual decisions. As a result of the changes, the practice of dredged material disposal in ocean waters has been limited based on the level of bioaccumulation of selected contaminants. In response to institutional changes, ports requiring deepened channels must rapidly innovate to meet new environmental obligations for material disposal in order to enhance organizational capabilities necessary to maintain competitive advantages in maritime commerce. Successful marine ports will anticipate and meet new societal expectations related to the environment as a condition for continued legitimacy. Collectively these changes imply that ports have moved beyond a carefully circumscribed mission of transportation and economic development to that of a prominent user of coastal space with broad obligations to the public.     

连云港港5000m3耙吸挖泥船船型方案研究

我国的港口航道浚深建设已成为国家经济发展的基础与保证,同时也是增加港口能力的一个大前提。而疏浚船舶又是疏浚工作的物质基础,它的选型的好坏将直接影响到疏浚工作的效率与成败。阐述了连云港港5000m^3.耙吸挖呢船项目的目的和意义。分析了国内外疏浚设备的发展状况及趋势。介绍了该课题的内容、方法及思路,并对结果作了展望。     

中国沿海深水港现状及发展趋势

通过对天津港、唐山港曹妃甸港区、连云港港等深水港现状的分析研究认为,潮流通道建港、挖入式港池、港口航道泊位深水化、港口管理的信息化与自动化已成为当前我国港口发展的主要趋势,随着港口功能的日益多元化,临港工业区不断发展,将促进港口与城市的日益融合。     

加快建设东南国际航运中心的对策研究

建设东南国际航运中心可考虑以厦门港为中心,福州港、湄洲湾港、温州港、汕头港为支撑的构架。提出了实现这一设想的9项措施,诸如科学规划统筹发展、加快港口基础建设、提升空港航运功能、促进临港工业发展、完善物流服务体系等。     

Port strategic planning: Canadian port reform

Recent port reform established major commercial ports as Canadian Port Authorities (CPAs) as federal non-profit, business corporations. Canadian port reform was aimed at allowing CPAs to compete effectively. Canada's major ports operate in an increasingly competitive business environment. To gain advantage over their competition, Canadian ports must develop business strategies dealing with their organizational cultures, institutional structures, operations, and facility provision. Developing appropriate strategies involves creating a strategic plan that considers external and internal port environments. This paper outlines the evolution of strategic planning and its applicability to Canadian ports. The initial literature review is followed by a brief review of Canadian port reform and an analysis of external and internal port environments. This analysis determines the resources available to exploit external opportunities and defend against threats, and considers the internal strengths and weaknesses of Canadian ports. A list of strategic issues facing Canadian ports and how the Canada Marine Act affected them is derived from the analysis.     

大连港对其腹地经济的影响研究

港口和腹地经济发展有着密不可分的天然联系[1]。分析了大连港及其腹地的概况,通过SPSS统计分析软件对大连港与腹地经济的关系进行分析,得出大连港对其腹地经济具有积极影响的结论,从而为港口与腹地经济关系的进一步发展作出指导。     

港口物流企业联盟及其运营调度优化

港口物流企业联盟是近年来发展起来的一种新型的港口物流企业组织形式,对社会和企业有利。介绍了联盟实现方式、组织结构设计原则、运营调度及其优化研究现状,给出了港口物流企业联盟运营调度优化模型建立实例,根据实例的运算结果,证明了该港口物流企业联盟的运营调度优化模式是可行的,在港口物流企业联盟的调度过程中具有一定的实用性。     

Port strategic planning: Canadian port reform

Recent port reform established major commercial ports as Canadian Port Authorities (CPAs) as federal non-profit, business corporations. Canadian port reform was aimed at allowing CPAs to compete effectively. Canada's major ports operate in an increasingly competitive business environment. To gain advantage over their competition, Canadian ports must develop business strategies dealing with their organizational cultures, institutional structures, operations, and facility provision. Developing appropriate strategies involves creating a strategic plan that considers external and internal port environments. This paper outlines the evolution of strategic planning and its applicability to Canadian ports. The initial literature review is followed by a brief review of Canadian port reform and an analysis of external and internal port environments. This analysis determines the resources available to exploit external opportunities and defend against threats, and considers the internal strengths and weaknesses of Canadian ports. A list of strategic issues facing Canadian ports and how the Canada Marine Act affected them is derived from the analysis.     

国内外生态港口建设现状分析及启示

文章分析了美国、日本、澳大利亚、英国等国家的先进港口建设现状,讨论了国外生态港口建设实践对我国生态港口建设的借鉴作用。结合当前我国港口环境保护的要求,分析了上海港、天津港、大连港、深圳港等在建设生态港口方面的工作进展,讨论了当前我国在生态港口建设方面存在的主要挑战。围绕资源节约型、环境友好型社会的建设,提出了我国建设生态港口的主要对策。     

Book reviews

Innovation, organizational capabilities, and environmental values combine to determine institutional change for a major marine port. This conceptual framework is applied to the case of dredged material management for the Port of New York and New Jersey. During the century under review, the institutional setting has changed significantly with: (1) environmental considerations moving from nearly irrelevant to central: (2) the number of interests and organizations increasing; and (3) the decision processes becoming far more complex. Ultimately, the new institutional setting influences organizations and individual decisions. As a result of the changes, the practice of dredged material disposal in ocean waters has been limited based on the level of bioaccumulation of selected contaminants. In response to institutional changes, ports requiring deepened channels must rapidly innovate to meet new environmental obligations for material disposal in order to enhance organizational capabilities necessary to maintain competitive advantages in maritime commerce. Successful marine ports will anticipate and meet new societal expectations related to the environment as a condition for continued legitimacy. Collectively these changes imply that ports have moved beyond a carefully circumscribed mission of transportation and economic development to that of a prominent user of coastal space with broad obligations to the public.     

美国港口对经济影响分析

介绍了美国对港口发展与区域经济关系的研究比较成熟，通常应用量化方法分析港口对区域经济的影响，着重叙述了美国华盛顿州的温哥华港以及加利福尼亚州的奥克兰港的相关分析结果。     

美国港口对经济影响的分析

介绍了美国对港口发展与区域经济关系的研究比较成熟,通常应用量化方法分析港口对区域经济的影响,着重叙述了美国华盛顿州的温哥华港以及加利福尼亚州的奥克兰港的相关分析结果。     

A well-functioning port is a stimulus for economy——Anita van der Laan, Manager, Marketing Communication, Port of Rotterdam Authority

Until just a few years ago, ports in Europe had a rather wishy-washy image. In the eyes of both the public and politicians, ports were a necessary fact of life. The upsurge of the Chinese economy and globalisation in general have changed this. People have again become aware that ports are the lifeblood of the world economy. In many countries of Western Europe, they are again realising that a wellfunctioning port is a stimulus for the economy. In the Netherlands, the positive revaluation even led to State participation in the Port of Rotterdam Authority.     

长三角港口货物吞吐量发展预测

介绍了长江三角洲港口群的范围,然后根据国家有关部门的规划,应用多种预测法,对上海港、江苏、浙江等主要港口货物吞吐量进行预测。     

Cruise port centrality and spatial patterns of cruise shipping in the Asian market

This paper investigates the centrality of cruise ports in the Asian cruise shipping market while proposing the hubs and authorities centrality (HACC) metric as a directional synthesis of the hubs centrality and authorities centrality to explore cyclical and directional features of centrality in the cruise shipping network. With the development of the cruise shipping industry, research has been actively conducted with a particular focus on identifying the characteristics of hub ports. This paper employs social network analysis to investigate the HACC which is originally developed for analyzing the cruise port centrality problem. Empirical study implies that Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Nagasaki, Penang, Phuket, Port Klang, Shanghai, and Singapore (in alphabetical order) reflects particulars of cruise hub ports. One of the exceptional results of this paper is Ho Chi Minh City, Penang, Phuket, and Port Klang have demonstrated high HACC (refers to hub ports) while limited degree and betweenness centrality. In contrast, Busan and Keelung are not classified as hub ports.     

港口建设:大手笔更需大眼界

随着经济全球化和现代物流的发展,我国经济进入了新一轮上升周期。港口的崛起是中国经济迅速发展的一个缩影。眼下全国各地港口建设如火如荼,高歌猛进。然而,在其大张旗鼓忙建设的背后,记者隐约感觉到一丝不安与担忧。