Abstract
This paper introduces a macro traffic flow model of carbon dioxide emissions from container ports. As long as both the throughput and the transshipment rate of the port are available, any port in the world can use it to estimate emissions. Initially, two Japanese container ports are used as reference points to derive the equivalent units of carbon dioxide per TEU for application to other ports. Then macro traffic flows within a container port are defined. Finally, carbon dioxide emissions from different container ports are estimated using the macro estimation procedure introduced in this paper. The results of trial estimations for selected ports among different countries highlight that the impacts of container ports on global warming are serious. This issue will be intensified if competition is increased by the larger container ports aspiring to be international mega hubs.
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Citation
Watanabe, Y. (2004), "Evaluation of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Container Ports", Journal of International Logistics and Trade, Vol. 2 No. 1, pp. 85-93. https://doi.org/10.24006/jilt.2004.2.1.85
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2004 Jungseok Research Institute of International Logistics and Trade
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