| Title |
Assessing the Environmental Impact of Maritime Operations in Ports: A Systems Approach |
| ID_Doc |
66341 |
| Authors |
Dinwoodie, J; Tuck, S; Knowles, H |
| Title |
Assessing the Environmental Impact of Maritime Operations in Ports: A Systems Approach |
| Year |
2012 |
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| DOI |
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| Abstract |
This chapter presents a framework which is accessible to port authorities to assess the potential environmental impact of maritime operations. Pursuant on globalisation, increased numbers of ship movements have generated more frequent routine maritime operations in ports but few formal approaches exist for assessing their environmental impact, which potentially could be significant. In a novel framing of environmental assessment a business process modelling technique is deployed in a systems approach which highlights inputs, service processes and outputs. In an initial focus, primary processes at strategic level are defined which affect the environmental assessment of present and future operations and their potential impacts. Later, tactical service processes define the integrity of processes that guarantee service level and quality. Finally, outputs are defined by operational processes. The contribution of applying the systems approach to plan more sustainable maritime operations is assessed in a case study of Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC) which regulates much of Falmouth Harbour and hosts the UK's largest offshore marine bunkering operation. Following EU designation of a North Sea Sulfur Oxide Emissions Control Areas (SECA) Falmouth recently recorded a significant rise in the number of vessels calling, and volume of fuel sold as more passing vessels take onboard low-sulfur fuel. The systems approach which empowers FHC to mitigate potential risks and assess development proposals pro-actively is easily transferable to other ports. |
| Author Keywords |
Port management; maritime operations; systems approach; environmental management; sustainable port development; port logistics |
| Index Keywords |
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| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Book Citation Index – Social Sciences & Humanities (BKCI-SSH); Book Citation Index – Science (BKCI-S) |
| EID |
WOS:000366171100014 |
| WoS Category |
Management; Operations Research & Management Science; Transportation |
| Research Area |
Business & Economics; Operations Research & Management Science; Transportation |
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