科研成果详情

Environmental impacts had been well-recognized as an increasingly significant problem within contemporary maritime industry. Routine pollution, like oil spills and emissions from maritime operation, does not only generate negative externalities within the industry, but also supply chains and the surrounding environment. This problem, however, is often under-researched, mainly due to its invisibility and unnoticeable character. Understanding such deficiency, this paper proposes a new perspective in assessing the natural and social-economic costs caused by routine maritime activities and applies it to the case of Port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Based on the analytical results, measures for improvements will also be provided.