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Environmental efficiency assessment of Dublin Port using two-stage non-radial DEA model
KTH, School of Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE), Civil and Architectural Engineering, Transport planning.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3171-9355
2023 (English)In: Maritime Transport Research, ISSN 2666-822X, Vol. 4, p. 100078-100078, article id 100078Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The operation of a port is of critical economic importance because of its role in international trade. However, increased operations increase the port's environmental impact and contribute to climate change and global warming. Dublin Port is one of the busiest ports in Ireland, and throughput is expected to increase as the economy continues to grow. Achieving a balance between growing economic activity and reducing environmental impacts is critical to a sustainable future. The efficiency of the port considering operation, economic, and environmental factors can be evaluated using the well-known nonparametric model of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). In this study, a novel two-stage non-radial DEA model is used to evaluate the environmental efficiency of Dublin Port considering landward and seaward operations. The proposed two-stage model DEA isolates the efficiency of the two port sides and calculates the overall efficiency. The model minimizes Dublin Port's annual CO2 emissions by reducing a combination of variables that can be realistically controlled by engineering and policy measures. The analysis was extended to account for possible variations in a number of key environmental output factors to compensate for the lack of real-world data availability. The study found that the number of terminals and capital expenditures have significant impacts on the port's environmental efficiency. Small adjustments or reductions in key indicators can improve Dublin Port's efficiency. This methodology can be applied to other ports in growing economies that use similar indicators to assess their environmental efficiency. 

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Elsevier BV , 2023. Vol. 4, p. 100078-100078, article id 100078
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-342908DOI: 10.1016/j.martra.2022.100078ISI: 001026064900001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85149275052OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-342908DiVA, id: diva2:1833596
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