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A Dynamic Business Modeling Approach to Port Sustainability: The Western Sicily Port Authority Case

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ports are critical nodes in global trade and economic development, yet they generate substantial environmental and social externalities—including greenhouse gas emissions, air, noise, and water pollution, and adverse impacts on host communities—that demand integrated and forward‐looking governance.
Martina Vivoli, Annalisa Tardino, Luca Lupi, Federico Cosenz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neurolathyrism in Sub‐Saharan Africa—Assessing the Neurotoxic Risks of Lathyrus sativus Amid Drought and Food Security Challenges

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Representation of grass pea consumption in drought‐stricken sub‐Saharan Africa sustains nutrition, but excess β‐ODAP exposure due to multiple reasons triggers neurolathyrism, a progressive neurotoxic disorder. ABSTRACT Neurolathyrism is a progressive motor neuron disease due to the consumption of Lathyrus sativus (grass pea) over long periods.
Biruk Demisse Ayalew, Muhammad Umar, Pakeezah Tabasum, Maria Qadri, Talha Farooq, Eskeatnaf Yosef Getachew, Zemichael Getu Alemayehu, Eden Haile Hagos, Hailemariam Shimelis Gebeyehu, Hanna Tsehay Abebe, Nuradin Abdi Ali, David Chinaecherem Innocent, Temesgen Mamo Sharew   +12 more
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Interspecific Differences in the Effects on Embryos Between Freshwater and Marine Fish Exposed to Water‐Accommodated Fractions Derived From Very‐Low Sulfur Fuel Oil

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study evaluated the toxic effects of water‐accommodated fractions (WAFs) of very‐low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) on freshwater and marine fish embryos. Embryos of Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes), Java medaka (Oryzias javanicus), and grass puffer (Takifugu alboplumbeus) were exposed to various concentrations of VLSFO‐WAF, and the effects on ...
Jumpei Matsuo, Shusaku Fukugami, Kei Nakayama, Masatoshi Yamasaki, Emiko Kokushi, Seiichi Uno   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable Development Goals Applied to the Maritime Transportation Sector: Setting Sail for the Future

Natural Resources Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development aims to eradicate poverty, protect the environment, and promote prosperity through 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Achieving these goals requires a multi‐sectoral approach. Maritime transportation, vital to the global economy, significantly contributes to several SDGs and plays a strategic ...
Cátia Sousa, Ana Brasão, Tiago Silva, Stanislau Tserashkovich   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intelligent Route Planning for Transport Ship Formations: A Hierarchical Global–Local Optimization and Collaborative Control Framework

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Multi-vessel formation shipping demonstrates significant potential for enhancing maritime transportation efficiency and economy. However, existing route planning systems inadequately address the unique challenges of formations, where traditional methods ...
Zilong Guo, Mei Hong, Yunying Li, Longxia Qian, Yongchui Zhang, Hanlin Li   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Between Sustainable Development, Financialisation and Sovereign Debt Crisis: The Case of Blue Finance as Yet Another Iteration of the Washington Consensus

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As far as international economic law (IEL) is concerned, the ‘Washington Consensus’ generally refers to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s development finance policies and tools. It covers their application to their clients and borrowers with the support of Western governments. This acceptation is of particular interest
Leïla Choukroune
wiley   +1 more source

Climate Regulation and ESG Disclosure in Maritime Transport

European Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether climate policy signals influence ESG disclosure quality in maritime transport, a capital‐intensive industry responsible for roughly 3% of global CO₂ emissions. Using panel data from 126 listed shipping firms between 2009 and 2023, we construct an author‐based disclosure quality index and treat the IMO's 2018 ...
Xakousti Afroditi Merika, Theodore Syriopoulos   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimal Hedging Strategies in the Low‐Sulphur Bunker Fuel Landscape

European Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The IMO2020 regulation for the green transition in shipping turned the industry into using two compliant bunker fuels: very low‐sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) and low‐sulphur marine gas oil (LSMGO). VLSFO futures contracts introduced in late 2019 and other energy‐related futures contracts indicate that the VLSFO contracts trading on the Singapore ...
Xiwen Bai, Manolis G. Kavussanos, Stergiani Moysiadou   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Calculation of capsizing probability for damaged vessels in beam seas based on direct counting method and dynamic model

Zhongguo Jianchuan Yanjiu
ObjectiveThis study aims to calculate and analyze the capsizing probability of damaged vessels in beam seas under dead ship conditions, considering varying significant wave heights and characteristic wave periods.
Jianwen DUAN, Ning MA, Qiqi SHI
doaj   +1 more source

An extended goal programming framework incorporating poverty measures: application to food bank logistics

International Transactions in Operational Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Food banks play a key role in reducing food insecurity, yet their operations are often constrained by manual and non‐optimised allocation procedures. This study introduces a methodological advance through an extended goal programming model with poverty incorporation (EGP‐PI).
Rhyan C. Rampazo, Dylan F. Jones, Letícia F. Godoi, Mariana O. Iamamoto, Daniela R. Cantane   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source