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A model for an inland port in Australia

Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 2008
This paper examines the role of an inland port particular to the outer regions of Melbourne, Australia. In this study, it has been experienced that the broad use of terminology, in the Melbourne context, has been a stumbling block. In its particular context, this has provided the impetus for the development of a model for an inland port that is ...
Toh, Keith, Oakden, Roger, Nagel, Pieter, Sengpiehl, Carsten, Shi, Peng   +4 more
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Free Trade Zones and Corporate ESG: Evidence From a Quasi‐Natural Experiment in China

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how China's Pilot Free Trade Zones (FTZs) influence corporate ESG performance. Using a staggered difference‐in‐differences model on Chinese listed firms from 2009 to 2024, we combine coarsened exact matching (CEM) and geography‐based instrumental variables to ensure robust identification.
Wen Li, Yinghan Zhao, Brian Lucey
wiley   +1 more source

A Quantitative Approach for Assessing and Monitoring the Social Licence of Forestry to Operate: A New Zealand Case Study

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social Licence to Operate (SLO) is an increasingly strategic concern in forestry, yet its evaluation remains largely qualitative. This study presents the first quantitative framework for assessing SLO in New Zealand's forestry sector, adapted from the Boutilier and Thomson model, originally developed for the mining sector.
Grace B. Villamor, Peter W. Clinton, Tim Payn   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The strategic role of inland ports in advancing the sustainable development goals (SDGs) through logistics and regional development

Discover Sustainability
Despite growing recognition of inland ports as critical logistics infrastructure, their contributions to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) remain fragmented and inadequately mapped in academic literature.
Niloufar Fallah Shayan, Nasrin Mohabbati-Kalejahi   +1 more
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Conflict of lien laws relating to the sale of abandoned goods carried by multimodal transport in Ethiopia

Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 2023
Background: Inland dry ports in Ethiopia serve as extended destinations for goods transported by sea, especially under the international multimodal transport system, to fulfil customs formalities.
Tesfaye B. Takele, Matiwos E. Jaleta
doaj   +1 more source

Strengthening urban resilience in China through underground infrastructures management: Addressing global climate challenges with technological solutions

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This paper explores how climate‐resilient technologies, such as smart grids, digital twins, and self‐healing materials, can enhance urban resilience. It highlights the urgent need for proactive planning, public‐private collaboration, and data‐driven innovation to future‐proof underground infrastructure amid accelerating climate and urban pressures ...
Kai Chen Goh, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Christia Meidiana, Abdelkader Anouzla, Faissal Aziz, Imran Ali, Joan Cecilia C. Casila, M. Imran Khan, Dongdong Zhang, Meihui Jiang, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Md Munir Hayet Khan, Kasun Kumara Dissanayake   +12 more
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The changing role of ports as locations for logistics activities [PDF]

Journal of International Logistics and Trade, 2005
Ports are often seen as engines behind regional economic development, because ports attract a variety of economic activities. This paper focuses on the role of ports in global supply chains and the opportunities to attract new economic activities in ...
Larissa M. van der Lugt, Peter W. de Langen   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Techno‐Economic and Quasi‐Dynamic Load Flow Analysis of a Hybrid Renewable Microgrid for Coastal Industrial Loads

Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
A hybrid PV–wind grid‐connected microgrid for Mongla Port is optimized using HOMER Pro and validated via DIgSILENT quasi‐dynamic load flow. The system achieves a low cost of energy (0.0341 USD/kWh), 70.9% renewable penetration, improved voltage stability, and significant emission reduction, demonstrating a reliable and cost‐effective solution for ...
Md. Behesty Hasan Sagor, Md Abdus Samad Kamal, Md. Feroz Ali, Md. Mahedi Hasan, Fahad Saleh Al‐Ismail, Md Shafiul Alam, Mohammad Ali   +6 more
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Lučka politika u lukama unutarnjih voda – regulacija ili deregulacija?

Zbornik Radova Pravnog Fakulteta u Splitu, 2010
Croatian inland navigation is going through a large crisis that can only partially be explained by global recession. Current model of port management, based on strict concession concept and later on somewhat more liberal approvals, cannot solve numerous ...
Goran Vojković, Iva Olujić, Neven Grubišić   +2 more
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The impact of the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road on sulfur dioxide emissions in Chinese ports: based on the difference-in-difference model

Frontiers in Marine Science
The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (MSR) is a key component of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched in 2013 to enhance global connectivity and foster economic cooperation.
Tian Wang, Guangnian Xiao, Qingjun Li, Salvatore Antonio Biancardo   +3 more
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