scholarly journals Achieving Blue Economy goals by implementing digital technologies in the maritime transport sector

Pomorstvo ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-247
Author(s):  
Edvard Tijan ◽  
Marija Jović ◽  
Ana Perić Hadžić
Keyword(s):  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Transport Cost ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Maritime Transport ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Harmful Emissions ◽  
Blue Economy ◽  
Research Gap

This paper analyses how digital technologies implementation in the maritime transport sector companies can help in achieving the Blue Economy goals. Previous research offering a comprehensive overview of digital technologies in the maritime transport sector within the context of the Blue Economy is scarce. To fill this research gap, the economic effects of maritime transport are investigated, and the positive impacts of digital technologies on maritime transport are analyzed, all in the context of the Blue Economy. The authors have concluded that by implementing digital technologies in the maritime transport sector, the Blue Economy goals related to maritime transport (for example transport cost reduction, decreased harmful emissions generated during the voyage and at the berth) can better be achieved, etc.

scholarly journals Investigating the Sustainable Impact of Seaport Infrastructure Provision on Maritime Component of Supply Chain

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 3519
Author(s):  
Dariusz Bernacki ◽  
Christian Lis
Keyword(s):  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Economic Effect ◽  
Operating Cost ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Transport Cost ◽  
Maritime Transport ◽  
External Costs ◽  
Sea Transport ◽  
The Baltic

The aim of the research is to identify and quantify the direct economic effects resulting from the improved seaport nautical access and capacity expansion. This case study considers a regional port located in the Baltic sea and relates to port users, i.e., shipping operators and shippers. The effects were identified for maritime transport by comparing transport performance in two scenarios: with-the-investment and without-the-investment. Incremental calculus addresses freights (containers, dry bulk, and cereals) traded to and from the given port, changes in size of vessels, and the shipping route alternatives vis-a-vis adjacent ports in the range. Sustainable impact concerns generalized maritime transport cost, i.e., shipping operating costs and port-to-port transit time, as well as energy consumption and external costs of maritime shipping. To capture effects, daily and unit dry bulk, as well as container shipping cost, values of time, and marginal external costs were revealed in freight sea transport. As investigated, shipping operators and shippers will benefit from the reduction in ships’ operating (including ships’ fuel cost savings) and time cost, while the community will enjoy the reduction in externalities. However, the main economic effect is the reduction in shipping operating cost resulting from the increased vessel size (economies of scale).

scholarly journals UMA PERSPECTIVA LOGÍSTICA SOBRE A AMAZÔNIA AZUL E A IMPORTÂNCIA DA CABOTAGEM PARA UM DESENVOLVIMENTO SUSTENTÁVEL

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (205) ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
AMANDA SILVA PINTO RODRIGUES PAES
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Maritime Transport ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Sustainable Logistics ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Blue Economy

In a world increasingly concerned with global issues involving sustainable development, the importance of balancing the transport pattern and its environmental impacts is evident. Brazil is a country of continental dimensions that has a population which the majority lives within 200 km of the coast. The maritime area called “Blue Amazon” due its size and richness found in it makes the use of maritime transport cannot be neglected. It is no coincidence that the cabotage sector has been growing consecutively even without the necessary investments in this area. The present work aims to understand the complexities of the transport sector that has the meaning of transport as logistical modes: road, air, rail, pipeline and water. For this reason, the goal is to correlate the meaning of transport and how Brazil can become competitive and adapt the UN guidelines in relation to sustainable development. Therefore, themes such as the decade of the oceans, the 2030 agenda, and the blue economy corroborate to understand the importance of sustainability in the development of green maritime transport. It is also necessary to understand how cabotage needs other transportations as a use of multimodality to have more sustainable logistics.

scholarly journals Digital transformation in the maritime transport sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 170 ◽  
pp. 120879
Author(s):  
Edvard Tijan ◽  
Marija Jović ◽  
Saša Aksentijević ◽  
Andreja Pucihar
Keyword(s):  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Maritime Transport

scholarly journals Maritime Transport Services in ASEAN-China Free Trade Area-Liberalization and Challenges

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Yan Lv
Keyword(s):  
Trade Liberalization ◽  
Free Trade ◽  
Free Trade Area ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Maritime Trade ◽  
Maritime Transport ◽  
Service Trade ◽  
Trade Area ◽  
Transport Services

Maritime transport, as an international transportation, plays an imperative role in global trades. At present, the negotiation on maritime transport sector faces with difficulties. This brief article tries to indicate the challenges of maritime service trade liberalization in CHINA-ASEAN free trade area; to find out the ways to promote maritime trade liberalization.

scholarly journals Patterns of Inequalities in Digital Agriculture: A Systematic Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 12345
Author(s):  
Sarah Hackfort
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Problem Definition ◽  
Agricultural Revolution ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
Digital Agriculture

Digitalization of agriculture is often hailed as the next agricultural revolution. However, little is yet known about its social impacts and power effects. This review addresses this research gap by analyzing patterns of inequality linked to the development and adoption of digital technologies in agriculture and reviewing the strategies developed to reduce these inequalities and challenge the power relations in which they are embedded. Analysis of 84 publications found through a systematic literature review identified five patterns of inequality: (1) in digital technology development; (2) in the distribution of benefits from the use of digital technologies; (3) in sovereignty over data, hardware and digital infrastructure; (4) in skills and knowledge (‘digital literacy’); and (5) in problem definition and problem-solving capacities. This review also highlights the existence of emancipatory initiatives that are applying digital technologies to challenge existing inequalities and to advance alternative visions of agriculture. These initiatives underscore the political nature of digital agriculture; however, their reach is still quite limited. This is partly due to the fact that existing inequalities are structural and represent expressions of corporate power. From such a perspective, digitalization in agriculture is not a ‘revolution’ per se; rather, digital technologies mirror and reproduce existing power relations.

On the Historical Relationship between Port (In)Efficiency and Transport Costs in the Developing World

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matías Herrera Dappe ◽  
Tomás Serebrisky ◽  
Ancor Suárez-Alemán
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Cost Model ◽  
Transport Cost ◽  
Maritime Transport ◽  
Parametric Approach ◽  
Transport Costs ◽  
Port Efficiency ◽  
Container Ports ◽  
Historical Relationship

Do differences in port performance explain differences in maritime transport costs? How much would improvements in port performance reduce maritime transport costs in developing countries? To answer this question, we use a widely used transport cost model, but we provide a new measure of port efficiency, estimated through a non-parametric approach. Relying on data from the early 2000s, this paper shows that for a sample of 115 container ports in 39 developing countries, becoming as efficient as the country with the most efficient port sector would reduce average maritime transport costs by 5 percent. For the most inefficient country, the reduction in transport costs could reach 15 percent. These findings point out the potential gains that can be achieved from the combination of betterquality investment and more efficient service provision in the port sector. The estimates in this paper cannot be updated because the databases were discontinued and it therefore highlights the need to generate data to evaluate the effectiveness of public policies that are key to competitiveness.

An Open Innovation Lens on the Digital Transformation Frontiers

2020 ◽  
pp. 83-104
Author(s):  
Maryia Zaitsava ◽  
Elona Marku ◽  
Manuel Castriotta
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Intellectual Structure ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Research Findings

The aim of the present study is to explore Digital Transformation frontiers using the lens of Open Innovation. By implementing bibliographic coupling method, the authors bring together segmental publications from different research fields and provide a comprehensive overview of the combined Open Innovation and Digital Transformation field's intellectual structure, revealing the different groups of thoughts, influential authors, and pressing topics. The research findings illustrate, the research area has polycentric composition with absence of overlaps between articles. Five main research groups are identified: Co-evolution of Digital Technologies and Open Innovation; Digital Peer-communities; Digital Ecosystems; Knowledge Management in the Open and Digital Era; and Open Innovation, Digital Technologies, and Businesses Performance. The current research contributes both Open Innovation and Digital Transformation fields by cross-exploring each phenomenon and revealing how Digital Transformation shapes the nature of innovation as a collaborative activity as part of an independent research area.

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