Sustaining Sustainability in Marine Terminals: A Strategic Framework

Authors

  • Neha Mittal Temple University
  • Alok Baveja Rutgers University
  • Ramji Krishnan Dakshin Bharat Gateway Terminal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5399/osu/jtrf.54.2.4294

Abstract

Sustainability initiatives in maritime industry, despite their global need and relevance, are often riddled with strategic and implementation issues. Here we examine “green” initiatives of top-five global marine terminal operators. We classify their initiatives as technology-centric, process-centric and relationship-centric, and develop a core-competency-driven framework for these initiatives. Our findings indicate that technological initiatives are easy to adopt and yield quicker impact in reducing emissions and increasing ROI. On the other hand, process-centric and relationship-centric initiatives are more difficult to deploy, take longer to yield benefits, but are difficult to imitate. We argue that terminal operators should recognize the value of long-term initiatives that are difficult to replicate, to build competency.

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2015-06-01

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