Sustainable Logistics Management: Research Focus on Port and Maritime Transportation
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Transportation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 11 February 2026 | Viewed by 48
Special Issue Editor
Interests: port; management; strategy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The maritime and port sectors are undergoing profound transformations due to the combined pressure of sustainability imperatives, digital innovation, and global trade dynamics. This Special Issue aims to explore sustainable logistics management within port and maritime transportation systems and to collect original contributions that address environmental, social, economic, and governance challenges in the logistics chain, with an emphasis on ports as critical nodes in global supply networks.
We invite theoretical, empirical, and case-based research that investigates how port authorities, logistics operators, and maritime companies are adapting strategies, technologies, and policies toward more sustainable operations, and the topics may include, but are not limited to, decarbonization strategies, digital twin applications in logistics, circular economy in port areas, smart port governance, modal shift incentives, and sustainability assessment frameworks.
This Special Issue aims to advance academic and practical understanding by highlighting contradictions between sustainability discourse and practice, proposing innovative tools, and drawing attention to the global–local interface in maritime logistics sustainability.
We encourage interdisciplinary approaches and welcome submissions from scholars, practitioners, and policymakers.
Dr. Vitor Caldeirinha
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sustainable logistics
- port governance
- maritime transportation
- green shipping
- smart ports
- supply chain decarbonization
- digital transformation
- blue economy
- environmental policy
- circular economy in ports
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