Research on Sustainable Shipping from a Green and Digital Perspective
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Transportation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 April 2027 | Viewed by 52
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Shipping and Transportation Management, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan
Interests: maritime and port big data analytics; maritime and port performance evaluation; maritime and port information systems programming; multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM); data envelopment analysis (DEA); fuzzy theory; International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW)
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Interests: maritime decarbonization strategy; intelligent maritime decision models; maritime digital transformation; container shipping operation and management; multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM)
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The maritime transport sector is undergoing a transformative shift driven by the dual imperatives of environmental sustainability and digital innovation. This Special Issue focuses on advancing sustainable shipping practices through the integration of green technologies and digital solutions, including alternative marine fuels, blockchain-based logistics systems, autonomous vessels, and intelligent decision-support models. The scope of this issue encompasses interdisciplinary approaches that quantify and evaluate sustainability performance across maritime transport systems, ports, and shipping enterprises from technological, operational, policy, and socio-economic perspectives.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to bridge the gap between emerging digital transformation initiatives and sustainability-oriented maritime governance by employing analytical tools such as multi-criteria decision-making models, performance evaluation techniques, and sustainability assessment frameworks. By integrating environmental, economic, and operational dimensions, this issue aims to supplement the existing literature that has traditionally addressed maritime sustainability and digitalization separately. It seeks to provide measurable insights into sustainability monitoring, policy implementation, and strategic decision-making processes for the promotion of low-carbon, resilient, and intelligent maritime transport systems.
Prof. Dr. Hsuan-Shih Lee
Dr. Tien-Chun Ho
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable shipping
- maritime digital transformation
- green maritime technology
- alternative marine fuels
- autonomous shipping
- blockchain in maritime logistics
- maritime decarbonization
- multi-criteria decision-making
- sustainability performance evaluation
- intelligent maritime transport systems
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