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This article analyzes the climate vulnerability of seaports through a bibliometric review of 45 articles published between 2012 and 2023. The research highlights the increase in publications focusing on the vulnerability of port infrastructure to cli...

This study evaluated the resilience of five major Chinese ports—Shanghai, Tsingtao, Shenzhen, Xiamen, and Qinzhou—against the impacts of tropical cyclones. These ports, as integral global maritime supply chain nodes, face rising vulnerabi...

As the world transitions into the post-pandemic era, ports in various countries are experiencing increased activity, leading to significant challenges in ensuring traffic safety within port jurisdictions. It is essential to explore methods to improve...

The Baltic Sea has become a strategic energy corridor for Poland and Central and Eastern Europe. It illustrates the dual challenge of maintaining short-term energy security while advancing long-term decarbonization. This paper investigates the role o...

Port vulnerability assessment is inherently linked to the delivery of sustainable and resilient infrastructure. Identifying the vulnerabilities and weaknesses of a port system allows for the minimization of disaster effects and optimization of mainte...

The digital transformation of port infrastructure is a key element in the evolution towards Smart Ports and Industry 4.0. This paper presents an optimized port asset management system based on Digital Twin technology and BIM/GIS integration, aiming t...

Ports are vital in the global trading system but are also vulnerable to climate-related threats. This problem has not been widely studied, especially in Egypt. However, there is an urgent need to address climate-related threats to Egyptian ports, whi...

Ports constitute a significant influence in the economic activity in coastal areas through operations and infrastructures to facilitate land and maritime transport of cargo. Ports are located in a multi-dimensional environment facing ocean and river...

Background: The Port of Santa Marta, located on Colombia’s northern Caribbean coast, plays a vital role in the country’s maritime trade, particularly in the export of agricultural and perishable goods. This raises the question: how compet...

Hybrid renewable energy systems (HRESs) are being incorporated and evaluated within seaports to realize efficiencies, reduce dependence on grid electricity, and reduce operating costs. The paper adopts a genetic algorithm (GA)-based optimization fram...

In the context of increasingly complex and dynamic maritime logistics, seaports serve as critical nodes for intermodal transport, energy distribution, and global trade. Ensuring the safe and uninterrupted operation of port infrastructure—partic...

Seaports function as lifeline systems in maritime transportation, facilitating critical processes like shipping, distribution, and allied cargo handling. These diverse subsystems constitute the Port Infrastructure System (PIS) and have intricate func...

As port authorities and cargo operators seek strategies to reduce carbon emissions while ensuring operational efficiency, some are turning to the concept of green corridors. These solutions aim to establish formalized partnerships among ports, carrie...

Tourism planning in port cities faces the dual challenge of maximizing economic benefits while mitigating environmental and social pressures. This study examines the case of Piraeus, Greece, by integrating insights from both visitors and residents to...

Ports are vital nodes in global trade networks but are also significant contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. Their transition toward sustainable, nearly zero-energy operations require comprehensive and structured strategies. This study proposes...

Based on a comprehensive evaluation index system for regional economic resilience and port logistics development, this study employs multiple methodologies including coupling coordination degree model, kernel density estimation, gravity center model,...

Within the framework of economic globalisation, ports serve as critical junctures in international trade and play a vital role. However, as infrastructure is closely linked to the natural environment, ports are highly susceptible to the impacts of me...

Ports are the main arteries of global trade, handling goods circulation and serving as hubs for information, capital, and technology. Integrating digital technology has become the key for green port development to achieve resource efficiency and ecol...

This scoping review investigates the digital transition of critical energy infrastructure (CEI) in maritime ports, which are increasingly vital as energy hubs amid global decarbonisation efforts. Recognising the growing role of ports in integrating o...

Port green spaces are essential protective barriers, enhancing safety and environmental resilience in high-activity port regions. Given the intensity of human activities in these areas, understanding the factors influencing the carbon sequestration c...

Background: The transportation of petroleum products via multimodal logistics systems is a complex process subject to operational inefficiencies and elevated risk exposure. The efficient and resilient transportation of petroleum products increasingly...

Port development is a critical component in constructing a resilient transportation infrastructure. The burgeoning integration of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) within container terminals, in conjunction with the orchestrated scheduling of unmanned...

Seaports are pivotal nodes in global trade, under increasing pressure to expedite green transitions while navigating the complexities of modern economic and environmental challenges. This research investigates the intricate relationship between the r...

The strategic optimization of a container terminal’s quayside assets, including the berth and quay cranes, is crucial for maximizing their deployment and utilization. The interrelated and complex challenges of Berth Allocation (BAP) and Quay Cr...

In the integration of electric vehicle (EV) fleets into the smart grid context, charging infrastructure serves as the interlinkage between EV fleets and the power grid and, as such, affects the impacts of EV operation on the smart grid. In this study...

Background: The resilience of shipping alliances within the global maritime container network (GMCN) has critical implications for global trade. This study examines the topological robustness of strategic alliances (SAs) in liner shipping, focusing o...

Inland water transportation is regarded as a crucial component of global trade, yet its reliability has been increasingly challenged by uncertainties such as extreme weather, port congestion, and geopolitical tensions. Although substantial research h...

Complex network infrastructure systems for power supply, communication, and transportation support our economic and social activities; however, they are extremely vulnerable to frequently increasing large disasters or attacks. Thus, the reconstructio...

Coastal public spaces in large Euro-Mediterranean cities represent critical zones of negotiation between land and sea, where ecological fragilities, infrastructural pressures and social demands intersect. Grounded in the concept of the urban amphibio...

In view of increasing supply chain disruption events, for example the China–United States trade war, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Russia–Ukraine war, the complexity and dynamicity of global freight management keeps increasing. To build...

This study examines water wave dispersion relationships to provide accurate estimates of wave height and wavelength under real-world engineering conditions. It is essential for optimizing the design of port breakwaters, channel depths, and dock struc...

Cyber-physical infrastructures such as hospitals and smart campuses face hybrid threats that target both digital and physical domains. Traditional security solutions separate surveillance from network monitoring, leaving blind spots when attackers co...

Background: Brazil is one of the largest consumers of fertilizers and is highly dependent on the international market to meet its demand for agricultural production inputs. The complexity of the fertilizer supply chain motivated us to carry out this...

Small fishing harbours substantially contribute to coastal economies as they support not only fishing but also tourism activities. They are located at the land–sea interface and are considered vulnerable infrastructure affected by the increased...

The southern Baltic Sea is characterized by highly variable weather conditions, particularly in autumn and winter, when storms, strong westerly winds, and temporary sea ice formation disrupt maritime operations. This study presents a climatographic o...

The maritime transportation sector is undergoing a profound shift with the emergence of autonomous vessels powered by real-time artificial intelligence (AI) agents. This article investigates the pivotal role of these agents in enhancing the safety, e...

Contrasted with the unimodal road mode, multimodal transport is potentially more feasible as it saves cost and lower environmental effect. This paper investigates freight transport and logistics framework to advance sustainable multimodal freight del...

The Ranging Mode (R-Mode), a maritime terrestrial navigation system under development, is a promising approach to increase the resilient provision of position, navigation and timing (PNT) information for bridge instruments, which rely on Global Navig...

This study presents a Digital Twin–Mixed Reality (DT–MR) framework for the immersive and interactive supervision of automated container terminals (ACTs), addressing the fragmented data and limited situational awareness of conventional 2D...

The Gambia’s coastline, known for its unique ecosystems and vital role in the country’s economy through fisheries, tourism, and agriculture, is becoming increasingly vulnerable as a result of the combined effects of climate change and hum...

Intelligent and resilient infrastructure is necessary for smart cities for contributing flexible and smart amenities to the citizens. Concerning the United Nations (UN) estimation, the global population residing in urban cities will reach 68% by 2050...

Urban waterfronts in port cities have experienced a dramatic shift in the process of expanding industrialization, which causes severe ecological and social problems in postindustrial cities. Transforming manufacturing sites to inclusive landscapes re...

Nearly 40% of the world’s population lives within 100 kilometres of the coast with the risk that this implies in terms of exposure to the effects of climate change. Ocean energy, according to the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)...

To ensure safe, effective, and efficient marine operations, the optimization of maritime communication workflows with a task-oriented scheduling framework is of the utmost importance. Navigation, vessel traffic management, emergency response, and car...

Landslides are a major natural hazard capable of causing severe damage to infrastructure, ecosystems, and human life. They result from complex interactions of geological, hydrological, and environmental factors, with soil properties playing a crucial...

Coastal and maritime regions and their entities face accelerated degradation due to the combined effects of environmental stressors and anthropogenic activities. Coastal degradation can be identified, visualized and estimated through periodic monitor...

High-speed railway (HSR) is a key transport mode for achieving carbon reduction targets and promoting sustainable regional economic development due to its fast, efficient, and low-carbon nature. Accurate wind speed forecasting (WSF) is vital for HSR...

Recent research in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry has concentrated on reducing specific power consumption (SPC) during production, which helps to lower operating costs and decrease the carbon footprint. Although reducing the SPC offers bene...