Ports and the circular economy

Ports and the circular economy

The ongoing shift toward a circular economy, in which end-of-life (EOL) products are reused, remanufactured, or recycled, has major implications for seaports, especially seaports in metropolitan areas, as in such areas, huge amounts of EOL products are available. Ports are therefore relevant locations for circular economy activities.

Peter de Langen and Henrik Sornn-Friese (Copenhagen Business School, Department of Strategy and Innovation) port study, identifies the main commodities in volume terms and the set of associated activities and assesses resulting opportunities and threats for ports. Case studies of Dutch ports are used to illustrate this analysis. The ongoing shift toward a circular economy, in which end-of-life (EOL) products are reused, remanufactured, or recycled, has major implications for seaports, especially seaports in metropolitan areas, as in such areas, huge amounts of EOL products are available. Ports are therefore relevant locations for circular economy activities. The study identifies the main commodities in volume terms and the set of associated activities and assesses resulting opportunities and threats for ports. Case studies of Dutch ports are used to illustrate this analysis.

This study is a chapter is included in the book Green Ports: Inland and Seaside Sustainable Transportation Strategies, edited by Rickard Bergqvist (University of Gothenburg) and Jason Monios (Kedge Business School and University of Gothenburg).

Chapter 5 - Ports and the Circular Economy

• 5.1. Introduction
• 5.2. The Transition Toward Circularity
• 5.3. The Impacts of the Transition Toward Circularity on Ports
• 5.4. Opportunities for Logistics and Industrial Activities in Seaports; Experiences in the Dutch Seaports
• 5.5. Conclusions

Source: PortEconomics