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.
PortEconomics members Peter de Langen and Henrik Sornn-Friese latest 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.
Peter’s and Henrik’s chapter is included in the newly published 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).
The authors’ version of the study can be downloaded here.
To cite the study: De Langen, P. and Sornn-Friese, H. (2019). Ports and the circular economy in: Bergqvist, Rickard and Monios, Jason (eds), Green Ports Inland and Seaside Sustainable Transportation Strategies, 85-108. London: Elsevier Inc.
