The Sustainability of Oil Ports

Dr Xuemuge Wang is Lecturer in Shipping and Port Management at Shenzhen Polytechnic in the Peoples' Republic of China. She has active research interests in oil port development, marine insurance and the use of English in shipping. She has spent considerable periods of time undertaking research at the University of Plymouth, UK where she retains close academic connections. Professor Michael Roe holds the Chair of Maritime and Logistics Governance at the University of Plymouth, UK. He previously worked with the Greater London Council and the Universities of Aston, Coventry, London Metropolitan and the University of London (City). The author of over 70 refereed journal papers and 16 books, he specialises in Eastern European maritime policy and the wider governance of maritime affairs. His wife, Liz, provides moral and intellectual support whilst his children, Joe and Siân, provide entertainment and expenses. He has active interests in modern European art, nineteenth century Russian literature, restoring VW Beetles, the work of Lana Del Rey, Patti Smith and the Velvet Underground and the exploits of Charlton Athletic FC. Shaofeng Liu is Professor of Operations Management and Decision Making at Plymouth Business School at the University of Plymouth, UK. She is the Research Lead for the Product and Service Value Chain (ProSerV) Group within the Research Institute for Social, Policy and Enterprise. Her main research interests are in business decision-making and knowledge management for operations and supply chain management, digital business and e-commerce, resource efficiency, process improvement, quality management and value chain innovation. She sits on the Management Board for Euro Working Group on Decision Support Systems, an international professional society dedicated to decision making and support. She has undertaken a number of influential research projects funded by UK research councils and the European Commission with a total value of over EUR40M. including under the Horizon 2020 programme, focusing on food and healthcare value chains. She has published over 160 peer-reviewed research papers.

1. Introduction to the Port Sustainability Issue.- 2. The Background to Oil Port Sustainability.- 3. Methodologies for Framework Development for Oil Ports Sustainability.- 4. A Qualitative Analysis of Oil Port Sustainability Frameworks.- 5. A Quantitative Analysis of Oil Port Sustainability Frameworks.- 6. A Framework for Oil Port Sustainability.- 7. Conclusions.