This book provides an original analysis of the problems of ensuring that oil ports are sustainable in the broadest sense of the concept including environmental, social, technical and resource aspects. 

Taking China as its frame for analysis, chosen because of the authors’ expertise and because it is the largest oil import country in the world, much of it by ship, it presents a detailed investigation of the issues that make up a sustainable port profile, using a variety of established statistical and operational techniques These are examined before an holistic model is derived. Recommendations are provided for future application both in China and elsewhere and also a range of ways suggested for how the framework could be adapted to other types of ports and locations.

Dr Xuemuge Wang is Lecturer in Shipping and Port Management at Shenzhen Polytechnic in the Peoples’ Republic of China.

Professor Michael Roe holds the Chair of Maritime and Logistics Governance at the University of Plymouth.

Shaofeng Liu is Professor of Operations Management and Decision Making at Plymouth Business School at the University of Plymouth.