While efficient ports are vital to the economic development of their surrounding areas, the related ship traffic, the … handling of the goods in the ports and the hinterland distribution can cause a number of negative environmental impacts. This … stemming from near-port shipping activities, the handling of the goods in the ports and from the distribution of the goods to …

Ports and cities are historically strongly linked, but the link between port and city growth has become weaker …. Economic benefits often spill over to other regions, whereas negative impacts are localised in the port-city. How can ports … regain their role as drivers of urban economic growth and how can negative port impacts be mitigated? Those are the questions …