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Dr. James Jixian WANG Department of Geography, the University of Hong Kong Sept 30, 2011 Hong Kong
How to develop sustainable transport terminals (port and airport, even HSR station) for Hong Kong?
Role: Highly efficient terminal with excellent environmental services and strong incentives to facilitate and encourage clean cargo or passenger movements; Process of infrastructure development: Green materials, green and sustainable design, green construction process, minimized disturbance to the existing ecological surroundings; Ecological footprint in daily operation: safety, low energy consumption, use of environmentally friendly energy (e.g. onshore power for vessels at port), effective recycling, better management (e.g. air traffic management (ATM))
The O'Hare International Modernization Program has led to a new benchmark for sustainable airport development
How Hong Kong as a regional transport hub in Asia to be affected by the global movement towards sustainable development?
Triple Bottom-line ism -
Future Trends?
However, two fundamental changes in the maritime shipping and air transport industry may effect Hong Kong as a global transport/logistics hub and the rest of the world substantially in long term
For the 6,310-nautical-mile voyage from Hong Kong to Long Beach at current bunker fuel prices, that's a potential savings on fuel of $250,000, according to Maersk. The concept of slow steaming took off in 2007 and was instrumental for Maersk Line to cut CO2 emissions per container by 12.5% from 2007 to 2009. The goal is to reduce CO2 emissions by 25% in 2020.
Terminals: a potential long-term impact will the concept of superlarge vessel + hub-and-spoke strategy continue to work? Or more direct routing by large vessel to regional main port cities? Most importantly: Will this trend insisted by the major shipping lines eventually lead to regionalization or localization of production for local/regional needs?
Source: William Roberson, Robert Root, and Dell Adams, (2010) Engineer Fuel Conservation Strategies: Cruise Flight
Concluding remarks
For our port and airport, we need to work hard on every aspect in detail to meet the new challenges for a sustainable future. Slow-steaming in maritime shipping and emission charge on air transport are the two major trends globally due largely to the environmental concerns and the increasing fuel price. These two trends will affect the global and regional trade pattern and travel pattern in long run, and hence the role of Hong Kong as a hub city in Asia. we need to watch closely and rethink the opportunities and directions of our terminals as well as logistics industry, in order to respond quickly and properly to sustain our development.