Green Marine: An environmental program to establish sustainability in marine transportation

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 199-207

  Walker, Tony R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental performance indicators; Marine terminals; Maritime transportation; Pollution prevention; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BENCHMARKING; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MARINE INDUSTRY; MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTION; PORT TERMINALS; WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINTS; ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS; MARINE TRANSPORTATION; MARITIME TRANSPORTATION; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; POLLUTION PREVENTION;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION;

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARITIME TRANSPORTATION; NORTH AMERICA; POLLUTION CONTROL; RATING SCALE; SELF EVALUATION; SHIP; AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; PROCEDURES; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

NORTH AMERICA;

AIR POLLUTION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; SHIPS; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84958580808     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.02.029     Document Type: Article

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