This special issue focuses on market-based measures and economic instruments designed to mitigate emissions from ports and the shipping industry. The collection seeks to advance understanding of how market mechanisms can effectively reduce environmental impacts while maintaining economic competitiveness in the maritime sector.

The issue welcomes contributions exploring various market-based approaches including carbon pricing, emission trading systems, green bonds, subsidies for clean technologies, and other economic instruments. Papers may examine these mechanisms from theoretical, empirical, or policy perspectives, with particular interest in their effectiveness, design, implementation challenges, and real-world outcomes.

Potential topics

• Market-based mechanisms for reducing port and shipping emissions
• Carbon pricing and emission trading systems in maritime transport
• Economic instruments for incentivizing sustainable shipping practices
• Port authority policies and market-based approaches
• Life cycle assessment and environmental impact of shipping
• Technological innovations and market adoption in emissions reduction
• Regulatory frameworks and market-based policy integration
• Case studies of successful market-based emissions mitigation strategies

Timeline

• August 28, 2026: Manuscript submission deadline