Clean maritime transport in the Nordic region : A focus on Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark
Ogundipe, Clement (2023)
2023
Nordic Master's Programme in Innovative Governance and Public Management
Johtamisen ja talouden tiedekunta - Faculty of Management and Business
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Hyväksymispäivämäärä
2023-04-19
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202304113616
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202304113616
Tiivistelmä
The maritime transportation industry is faced with a continued rise in CO2 emissions, and the environmental progress already achieved is threatened by overall growth. The target is to achieve a high level of sustainability. The transition to a clean maritime transportation system that would be more sustainable and less emitting Low-carbon transport requires new fuel sources, strong guidance for behavioral changes, and applying recent technologies. The Nordic countries (Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark) analyzed in this study are highly dependent on maritime transport. This study seeks to find out how maritime environmental regulations impact maritime eco-innovation in the Nordic countries. This is examined using the Porter Hypothesis.
The case-oriented comparative study uses qualitative data based on official documents, peer-reviewed articles, and other reliable publications. Content analysis was used as a method for analyzing the data. The study elucidates that the strictness of national policies and strategies, in combination with evolving pressures in the external landscape environment and the effects of the key players in shipping industry environments, are crucial components influencing the adoption of environmental innovations, clean technology, and solutions.
The results of this study illustrate the role of regulations and the behavior of the frontrunners and key players in the maritime industry of the Nordic countries. Although there are incremental innovations in the technology and solutions of maritime transportation. However, the development has not been similar in these countries; different solutions and strategies have been employed. This study has uncovered the messiness and complications of policy formulation and implementation. As seen across the four Nordic countries, an open market encourages innovation and drives trend-setting and trailblazing behaviors. The nature of their regulations has a ripple effect on their implementation strategies and goals, which then affect the prospects and trends of clean maritime transport innovations in the Nordic region.
The case-oriented comparative study uses qualitative data based on official documents, peer-reviewed articles, and other reliable publications. Content analysis was used as a method for analyzing the data. The study elucidates that the strictness of national policies and strategies, in combination with evolving pressures in the external landscape environment and the effects of the key players in shipping industry environments, are crucial components influencing the adoption of environmental innovations, clean technology, and solutions.
The results of this study illustrate the role of regulations and the behavior of the frontrunners and key players in the maritime industry of the Nordic countries. Although there are incremental innovations in the technology and solutions of maritime transportation. However, the development has not been similar in these countries; different solutions and strategies have been employed. This study has uncovered the messiness and complications of policy formulation and implementation. As seen across the four Nordic countries, an open market encourages innovation and drives trend-setting and trailblazing behaviors. The nature of their regulations has a ripple effect on their implementation strategies and goals, which then affect the prospects and trends of clean maritime transport innovations in the Nordic region.