Key Factors Analysis of Green Development of Port Logistics - Based on Method DEMATEL 

Ying Xu1,2 , Xuemei Zhang1 *, Lu Huang3 

1 School of Electronic Commerce, Ningbo DaHongYing University, Ningbo City, 315175, CHINA 

2 Business School, Sias International University, Zhengzhou City, 451150, CHINA 

3 Business School, Zhejiang WanLi University, Ningbo City, 315100, CHINA 

Abstract: The green development of port logistics is affected by various factors, it’s a complicated system. From the port logistics enterprise, government and external environment these 3 aspects it systematically analyzes influence factors on green port logistics and the relations between each key factor, with the DEMATEL (decision-making and trial evaluation laboratory) method, it quantificationally reveals the complex impact between each factor, and the seasonality and centrality which have influence on the port logistic green development, and finds out the green laws and regulations, policies support, popularity rate of green energy, standards of green port logistics and environment supervision system etc. that restrict the green development of port logistics, then finally points out the central role of the restriction and advocacy when the government is at the earlier stage of the development of the green port logistics, so as to provide the scientific decision basis for promoting the green development of the port logistics industry. 

Keywords: Green port logistics; DEMATEL method; Key factors