Evaluating the resilience impacts of emission reduction policies in green liner shipping network along the New Maritime Silk Road

Abstract

Under the background of setting ambitious targets that demand a swift transition to zero-emission fuels by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), to evaluate the resilience of green liner shipping network (RGLSN) in the face of increasingly stringent emission reduction policies along the New Maritime Silk Road (NMSR), this study innovatively develops a cascading failure model to assess the green liner shipping network, explicitly considering how tightening emission controls the impacts of RGLSN. The results show that stricter emission policies accelerate the decline in network resilience, but the adoption of green technologies, such as cleaner fuels and emissions-reducing innovations, significantly mitigates the negative effects of these policies, delaying network collapse and improving overall resilience.