Multicriteria analysis of the sustainability performance of the maritime activity of Egypt and Romania

Dana Corina Deselnicu, Andreea Barbu, Sandra Haddad

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The objective of the paper is the examination of the sustainability performance of the maritime activity of Egypt and Romania. Three more countries of interest (China, the Netherlands, and Morocco) were added to the analysis, as being representative of the world’s sea trade. The analysis was performed using the multicriteria decisions method (MCDA), with criteria of equal importance. The selected countries were analyzed, based on six relevant available sustainability indicators. According to the results obtained, the most sustainable country for maritime activities proved to be China, followed by Morocco, the Netherlands, Egypt, and Romania. This analysis provides important information and insight about the sustainability performance of the maritime activity in the selected countries from Asia, Europe, and Africa and offers a valid tool for scientifically assessing their sustainability efforts.

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sustainability, performance, maritime activity, seaports, sustainable development indicators, multicriteria decision analysis.

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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21622/MARLOG.2022.11.189

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