Estimating the environmental costs of port related emissions: The case of Kaohsiung

This study estimates the emission costs of ships and trucks in the Port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, focusing mainly on particular matter and volatile organic compounds. By calculating annual ship and truck emissions we find that the major contributors are tankers, container ships and bulk ships and trucks. Using a bottom-up methodology, the combined environmental costs of ships and trucks are estimated to be over $123 million per year.

► We estimate port related exhaust pollutants from ships and trucks in the port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. ► External environmental costs of these pollutants were estimated based on various ship types. ► The combined costs of ships and trucks were calculated to be over 123 million dollars per year.