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Table II.

Importance of port sustainability assessment criteria

Port sustainability assessment criterion	Mean^a	SD^b	Rank
Employee job security and safety	4.56	0.73	1
Considering environmental protection when handling cargo	4.55	0.71	2
Facilitating to economic activities	4.50	0.72	3
Port traffic accidents prevention	4.48	0.70	4
Ensuring cargo handled safely and effectively	4.48	0.74	5
Ensuring port area safety and orders	4.44	0.71	6
Developing approaches against rapid climate change	4.43	0.82	7
Disposing of effluents	4.39	0.73	8
Establishing port development funding	4.35	0.77	9
Maintaining air quality	4.33	0.76	10
Strengthening port infrastructure construction	4.32	0.85	11
Concerning over benefits of port operators	4.31	0.70	12
Offering employment opportunities	4.27	0.77	13
Maintaining water quality	4.22	0.83	14
Decreasing greenhouse gas emission	4.18	0.87	15
Landscape improvement	4.16	0.76	16
Encouraging foreign direct investment	4.13	0.84	17
Flood avoidance in land side operation area	4.07	0.91	18
Avoiding environmental destruction when dredging	4.05	0.85	19
Decreasing noise pollution	4.04	0.90	20
Using environmental-friendly material in port construction	3.97	0.92	21
Encouraging using recyclable material	3.96	0.86	22
Supporting tourism industry development	3.93	0.87	23
Ecological environment protection in port area	3.90	0.91	24
Recognizing requirements of neighboring community	3.88	0.81	25
Historic relics protection	3.71	0.92	26
Mitigating light influence on neighboring residents	3.70	0.93	27
Considering the arrangement of vehicles when constructing port transportation system	3.64	0.89	28
Avoiding using unpolluted land in port area	3.64	1.09	29
Hiring minority groups	3.62	0.79	30
Consulting interests groups when making port projects	3.56	0.83	31

Port sustainability assessment criterion	Mean^a	SD^b	Rank
Employee job security and safety	4.56	0.73	1
Considering environmental protection when handling cargo	4.55	0.71	2
Facilitating to economic activities	4.50	0.72	3
Port traffic accidents prevention	4.48	0.70	4
Ensuring cargo handled safely and effectively	4.48	0.74	5
Ensuring port area safety and orders	4.44	0.71	6
Developing approaches against rapid climate change	4.43	0.82	7
Disposing of effluents	4.39	0.73	8
Establishing port development funding	4.35	0.77	9
Maintaining air quality	4.33	0.76	10
Strengthening port infrastructure construction	4.32	0.85	11
Concerning over benefits of port operators	4.31	0.70	12
Offering employment opportunities	4.27	0.77	13
Maintaining water quality	4.22	0.83	14
Decreasing greenhouse gas emission	4.18	0.87	15
Landscape improvement	4.16	0.76	16
Encouraging foreign direct investment	4.13	0.84	17
Flood avoidance in land side operation area	4.07	0.91	18
Avoiding environmental destruction when dredging	4.05	0.85	19
Decreasing noise pollution	4.04	0.90	20
Using environmental-friendly material in port construction	3.97	0.92	21
Encouraging using recyclable material	3.96	0.86	22
Supporting tourism industry development	3.93	0.87	23
Ecological environment protection in port area	3.90	0.91	24
Recognizing requirements of neighboring community	3.88	0.81	25
Historic relics protection	3.71	0.92	26
Mitigating light influence on neighboring residents	3.70	0.93	27
Considering the arrangement of vehicles when constructing port transportation system	3.64	0.89	28
Avoiding using unpolluted land in port area	3.64	1.09	29
Hiring minority groups	3.62	0.79	30
Consulting interests groups when making port projects	3.56	0.83	31

Notes:

The ratings were based on the mean scores obtained from a Likert scale ranging from 1 (very unimportant) to 5 (very important);

SD = standard deviation

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