Evaluation of ports with the ANP-BOCR Method in terms of green port potential

The aim of the study is to evaluate the potential of the ports operating in Turkey to be green ports. In this context, firstly, a comprehensive literature research was carried out, and then the criteria affecting the green port performance were determined in line with the expert opinions. According to the 2020 sector report data, the alternatives of the study are the ports that do not have a green port certificate within the scope of the port authorities with the highest container (TEU) handling on a regional basis. According to the proposed approach, the weights of the criteria were determined by using the ANP-BOCR method, which is a Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) approach, and then the ranking of the alternatives was carried out. According to the findings, the criteria with the highest weight were determined as reducing air pollution (0,049), while the criteria with the lowest weight were determined as not penalizing the port fees (0,015) and using cold ironing and ship speed reduction technology (0,015), while Mersin International Port (0,055) was determined as the alternative with the highest weight