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Current implementations of Industry 4.0 technologies in maritime ports primarily drive economic and environmental sustainability through operational efficiency and emissions reduction, while the social dimensions of sustainability, such as workforce adaptation, remain significantly underexplored. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Examine how Industry 4.0 technologies contribute to port sustainability across economic, environmental, and social dimensions.

August 28, 2026Case Studies on Transport PolicyOpen Access

Mapping the impact of Industry 4.0 technologies on port sustainability: A systematic literature review

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Examine how Industry 4.0 technologies contribute to port sustainability across economic, environmental, and social dimensions.
Systematic literature review of 51 peer-reviewed journal articles indexed in Scopus published up to July 2025.
Applied bibliometric mapping and thematic synthesis to evaluate technology adoption and integrated port functions while excluding conference papers, reports, and policy documents.
Literature predominantly centers on the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation to enhance operational efficiency, energy management, and emissions reduction.
The social dimension of sustainability, particularly workforce adaptation and stakeholder inclusion, is consistently underexplored compared to environmental and operational impacts.
Identified a lack of empirical implementation studies and proposed a three-layer framework linking technologies, enabling functions, and sustainability outcomes.

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Systematic review reveals Industry 4.0 tools drive energy and emission reductions in ports, highlighting critical gaps in social sustainability and workforce adaptation.

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Nguyen et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9145ead15324a1df3a9294 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2026.101949

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Systematic review reveals Industry 4.0 tools drive energy and emission reductions in ports, highlighting critical gaps in social sustainability and workforce adaptation.

Mapping the impact of Industry 4.0 technologies on port sustainability: A systematic literature review

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Mapping the impact of Industry 4.0 technologies on port sustainability: A systematic literature review

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