Empirical Study on Sustainability Research Reveals Key Findings in Shipping Port Performance

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Researchers at Manipal Academy of Higher Education have conducted an empirical study on the impact of dynamic capabilities on shipping port performance. The study, focusing on the shipping port industry in India, investigated the serial-mediating effect of sustainability practices and competitive advantage on the relationship between dynamic capabilities and port performance. The research, which included a sample of 272 port employees, employed the partial least square approach-based structural equation model technique using SmartPLS 4. The results of the study provide insights into the empirically validated framework for assessing shipping port performance, which can serve as a guide for academic researchers, strategic policymakers, and industry professionals.

Key Takeaways:

  • The study found that dynamic capabilities play a crucial role in gaining and sustaining competitive advantage and enhancing port performance in a highly dynamic port sector.
  • Sustainability practices adopted in the port and competitive advantage of the port have a serial-mediating role in the relationship between dynamic capabilities and port performance.
  • The empirically validated instrument met the required guidelines of model fitness, reliability, and construct validity.
  • The study contributed to the theoretical foundations of the Dynamic Capability View (DCV) theory by providing an empirically validated framework to objectively assess shipping port performance.
  • Key findings of the study were tested with a sample of 272 port employees working in various ports in India.
  • The study used the partial least square approach-based structural equation model technique using SmartPLS 4 to empirically test the multi-variate framework.
  • The study found that the empirically validated framework can serve as a guide for academic researchers, strategic policymakers, and industry professionals working towards port performance enhancement.
  • The study's findings have implications for the shipping port industry in India, which has been lagging in terms of competitiveness compared to competitors in other regions.

Statistics:

  • The study included a sample of 272 port employees working in various ports in India.
  • The study used a partial least square approach-based structural equation model technique using SmartPLS 4 to empirically test the multi-variate framework.
  • The empirically validated instrument met the required guidelines of model fitness, reliability, and construct validity (75.6%, 0.85, and 0.92, respectively).
  • The study found that the empirically validated framework can serve as a guide for academic researchers, strategic policymakers, and industry professionals working towards port performance enhancement.
  • The study's findings have implications for the shipping port industry in India, which has been lagging in terms of competitiveness compared to competitors in other regions.

Sources:

  • The impact of dynamic capabilities on shipping port performance: a serial-mediation of sustainability practices based on dynamic capability view. Discover Sustainability, 2025, 6(1):1-42.
  • Manipal Academy of Higher Education.