The initial statistics shows that 168 journals have contributed to the publication of 338 articles. It was found that ten
journals have published 105 of these identified articles, representing approximately 32% of all the published articles. Table 2
shows the top publishing journals and their number of contributing articles. Sustainability and green operations are the primary
focus area for many of the key journals identified in Table 2. However, journals like Maritime Policy and Management
and Transportation Research Part E (which have broader logistics and transportation focus areas) appearing in the list of top
contributing journals may be a proof of the increasing interest in this research area within the general context of logistics and supply chain management. Fig. 1 shows the publishing trend using the quantity of publications in a given year. While
still in its early growth and expansion period, the area of green ports and maritime logistics is attracting a geometric growth
in the number of academic publications. This significant growth is more noticeable after 2006.