Maritime industry is the artery of the global economy since it carries around 90% of the
volume of global trade. However, the fierce environmental problems associated with human …

Ship weather routing has seen considerably increasing attention in recent years in both
academia and industry. Problems in this area consider finding the optimal path and sailing …

Cold ironing is the process of providing shorepower to cover the energy demands of ships
calling at ports. This technological solution can eliminate the emissions of auxiliary engines …

Recent years have witnessed an increased awareness of the negative external impacts of
freight transportation. The field of Operational Research (OR) has, particularly in the recent …

Abstract The Emission Control Areas (ECAs) established by the International Maritime
Organization are beneficial to reduce the sulphur emissions in maritime transportation but …

The international seaborne trade volumes have been continuously increasing over the last
years. Many liner ship** companies started consolidation to form stronger alliances and …

Pollutants such as nitrogen oxides (NO x), sulfur dioxide (SO 2), and particulate matters (PM)
generated by ship** industry are increasing in recent years. In order to control the ship …

Different organizations and countries have proposed a variety of policies and strategies to
reduce emissions from the ship** industry. These include the Emission Control Area …

The paper focuses on the impacts of the inclusion of the maritime sector in the EU Emissions
Trading System (ETS). The enforcement of a regional Market-Based Measure (MBM) such …

Reducing sailing costs, time and emissions are three important decision-making objectives
for ship operators. In this paper, a multi-objective decision model for liner ship** is …