Shipping Emissions and Air Pollution (2nd Edition)

Dear Colleagues,

International Maritime Organization proposed a new preliminary strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from ships in 2018, and the global ship pollutant emission regulations will also be comprehensive, meticulous, and strict. At present, the global shipping industry is facing the dual pressure of ship exhaust pollution control and greenhouse gas emission reduction, with green shipping and efficient transportation having become the direction of development. Likely to continue in the future, the challenges facing the shipping industry include determining how to cope with the continuous upgrading of the pollutant emission regulations for marine engines, how to efficiently and economically achieve near-zero emissions of various pollutants of marine engines, and how to truly achieve green shipping, safe operation, and efficient transportation. As far as the development is concerned, the use of low-carbon and zero-carbon fuels has become one of the most effective ways to solve the problem of ship greenhouse gas emission reduction. In spite of this, the change of engine fuel type leads to the change of pollutant emission characteristics, and the upgrading of environmental protection regulations also leads to the continuous increase of pollutant limits. It is urgent to realize the near-zero emission of various pollutants from marine engines.

This Special Issue is a follow-up of the first Special Issue entitled “Shipping Emissions and Air Pollution” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/atmosphere/special_issues/Shipping_Emission_Air_Pollution), and will cover all aspects of shipping-related air pollution issues. We invite the participation of scholars in related fields.

Dr. Yuanqing Zhu
Prof. Dr. Long Liu
Dr. Mocerino Luigia
Guest Editors

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