Low Carbon Maritime Transportation: Pathways and Challenges
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Pollution Control".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2022) | Viewed by 3124
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ship emissions; alternative marine fuels; shipping decarbonization; life cycle assessment; marine engines
Interests: supply chain management; operations management of shipping and ports; ocean pollution management
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Maritime transportation, as the most highly efficient mode of freight transport for global trade, plays a critical role in promoting the lasting prosperity of human society and the sustainable development of our planet. However, its contributions to atmospheric pollution and climate change cannot be ignored due to the uses of fossil fuels in conventional shipping. With regards to this, the international maritime community has set levels of ambition to achieve low carbon or even zero carbon shipping in near future. Potential technological pathways and effective regulatory framework depend on the common efforts of the academia and the maritime industry. In particular, interdisciplinary solutions and broad consensus are extremely indispensable.
This Special Issue in Atmosphere welcomes the submission of original research articles, reviews, and short communications targeting the potential solutions and challenges in relation to shipping decarbonization. We invite manuscripts focusing on topics including but not limited to alternative energy sources for ships, alternative marine fuels, novel engine technologies, technologies for ship energy efficiency improvement, optimization on supply chain & logistics, emissions trading scheme for shipping, regulations and legislations, global or regional strategy and policies.
Dr. Hui Xing
Prof. Dr. Jiaguo Liu
Prof. Dr. Stephen Spence
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- low carbon shipping
- sustainable energy
- marine fuel cell system
- dual fuel engine
- oxyfuel combustion on engine
- alternative marine fuels
- life cycle assessment
- carbon capture, utilization & storage
- supply chain & logistics
- emissions trading scheme
