Shipping Trade and Management: Energy, Carbon Emissions and Investment
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "C: Energy Economics and Policy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2025 | Viewed by 13
Special Issue Editors
Interests: shipping finance and risk management; shipping investment and financing decisions; mergers, acquisitions and restructurings; ESG and sustainability in shipping
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Interests: shipping economics; shipping risk management; shipping investment and asset pricing; energy and commodities markets
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce this call for papers for a new Special Issue entitled “Shipping Trade and Management: Energy, Carbon Emissions and Investment” to be published in the journal Energies (IF 3.2).
The shipping industry is under increased pressure from regulatory bodies and technological advancements to undertake operational measures and implement sustainable investments to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. In this context, the IMO consistently promotes the Net Zero Framework, which outlines a clear path to decarbonizing global shipping by 2050. Besides global initiatives, the European Union has introduced important regulations, such as including maritime transport in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and implementing the FuelEU Maritime initiative, which aim to reduce emissions and encourage the shift to cleaner fuels across European shipping routes.
Given this changing regulatory environment, shipping companies face significant challenges in developing operational practices that are compliant with regulatory requirements and integrating sustainable strategies. Meeting these demands requires substantial investments in technology, staff training, and technical and operational measures, aiming to improve ships’ energy efficiency and performance.
Moreover, the shipping industry’s capital-intensive nature, coupled with market volatility and shipowners’ expectations, complicates long-term investment decisions. While emerging technologies are being considered by shipowners, including alternative fuels and energy-efficient vessel design, the ability of shipping companies to adopt these solutions is often constrained by financial limitations, varying managerial capacities, and ongoing regulatory uncertainties.
We invite submissions of innovative empirical or theoretical papers that address these challenges from economic, operational, technical, and policy perspectives. Topics of interest include but are not limited to carbon emissions modeling and monitoring, energy efficiency measures, sustainable fleet investments, financing mechanisms in green shipping, energy transition, and maritime trade.
Prof. Dr. Theodore Syriopoulos
Dr. Efthymios Roumpis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- shipping decarbonization
- IMO Net Zero Framework
- emission monitoring system
- sustainable investments and finance
- ship energy performance
- sustainable maritime trade flows
- emissions trading systems
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