The Role of Maritime Automatic Identification System (AIS) and Communication in Achieving Net Zero GHG
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Ocean Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 April 2026) | Viewed by 325
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wireless communications; electronics and communication; radio communication; radio propagation; cellular communication; MPI; parallel processing; antennas and propagation
Interests: Net Zero GHG for maritime transport; performance of green technologies, regulations and MBMs on shipping decarbonization; deviations of MBM and actual pollutant impact of vessels; technical optimization of SSS vessels to maximize their sustainability, techno-economic analysis of WtW emissions reduction on vessels; national and regional policies development in shipping to achieve Zero GHG
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
For more than two decades, the Automatic Identification System (AIS) has been used to share relevant maritime navigation data. It is a simple system that continues to provide numerous benefits for maritime surveillance, as demonstrated by various applications that use AIS data to reconstruct ship trajectories, estimate times-of-arrival at ports, quantify ship emissions or detect illegal activities at sea, among other uses. AIS data analysis are important in environmental studies on maritime transport, facilitating the development of strategies to achieve Net Zero GHG emissions through alternative fuels, renewable energies and green corridors. A new system (VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) complements the AIS, allowing higher data traffic rates. New maritime communications have also emerged, such as e-navigation, which facilitates data exchange between the various stakeholders in the maritime environment (port infrastructure, ships, search and rescue services, climate resilience, etc.). This Special Issue focuses on contributions in the field of maritime communications which enable much more sustainable maritime transport.
Dr. Francisco Cabrera
Dr. Alba Martínez-López
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- AIS data
- green technologies’ assessment to meet Net Zero GH
- maritime tracking
- market-based measure performance on maritime transport decarbonization
- navigation safety
- techno-economic analysis of WtW emissions reduction
- VDES (VHF Data Exchange System)
- net-zero GHG strategies and policy trends for maritime transport
- ship traffic
- role of renewable energies and alternative fuels in the green transition
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