Sustainable Shipping—Energy Efficiency and Environmental Performance in Maritime Transport
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Transportation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 June 2023) | Viewed by 2518
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Maritime transport is hugely important in global trade, comprising more than 90% of trade if measured in cargo miles. However, it also contributes to global greenhouse gas emissions. As such, maritime transport carries a huge responsibility to save energy and cut emissions. It is obvious that it is—and probably always will be—challenging for maritime transport to fulfill the increasingly stringent environmental rules and goals imposed by IMO and regional governments, especially with the ever growing demand for transport.
This Special Issue will combine studies and results not only from naval architecture and logistics, but various other fields of research, regarding how maritime transport can become more energy efficient and environmentally friendly by reducing global emissions. Topics may include (but are not limited to) ship design and operation, alternative propulsion, renewable energies, engine design and optimization (combustion, electric, etc.), and maritime transport logistics. We look forward to receiving papers on theoretical and practical studies, holistic (and cross disciplinary) approaches, as well as detailed design optimizations, which will help to reduce the environmental impact of maritime transport.
Dr. Fabian Thies
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- environmental impact
- maritime transport
- energy efficiency
- ship design
- ship propulsion
- alternative ship propulsion
- wind propulsion
- renewable energy
- biofuel
- electric ship propulsion
- maritime transport logistics
- transport
- ship design optimization
- zero-emission transport
- logistics optimization
