Dear Colleagues,

Maritime transport will be indispensable in a sustainable future global economy as it is the most environmentally sound mode of mass transport, both in terms of energy efficiency and the prevention of pollution. The environmental, social, and economic dimensions of maritime transport are equally important and should be fully recognized in any strategy, policy, regulatory framework, or action. Maritime transport exists in conjunction with the many shore-side infrastructures, services, and personnel for cargo handling and delivery and for financial and support services essential to maintaining efficient—i.e., cost-effective, reliable, and seamless—operation. 

The maritime world needs to create new research fields for technical cooperation that will help existing programs scale and simultaneously lay the foundation for future sustainability needs. 

Some of the activities that can be carried out to reach this goal are as follows:

Assisting the development of developing countries to come up with laws that maximize sustainable use of oceans, focusing on competitiveness, safety, security, and efficiency. 

This Special Issue will collect papers that focus on planning and management methods and application related to sustainability and equity of transportation systems with an emphasis on the quantitative issues.

It welcomes original research and reviews on, but not limited to, the following topics: 

• Safety culture and environmental stewardship
• Energy efficiency and ship–port interface
• Energy supply for ships
• The use of lng
• Fuel cells
• Electric propulsion boats
• Biodiesel-electric hybrid propulsion
• Hydrogen ship propulsion
• Ship energetic and emission inventories
• Ship energy efficiency
• Onboard energy consumption control models
• Towards zero emissions at seaports
• The use of cold ironing
• The use of renewable energies systems at seaports
• Maritime traffic support and advisory systems

Prof. Dr. Juan Moreno-Gutiérrez
Prof. Dr. Cristina Vanessa Durán-Grados
Prof. Dr. Jorge Walliser Marín
Prof. Dr. Ruth García Llave
Guest Editors

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• maritime transport
• ship energy efficiency
• ship emission inventories
• ship energy consumption models
• sustainable mobility
• port emissions