Low Carbon Shipping-An Analysis of the Effectiveness of 'Slow Steaming' on Merchant Ships
This dissertation purports to analyse the effectiveness of the 'Slow Steaming' technique on merchant ships, determining its economic and environmental impact. To this effect, databases such as Scopus and WoS (Web of Science) have been consulted in order to collect the necessary bibliograph...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis de maestría |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad del País Vasco |
| Repositorio: | Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/34848 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10810/34848 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | slow steaming speed reduction emissions green shipping fuel consumption low carbon shipping CO2 |
| Sumario: | This dissertation purports to analyse the effectiveness of the 'Slow Steaming' technique on merchant ships, determining its economic and environmental impact. To this effect, databases such as Scopus and WoS (Web of Science) have been consulted in order to collect the necessary bibliography to carry out the project at hand. After the research, it has been observed that slowing down could turn into a commonplace practice nowadays on vessels due to its main benefits: the reduction in fuel consumption and the lowering of CO2 and overall greenhouse gas emissions. Through the analysis of alternatives, it has been demonstrated that the 'Slow Steaming' is the most feasible sustainable alternative currently, albeit it cannot be considered a long-term application due to the main consequences it entails: the lengthening of voyage duration and the need to cover the generated lack of cargo capacity by putting more vessels into service. Therefore, it is concluded that it is a temporary action to be taken during the process of development and implementation of new 'Green Shipping' technologies. |
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