Ship emissions reduction using weather ship routing optimisation

A significant proportion of global carbon dioxide emissions are attributed to ocean-sailing ships and shipping emissions are predicted to double in less than 30 years. This paper investigates the benefit of using weather ship routing optimisation, assessing the ship emissions for minimum distance ro...

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Authors: Borén Altés, Clara|||0000-0001-7666-2279, Castells Sanabra, Marcel·la|||0000-0002-9038-3126, Grifoll Colls, Manel|||0000-0003-4260-6732
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Publication Date:2022
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repository:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Language:English
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14750902221082901
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Keyword:Marine pollution
Weather ship routing
Fuel consumption
Shipping emissions
Climate change
Short sea shipping
Vaixells -- Contaminació
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Nàutica::Impacte ambiental
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spelling Ship emissions reduction using weather ship routing optimisationBorén Altés, Clara|||0000-0001-7666-2279Castells Sanabra, Marcel·la|||0000-0002-9038-3126Grifoll Colls, Manel|||0000-0003-4260-6732Marine pollutionWeather ship routingFuel consumptionShipping emissionsClimate changeShort sea shippingVaixells -- ContaminacióÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Nàutica::Impacte ambientalA significant proportion of global carbon dioxide emissions are attributed to ocean-sailing ships and shipping emissions are predicted to double in less than 30 years. This paper investigates the benefit of using weather ship routing optimisation, assessing the ship emissions for minimum distance routes and optimised routes. A heuristic pathfinding algorithm is used to obtain the minimum cost (i.e. optimised route) in terms of sailing time, using high-resolution wave forecasting. The assessment of fuel consumption and ship emissions calculations were inspired by the STEAM2 bottom-up approach, in conjunction with the estimation of the power increase needed to overcome speed decrement due to waves. Several scenarios covering the Western Mediterranean Short Sea Shipping routes (from 24 to 600 nautical miles and using a real Ro-Pax vessel) are compared in terms of emissions between the minimum distance route and the optimum. The ship routing optimisation reveals a reduction up to 30% of ship emissions during severe storms on longer routes. Nevertheless, all the cases studied show emissions mitigation when ship routing optimisation is used. The expected increase of extreme weather events, in terms of frequency, intensity and duration due to climate change, suggests a gradual gain of implementing weather ship routing optimisation in all types of routes, regardless of the distance.20222022-01-0120222022-04-20journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/366106https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14750902221082901reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/3661062026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Ship emissions reduction using weather ship routing optimisation
title Ship emissions reduction using weather ship routing optimisation
spellingShingle Ship emissions reduction using weather ship routing optimisation
Borén Altés, Clara|||0000-0001-7666-2279
Marine pollution
Weather ship routing
Fuel consumption
Shipping emissions
Climate change
Short sea shipping
Vaixells -- Contaminació
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Nàutica::Impacte ambiental
title_short Ship emissions reduction using weather ship routing optimisation
title_full Ship emissions reduction using weather ship routing optimisation
title_fullStr Ship emissions reduction using weather ship routing optimisation
title_full_unstemmed Ship emissions reduction using weather ship routing optimisation
title_sort Ship emissions reduction using weather ship routing optimisation
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Borén Altés, Clara|||0000-0001-7666-2279
Castells Sanabra, Marcel·la|||0000-0002-9038-3126
Grifoll Colls, Manel|||0000-0003-4260-6732
author Borén Altés, Clara|||0000-0001-7666-2279
author_facet Borén Altés, Clara|||0000-0001-7666-2279
Castells Sanabra, Marcel·la|||0000-0002-9038-3126
Grifoll Colls, Manel|||0000-0003-4260-6732
author_role author
author2 Castells Sanabra, Marcel·la|||0000-0002-9038-3126
Grifoll Colls, Manel|||0000-0003-4260-6732
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author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Marine pollution
Weather ship routing
Fuel consumption
Shipping emissions
Climate change
Short sea shipping
Vaixells -- Contaminació
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Nàutica::Impacte ambiental
topic Marine pollution
Weather ship routing
Fuel consumption
Shipping emissions
Climate change
Short sea shipping
Vaixells -- Contaminació
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Nàutica::Impacte ambiental
description A significant proportion of global carbon dioxide emissions are attributed to ocean-sailing ships and shipping emissions are predicted to double in less than 30 years. This paper investigates the benefit of using weather ship routing optimisation, assessing the ship emissions for minimum distance routes and optimised routes. A heuristic pathfinding algorithm is used to obtain the minimum cost (i.e. optimised route) in terms of sailing time, using high-resolution wave forecasting. The assessment of fuel consumption and ship emissions calculations were inspired by the STEAM2 bottom-up approach, in conjunction with the estimation of the power increase needed to overcome speed decrement due to waves. Several scenarios covering the Western Mediterranean Short Sea Shipping routes (from 24 to 600 nautical miles and using a real Ro-Pax vessel) are compared in terms of emissions between the minimum distance route and the optimum. The ship routing optimisation reveals a reduction up to 30% of ship emissions during severe storms on longer routes. Nevertheless, all the cases studied show emissions mitigation when ship routing optimisation is used. The expected increase of extreme weather events, in terms of frequency, intensity and duration due to climate change, suggests a gradual gain of implementing weather ship routing optimisation in all types of routes, regardless of the distance.
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