Sustainable Shipping: A Cross-Disciplinary View

Description

International shipping is currently at a crossroads. The decision of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in April 2018 to adopt an Initial Strategy so as to achieve by 2050 a reduction of at least 50% in maritime greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions vis-à-vis 2008 levels epitomizes the last among a series of recent developments as regards sustainable shipping. It also sets the scene on what may happen in the future. Even though many experts and industry circles believe that the IMO decision is in line with the COP21 climate change agreement in Paris in 2015, others disagree, either on the ground that the target is not ambitious enough, or on the ground that no clear pathway to reach the target is currently visible. This book takes a cross-disciplinary view of the various dimensions of the maritime transportation sustainability problem. “Cross-disciplinary” means that a variety of angles are used to examine the book topics, and these mainly include the technological angle, the economics angle, the logistics angle, and the environmental angle. The book reviews models that can be used to evaluate decisions, policy alternatives and trade-offs. For sustainable shipping, a spectrum of technical, logistics-based and market based measures are being contemplated. All may have important side-effects as regards the economics and logistics of the maritime supply chain, including ports and hinterland connections. The objective to attain an acceptable environmental performance, while at the same time respecting traditional economic performance criteria so that shipping remains viable, is and is likely to be a central goal for both industry and policy-makers in the years ahead. At the same time, policy fragmentation is likely to create distortions of competition and sub-optimal solutions. This book attempts to address these issues and identify better solutions. Sustainable Shipping: A Cross-Disciplinary View includes chapters that cover many relevant topics. These include a general view of maritime transport sustainability, green ship technologies, information and communication technologies (ICTs) for sustainable shipping, green tramp ship routing and scheduling, green liner network design and speed optimization. Market based measures, oil pollution, ship recycling, sulphur emissions, ballast water management, alternative fuels and green ports are also covered. The book concludes by discussing prospects for the future, with a focus on the IMO Initial Strategy Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxii Maritime Transport: The Sustainability Imperative (Hassiba Benamara, Jan Hoffmann, Frida Youssef)....Pages 1-31 Green Ship Technologies (Jan Otto de Kat, Jad Mouawad)....Pages 33-92 The Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) (Maria Polakis, Panos Zachariadis, Jan Otto de Kat)....Pages 93-135 ICT for Sustainable Shipping (Kay Fjørtoft, Svein Peder Berge)....Pages 137-166 Oil Pollution: Sustainable Ships and Shipping (Nikolaos P. Ventikos, Konstantinos Louzis, Panagiotis Sotiralis)....Pages 167-201 Ship Recycling (Nikos Mikelis)....Pages 203-248 Reducing Sulfur Emissions: Logistical and Environmental Considerations (Thalis P. V. Zis, Harilaos N. Psaraftis)....Pages 249-284 Green Tramp Shipping Routing and Scheduling: Effects of Market-Based Measures on CO2 Reduction (Xin Wang, Inge Norstad, Kjetil Fagerholt, Marielle Christiansen)....Pages 285-305 Green Liner Shipping Network Design (Erik Hellsten, David Pisinger, David Sacramento, Charlotte Vilhelmsen)....Pages 307-337 Speed Optimization for Sustainable Shipping (Harilaos N. Psaraftis)....Pages 339-374 Reducing GHGs: The MBM and MRV Agendas (Harilaos N. Psaraftis, Poul Woodall)....Pages 375-405 Green Ports (Thalis P. V. Zis)....Pages 407-432 The Way Ahead (Harilaos N. Psaraftis, Panos Zachariadis)....Pages 433-463 Back Matter ....Pages 465-477