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Title:

Effects of Speed Reduction Policies near Ports
Cover of Effects of Speed Reduction Policies near Ports

Accession Number:

01516348

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

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Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

Over the last decades, slow steaming strategies have been adopted by most shipping lines with the aim of reducing fuel costs. At the same time, these have resulted in significant environmental benefits from emissions reductions, which have contributed to a relative reduction to of the footprint of maritime transport, currently accounting for about 3% of the total world carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Such initiatives need to be expanded as the maritime transport demand steadily grows and its impacts increase. The maritime transport is also responsible for sulfur, nitrogen and Particulate Matter emissions, which can pose significant threats to public health and resulted in calls from local communities for action. Near port emissions from ships can be classified into three types; those that originate from near-port cruising, manoeuvring and berth emissions. Port authorities tend to develop policies and apply technological solutions to address these types. Slow steaming has been recognised as one of the most promising approaches to reduce cruising emissions. This paper examines the effects of such policies locally and globally, and seeks to answer how to best deploy a vessel speed reduction program for a port authority in order to achieve the highest possible local benefits without compromising on a global level. The economic consequences of adopting such policies are discussed, along with the effects of sulfur emission control areas. The local versus global trade-offs between different pollutants are discussed and the proposed methodology allows the calculation of such trade-offs.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AW030(1) AW030 Paper Review Subcommittee.

Monograph Accession #:

01503729

Report/Paper Numbers:

14-4648

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Zis, Thalis
North, Robin J
Angeloudis, Panagiotis
Ochieng, Washington Y
Bell, Michael G H

Pagination:

14p

Publication Date:

2014

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC
Date: 2014-1-12 to 2014-1-16
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References; Tables

Subject Areas:

Economics; Environment; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities; I10: Economics and Administration; I15: Environment; I73: Traffic Control

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2014 Paper #14-4648

Files:

PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 27 2014 3:37PM