Energy efficiency in ship operations - Exploring voyage decisions and decision-makers

• DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2021.103120
• Publication Date: 2021-12-01T20:42:43Z
• Authors: René Taudal Poulsen; Martin Viktorelius; Hanna Varvne; Hanna Barbara Ras...; Hannes von Knorring
• Keywords: Energy efficiency operational indicator; Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified; 330; Peace and Conflict Studies; Freds- och konfliktforskning; 02 engineering and technology; 7. Clean energy; Climate change mitigation; Energy efficiency; 13. Climate action; 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering; 14. Life underwater; Voyage planning and execution; Övrig annan samhällsvetenskap; Speed optimization; Business Administration; Företagsekonomi

To mitigate climate change due to international shipping, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) requires shipowners and ship technical managers improve energy efficiency of ships' operations. This paper studies how voyage planning execution decisions affect distinguishes between commercial nautical components efficiency. Commercial for depend on dynamic market conditions matter more than do execution. The identifies people involved in decision-making processes advances energy-efficiency literature by revealing highly networked nature agency IMO's current regulations fail distinguish aspects efficiency, which limits ability through regulatory measures. Policymakers should expand their focus beyond cargo owners reduce maritime transport emissions.