Shipping Towards Decarbonization by Holistic Approach
Keywords:
Shipping, Container Ships, Decarbonization, Efficiencies, SustainabilityAbstract
Despite increasing sectoral demand, maritime transport should improve its ability to manage its fossil fuel-based environmental impacts. In particular, it is important that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) develops regulations in this context and works to support this change in sectoral structures. This study examines the performance of container ships, which are widely used in the sector, with a holistic approach depending on possible consumption patterns. Energy and exergy efficiencies based on the first and second laws of thermodynamics were found to be 39.99% and 22.62% respectively. On the other hand, the improvement rate (IP
value) was determined to be 54.26%. At the end of the study, recommendations were developed, in particular on possible action steps towards decarbonization.
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