TY - JOUR
T1 - Energy Efficiency in Ship Operations
T2 - Exploring Voyage Decisions and Decision-makers
AU - Poulsen, René Taudal
AU - Viktorelius, Martin
AU - Varvne, Hanna
AU - Rasmussen, Hanna Barbara
AU - Knorring, Hannes von
N1 - Published online 1 December 2021.
PY - 2022/1
Y1 - 2022/1
N2 - To mitigate climate change due to international shipping, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) requires shipowners and ship technical managers to improve the energy efficiency of ships’ operations. This paper studies how voyage planning and execution decisions affect energy efficiency and distinguishes between the commercial and nautical components of energy efficiency. Commercial decisions for voyage planning depend on dynamic market conditions and matter more for energy efficiency than nautical decisions do for voyage execution. The paper identifies the people involved in decision-making processes and advances the energy-efficiency literature by revealing the highly networked nature of agency for energy efficiency. The IMO’s current energy efficiency regulations fail to distinguish between the commercial and nautical aspects of energy efficiency, which limits the ability to mitigate climate change through regulatory measures. Policymakers should expand their regulatory focus beyond shipowners and technical managers to cargo owners to improve energy efficiency and reduce maritime transport emissions.
AB - To mitigate climate change due to international shipping, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) requires shipowners and ship technical managers to improve the energy efficiency of ships’ operations. This paper studies how voyage planning and execution decisions affect energy efficiency and distinguishes between the commercial and nautical components of energy efficiency. Commercial decisions for voyage planning depend on dynamic market conditions and matter more for energy efficiency than nautical decisions do for voyage execution. The paper identifies the people involved in decision-making processes and advances the energy-efficiency literature by revealing the highly networked nature of agency for energy efficiency. The IMO’s current energy efficiency regulations fail to distinguish between the commercial and nautical aspects of energy efficiency, which limits the ability to mitigate climate change through regulatory measures. Policymakers should expand their regulatory focus beyond shipowners and technical managers to cargo owners to improve energy efficiency and reduce maritime transport emissions.
KW - Climate change mitigation
KW - Energy efficiency
KW - Energy efficiency operational indicator
KW - Voyage planning and execution
KW - Speed optimization
KW - Climate change mitigation
KW - Energy efficiency
KW - Energy efficiency operational indicator
KW - Voyage planning and execution
KW - Speed optimization
U2 - 10.1016/j.trd.2021.103120
DO - 10.1016/j.trd.2021.103120
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1361-9209
VL - 102
JO - Transportation Research. Part D: Transport & Environment
JF - Transportation Research. Part D: Transport & Environment
M1 - 103120
ER -
