This phase one report of the Zero Emission of Domestic Passenger Ships in the Republic of Korea (ZED-PK) project focuses on analyzing the current state of the domestic shipping industry concerning energy efficiency and GHG emissions. Data on ferry fleet characteristics, routes and fuel consumption are used to map fuel and energy consumption patterns. The report includes an extensive literature review and a life-cycle assessment (LCA) of vessels of varying sizes was performed to understand emissions across their lifespans. Various scenarios are included regarding future fleet performance under different fuel options.
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This open access book fills a gap in the literature on shipping in a number of cross-cutting fields (including marine transportation law and policy, law of the sea, Indigenous rights, marine environmental management, and risk and safety studies). Moreover, the book includes a focus on the consideration of Indigenous rights in shipping, a topic of emerging importance.
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This report is a sequel to the 2020 report - A Culture of Adjustment - that took a multi-stakeholder approach exploring the experience and views of seafarers, port State control officers, ITF inspectors, representatives from shipowners, ship managers, casualty investigators, and more. The 2024 report focuses on input captured through a global survey of seafarers to substantiate the qualitative interview based approach of the earlier study.
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The proceedings underscore the findings from the conference and map out fifty years of ocean protection under the Stockholm Declaration on the Human Environment (Stockholm Declaration) and the London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and other matter (London Convention) and the 1996 Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and other matter, 1972 (London Protocol) while showing how they have shaped normative achievements in international environmental law.
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The study explores the potential of digital technologies and synchromodality to transform the freight logistics industry by streamlining information flow, increasing the flexibility of transportation routes, and creating a more effective and efficient freight logistics system. https://commons.wmu.se/lib_reports/79/
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On 26 June, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the World Maritime University (WMU) launched a flagship report entitled, Transport 2040 - Impact of Technology on Seafarers - The Future of Work, during the Shaping the Future of Shipping event in Manila, Philippines. The research results provide an in-depth exploration of a number of maritime issues related to future ship technologies, including automation, and seeks to qualify the probable impact on seafarers.
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Smart Ports and Robotic Systems: Navigating the Waves of Techno-Regulation and Governance provides an extensive overview of smart ports and remote technologies, highlights important areas of progress in the remote inspection technique domain, and offers first-hand insights into findings from state-of-the-art regulatory development projects. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-25296-9
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Autonomous Vessels in Maritime Affairs: Law & Governance Implications, examines legal implications and governance theories in relation to maritime autonomous surface ships and approaches the topic from a variety of disciplines drawing on case studies from across the world.
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A mapping exercise undertaken to assess whether national laws and regulations provide for coverage to seafarers residing in EU/EEA Member States, Switzerland (CH) or the UK.
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Examining fisheries, Brexit, the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) and its consequences for the Fishing Industry in the UK and the EU, this book explores key issues within the complex topic of fisheries after Brexit. Assessing the new fishing relationship between the UK and the EU, which will continue to develop over the next decade, it provides an important study of the state of fisheries post-Brexit.
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