Abstract In this study, we investigate the impact on shipping emissions from improving operational efficiency in a maritime chokepoint such as a canal. We consider several scheduling proposals that allow for different levels of speed reduction for incoming vessels and estimate the resulting emission reduction compared to a benchmark established from ship position data. For our case study of the Panama Canal, we estimate that the canal could have removed up to 1.8 million tonnes of CO2e per year for the period of 2019 to 2021. Our findings suggest that emission reduction can be easier to obtain at intermediate points as many of the contractual barriers to improving operational efficiency do not apply.
Greenhouse gas mitigation at maritime chokepoints: The case of the Panama Canal
2023-02-28
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Climate action , GHG mitigation , Maritime chokepoints , Chokepoints efficiency , UNGP , United Nations Global Platform , AB , Auxiliary Boiler , AE , Auxiliary Engine , AIS , Automatic Identification System , CH<inf>4</inf> , Methane , COG , Course Over Ground , CO<inf>2</inf> , Carbon Dioxide , CO<inf>2</inf>e , Carbon Dioxide equivalent , CWT , Canal Water Time , DBSCAN , Density-based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise , ETA , Estimated Time of Arrival , GHG , Greenhouse gas , GWP , Global Warming Potential , IMO , International Maritime Organization , ITT , In Transit Time , JIT , Just In Time , LNG , Liquefied Natural Gas , LPG , Petroleum Gas , MARPOL , International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships , ME , Maine Engine , MMSI , Maritime Mobile Service Identity , NOAA , National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , NOR , Notice of Readiness , NO<inf>x</inf> , Nitrogen Oxides , N<inf>2</inf>O , Nitrous Oxide , PCA , Panama Canal Authority , PM , Particulate Matter , RTA , Required Time of Arrival , SFC , Specific Fuel Oil Consumption , SOG , Speed Over Ground , SO<inf>x</inf> , Sulphur Oxides
Maritime economics in a Post-Expansion Panama Canal Era
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