Tar ball (TB) deposition along the West Coast of India (WCI) is a common phenomenon during the southwest monsoon season, particularly along the coast of Goa and Gujarat, and it is a major concern to the stake holders. Our earlier studies showed that the source oil for the TBs deposited on the Goa coast in August 2010 is the tanker wash, and the source for subsequent TBs deposited on the Gujarat...

The ship-based greenhouse gas emissions along with the volumetric growth in maritime transportation have increased significantly over years. International Maritime Organization (IMO) has tightened emission limits by putting new regulations into effect to overcome environmental impacts and therefore, industry focused on energy-efficient ship design operation, recently. Regarding latest developme...

Countries located on the Black Sea coast perform most of their sea trade through Istanbul Strait (IS). Approximately 50,000 ships pass IS each year, with crude oil tankers making up majority. Thus, aim study is to determine acute toxic effect pollution that may occur as a result tanker accidents in IS. By utilising data related have occurred IS, locations concentrated accidents, or “hot spots,”...

Wind-Assisted Propulsion Systems (WAPS) can play a key role in achieving the IMO 2050 targets on reducing total annual GHG emissions from international shipping by at least 50%. The present project deals with development of six degree freedom (DoF) Performance Prediction Program (PPP) for wind-assisted cargo ships aimed contributing knowledge WAPS performance. It is fast and easy tool, able to ...

Transportation networks play a crucial role in human mobility, the exchange of goods and the spread of invasive species. With 90 per cent of world trade carried by sea, the global network of merchant ships provides one of the most important modes of transportation. Here, we use information about the itineraries of 16 363 cargo ships during the year 2007 to construct a network of links between p...

In recent years more and more focus has been placed on the environmental aspects of ships, because of the great attention to exhaust gas emissions from ships including CO2, a leading contributor to Green House Gasses (GHG) emissions, due to their negative effect on global warming. Maritime transport has clear environmental advantages: it expends relatively little energy and its infrastructure r...