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Alternative Sources of Energy in Shipping

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 May 2010

J.L. Fernández Soto*
Affiliation:
(Germanischer Lloyd España S.L.;
J.A. Fraguela Formoso
Affiliation:
Universidad de A Coruña;
G. Gregorio Iglesias
Affiliation:
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela.)
L. Carral Couce
Affiliation:
Universidad de A Coruña;

Abstract

In recent years, there have been strategy changes in international and European policies and procedures about the environment and sustainable development. The focus has been on the agents and activities that exhaust natural resources and harm the environment. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and shipping companies' international organisations are trying to reduce the polluting emissions and greenhouse gases generated by vessels. This article looks at various alternative energy sources that can be used to power vessels and their auxiliary equipment, as well as at their economic and environmental repercussions on the transport of goods by sea.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2010

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