There has been mounting concerns over energy consumption and environmental impacts
due to an increase in worldwide shipping activities. The International Maritime Organization …

Increasing environmental concerns are driving the shipping industry to take strict measures
to deal with greenhouse gas emissions. International Maritime Organization drives the …

Selecting and optimizing propulsion architecture is one of the most practical goals and the
most difficult decisions in designing modern commercial ships. That process faces several …

The recent trend to design more efficient and versatile ships has increased the variety in
hybrid propulsion and power supply architectures. In order to improve performance with …

Due to the increasing impact of ship emissions on the environment and the preventive
measures of current regulations introduced by the International Maritime Organization to …

The global shipping industry faces huge pressure to reduce its greenhouse (GHG)
emissions due to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has introduced strict …

Electric propulsion has emerged as one of the most efficient propulsion arrangements for
several vessel types over the last decades. Even though examples can be found in the …

The evolution of the use of electricity in marine vessels is presented and discussed in this
paper in an historical perspective. The historical account starts with its first commercial use …

The paper aims to investigate the holistic environmental benefits of using a battery system
on a roll on/roll off (ro-ro) passenger ship which was originally fitted with a diesel engine …

Environmental pollution caused by ships' green house gas emissions and worldwide
concern about air quality and oil supplies have led to stricter emissions regulations and fuel …