Abstract Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) are deemed as the future of maritime
transport. Although showing attractiveness in terms of the solutions to emerging challenges …

With the growth of the shipping trade, inland water traffic is getting more prosperous than
ever. Meanwhile, the shipping risk in inland rivers increases gradually. In this paper, a path …

The continuous growth in maritime traffic and recent developments towards autonomous
navigation have directed increasing attention to navigational safety in which new tools are …

This paper presents a review of the state-of-the-art Automatic Identification System (AIS)
data-driven studies and applications in effort to control the carbon footprint from maritime …

The frequent occurrence of pirate accidents along the Maritime Silk Road has seriously
affected the safety of ships. To guarantee navigation safety in pirate activity area, we present …

The increasing shipping activities in the Arctic area pose challenges to a ship's safety and
fuel saving in ice-covered waters. The optimal ship route planning can reduce the fuel …

Taking a T300k VLCC oil tanker as the research object, the ship route estimation model with
minimum fuel consumption, CO 2 emissions and shortest ETA as the objective function is …

Maritime transportation is vital to the global economy. With the increased operating and
labor costs of maritime transportation, autonomous shipping has attracted much attention in …

Route monitoring is essential for the safety of the ship during navigation. It includes
navigating in a straight line and carrying out course alteration. Wheel over point (WOP) is a …

Fuel consumption is an important factor to be considered in the process of weather routing.
How to choose an appropriate route according to the requirements is particularly important …