Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2022
DOI
10.1016/j.martra.2022.100067
Publication Title
Maritime Transport Research
Volume
3
Pages
100067 (1-6)
Abstract
The maritime industry is witnessing an increasingly loud call to contribute to the global trend towards environmental sustainability and decarbonization. One possible policy measure is the use of speed limits to reduce harmful emissions from ocean shipping. While the idea of slowing down ships to obey speed limits might seem intuitive, one key distinguishing characteristic of container shipping is that it is designed to adhere to a fixed, typically weekly, sailing schedule. This paper contributes to the literature investigating the feasibility of speed limits by demonstrating that speed limits are not always feasible in container shipping because of the rigid scheduling requirement. Conditions under which speed limits would become infeasible are derived, illustrated, and discussed.
Rights
Published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.
Original Publication Citation
Ng, M. (2022). On the feasibility of speed limits in ocean container shipping. Maritime Transport Research, 3, 1-6, Article 100067. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.martra.2022.100067
Repository Citation
Ng, ManWo, "On the Feasibility of Speed Limits in Ocean Container Shipping" (2022). Information Technology & Decision Sciences Faculty Publications. 81.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/itds_facpubs/81
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