Decarbonization and sustainable shipping in a post COVID-19 world

Peter J. Stavroulakis; Markella Koutsouradi; Maria-Christina Kyriakopoulou-Roussou; Evangelia-Anna Manologlou; Vangelis Tsioumas; Stratos Papadimitriou

Scientific African (Sep 2023)

Decarbonization and sustainable shipping in a post COVID-19 world

Peter J. Stavroulakis,
Markella Koutsouradi,
Maria-Christina Kyriakopoulou-Roussou,
Evangelia-Anna Manologlou,
Vangelis Tsioumas,
Stratos Papadimitriou

Affiliations

Peter J. Stavroulakis: Department of Maritime Transport and Logistics, School of Business and Economics, The American College of Greece, Ag. Paraskevi, Greece; Department of Maritime Studies, School of Maritime & Industrial Studies, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece; Corresponding author at: Department of Maritime Transport and Logistics, School of Business and Economics, The American College of Greece, 6 Gravias Street, 15342 Ag. Paraskevi, Greece.; Corresponding author at: Department of Maritime Studies, University of Piraeus, Karaoli & Dimitriou St. 80, Piraeus 185 34, Greece.
Markella Koutsouradi: Department of Maritime Studies, School of Maritime & Industrial Studies, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece
Maria-Christina Kyriakopoulou-Roussou: Department of Maritime Transport and Logistics, School of Business and Economics, The American College of Greece, Ag. Paraskevi, Greece
Evangelia-Anna Manologlou: Department of Maritime Transport and Logistics, School of Business and Economics, The American College of Greece, Ag. Paraskevi, Greece
Vangelis Tsioumas: Department of Maritime Transport and Logistics, School of Business and Economics, The American College of Greece, Ag. Paraskevi, Greece
Stratos Papadimitriou: Department of Maritime Studies, School of Maritime & Industrial Studies, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 21
p. e01758

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Shipping is a pivotal industry not only for transportation, but for the global economy. In today's globalized world, most goods are being transported by ships. However, the high utilization of maritime transport entails a negative environmental footprint. This challenge has brought greening and decarbonization at the forefront of research in the maritime literature. Despite the efforts of policy makers and relevant stakeholders, the most effective pathway to sustainability remains unclear. The pandemic has created additional complexities, making the achievement of sustainability goals even more challenging. Through a structured literature review, the aim of this study is to present the main avenues of sustainable shipping within a typology of clean fuel and clean propulsion systems. The analysis provides an assessment of the drawbacks and benefits of new solutions that may be implemented toward a greener post COVID-19 maritime industry.

Published in Scientific African

ISSN: 2468-2276 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/scientific-african

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