Decision Support Tool for Maritime Decarbonisation

With the current focus on climate change, the shipping industry is forced to decarbonise its fleet. The need for decarbonisation is not only fuelled by the aspirations of the sector but also by laws and regulations from countries and organisations. As these laws are gradually tightening and there is not one clear technical or operational...

Smart grid-integrated vessel through a shore power system

Battery energy storage systems (BESS) that are integrated with the electricity grid have proven to be a suitable solution for reducing costs by providing flexible demand, but are often uneconomical when used solely for this purpose. Despite the research efforts showing the benefits of an energy-integrated harbor-area smart grid (HASG), the...

The Seafaring Applied Impact Ladder: A lifecycle approach to mitigating environmental impacts in sailing cruise lifecycle systems

Environmental impacts of a sailing cruise voyage have not yet been assessed from a lifecycle perspective. Thus far, only conventional fuel-based cruise holidays are related to various environmental impacts and are known as an energy intensive form of tourism. International regulations are increasingly stringent on direct pollution and energy-use...

Development of a sustainability impact method for Pacific inter-island maritime transport

Maritime transport represents one of the main means of product delivery and passenger transportation across the world but its impact on climate change has positioned it among the world's biggest CO2 pollutants. One of the most impacted regions in the world by maritime transport emissions is the South Pacific Region. Studies show that if climate...

Inner city cargo vessels: A decision support tool for the development of new zero emission inner city cargo vessels

Modular and future proof design of the energy storage and conversion system: A method development using Design Structure Matrix with the test case based on a Damen double ended ferry

Currently there is an energy transition from fossil fuels towards zero emission fuels within the marine sector. In addition to this, improvements are made in system design with regard to standardization of which allows for variation. The combination of these two improvements is found in the EU H2020 NAVAIS project which focuses on customer...

Performance analysis of parcel sorting system configurations

Within this research the impact of system configurations is examined for a parcel sorting system. Currently, the impact of the configurations on the performance is currently unknown while no performance analysis exists which includes the whole system configuration with the expected parcel characteristics. Therefore, this research firstly...

Tailor-made Project Management: A redefined approach towards unique projects for Koninklijke Niestern Sander

Conversion projects are considered as a growing market within the new build and in particular the repair market within the maritime industry, due to ever more demanding environmental regulations. A development that Royal Niestern Sander (KNS) embraces and wants to exploit further. Although conversion projects are already being executed,...