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Henderiks, Jurn (author)The European Union has recently revealed a plan called ”Fit for 55.” The plan aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 55% before 2030. It includes FuelEU Maritime, which will introduce new emission regulations for ships over 5000 gross tonnages. The regulations will require shipowners to reduce their carbon footprint. The European Union has...master thesis 2024
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Vaandrager, Celine (author)This thesis addresses the increasing vulnerabilities in modern supply chains, particularly within the maritime industry. Emphasizing the crucial role of procurement in risk mitigation, the study challenges conventional lean management, advocating for agile supply chain strategies. It introduces the Integrated Supplier Matrix (ISM) to enhance...master thesis 2024
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de Vree, A.M.W. (author)Maritime sectors have been notorious for their slow paced innovation efforts and although it is an efficient sector, it has big impact on the environment just because of the size of the industry (M. Rahim, et al. 2016). There is a lot of activity on the seas, changes in this sector could make a big difference when making our world become more...master thesis 2023
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Dekker, Marc (author)This master’s thesis explores an alternative approach to enhance the emission performance and energy efficiency of offshore installation vessels without expensive retrofits. The concept involves employing swappable energy containers, currently used for inland cargo and tug vessels, for offshore installation vessels. These containers are filled...master thesis 2023
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Rossewij, Bas (author)Shipping companies aim to reach the climate goals by following the rules from the International Maritime Oranization (IMO), which includes reducing Scope 3 emissions. Maintenance is a great contributor to the Scope 3 emissions of a shipping company, especially the transportation of spare parts. The current state-of-the-art supply chain...master thesis 2023
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Düzgün, Osman (author)Alternative fuels can help the maritime shipping industry to lower its emissions. However, there are commercial risks that surround the adoption of these cleaner fuels. A book & claim based carbon insetting initiative could reduce these commercial risks and accelerate the decarbonization of the maritime shipping industry. Carbon insetting is...master thesis 2023
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Bleuel, Philipp (author)The master thesis "Risveglio Marittimo - Awakening Maritime Identity in Messina" answers the question of how the concept of maritime identity facilitates the understanding of existing assets and offers opportunities for the design of Messina as a port city. Through the collection of micro-narratives and their organization into categories,...master thesis 2023
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van Gijn, Max (author)This study integrates strategic decisions and operational control systems in autonomous shipping. By providing ships with situational information and adding a virtual operator, we show that vessels can make informed choices regarding their route and engine settings. To demonstrate this integration, we developed new components that were tested in...master thesis 2023
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Sopar, Luca (author)With the increasing concerns of the emission of greenhouse gases and other pollutants and the push towards sustainable and greener means of transportation, there is a need for new drive systems running on alternative fuels. One fuel that holds significant potential as a marine fuel for the future is methanol. When produced utilising carbon...master thesis 2023
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Kruimer, Koen (author)This research analyses the potential of Electrical Signature Analysis (ESA) as a means for condition monitoring of mechanical defects of induction motor driven thruster assemblies in the maritime industry. This is done by measuring the three phase current and voltage of three thrusters, with different health conditions, of a marine vessel...master thesis 2023
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van der Linden, Nordin (author)Organisations worldwide are decreasing their Greenhouse Gas emissions. The maritime industry is also contributing to this and trying to reduce its emissions but has done this inadequately. Reasons for this are that the required decrease in emissions varies widely between different vessels, many workboats are currently avoiding emissions...master thesis 2022
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Moorlag, Lucas (author)The maritime industry is preparing for a future where human presence is no longer required on board of ships. This will revolutionize the global execution of maritime operations and consequentially introduce unprecedented challenges to the corresponding logistics. This paper presents a non-standard facility location problem (FLP) that arises in...master thesis 2022
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van Bemmel, Jeroen (author)Propellers are used to propel the vast majority of ships. They are most commonly made out of Nickel-Aluminum-Bronze alloys. This is due to their superior characteristics over other metals in terms of strength and corrosion resistance. Metal propellers are assumed to be rigid and undeformable. Current research opts to construct propellers out of...master thesis 2022
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Shisodia, Akhilesh (author), Yan, Anyi (author), Ottema, Froukje (author), van Os, Pieter (author)The Netherlands is inextricably linked to a network of water, polders, and dykes. Recent climatic and anthropogenic transitions pose several threats to destabilize this balance including the rise in sea level, extreme weather, and floods which could drastically change the landscape of South Holland as we know it by 2100. With this potentially...student report 2022
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Kalligeri Skentzou, Anna (author), Verkleij, Charlotte (author), Speulman, Manon (author), Zhang, Yueqi (author)Mankind is exhausting natural resources. Therefore, the need to transform the linear material flows towards circular chains is increasing. Steel is a material that is produced and used globally and has high potentials for recycling. However, in the maritime sector, steel is currently barely recycled, let alone reused in a more direct way....student report 2022
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Berkien, Jens (author), KIM, MINSEONG (author), Leito, O'Neilmaye (author), Mejia, Francisca (author)The Netherlands has set the ambitious goal to have a fully circular economy by 2050. The Port of Rotterdam (PoR), the largest and busiest port in Europe, has strong potential to become a future circular hub. The PoR has been a major player in the seaport industry for centuries with, among others, a strong logistics sector and a robust...student report 2022
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Huang, Chloe (author), Koch, Matthijs (author), YU, Zhuo (author), van Hal, Sophie (author)Different government bodies, from the European Union down to the Port of Rotterdam Authority have implemented the policy goal to become circular by 2050 to minimize demand and dependence on finite resources. However, a circular economy - an economic model in which materials circulate in closed loops and waste is viewed as a resource - is vastly...student report 2022
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Emous, Koen (author)The maritime sector will have to deal with various challenges in the time to come, like sustainability and competitiveness. To deal with these challenges, there are several opportunities to improve through the use of data and technology. The first part of this report examines the developments taking place in both the global maritime sector and...master thesis 2021
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Koekkoek, Aron (author)Ammonia (NH3) may reduce CO2 emissions from the marine industry as it is carbon-free and more energy-dense than hydrogen or batteries. Pure ammonia exhibits poor combustion characteristics, so several researchers have already operated small-scale internal combustion engines (ICEs) with ammonia-hydrogen blends. However, nitrogen oxides NOx and...master thesis 2021