Maritime Efficiency and Energy Transition
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 July 2025 | Viewed by 1602
Special Issue Editor
Interests: maritime efficiency; hydrodynamics; fluid mechanics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A reduction in energy consumption and improvements in maritime efficiency have constituted an active field of study and interest since the adoption of the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 2013. Specifically, the EEDI establishes that newly built ships must comply with a level of energy efficiency that is linked to the type of ship. In addition, a gradual increase in restrictions is established every 5 years. A 30% reduction in fuel consumption is set as an objective for the period of 2025. The organization does not establish any technological restrictions, allowing the adoption of innovative technologies to achieve the objectives. This reduction in consumption in maritime traffic is also included in the package of measures known as “Objective 55” of the European Union. This Special Issue will be dedicated to maritime efficiency and energy transition.
Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to:
Maritime Efficiency
- Hydrodynamic design
- Ship hull optimization
- Boundary layer control
- Microbubble drag reduction
- CFD optimization for naval application
- Innovation in hydrodynamic testing
- Synergies with other transport systems
Energy Transition
- Wind assited propulsion
- Offshore energy generation
- Offshore hydrodynamic design
- Hydrogen production, storage, and transport
- Alternative fuels
- Synergies with other transport systems
Dr. Adelaida Garcia-Magariño
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- maritime efficiency
- CFD
- ship hull optimization
- Marine energy transition
- alternative fuels
- marine transport systems
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