Sustainable Maritime Transportation in Fluctuating Market: Technologies, Innovations, and Challenges
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Coastal Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 November 2024 | Viewed by 257
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Interests: port and shipping governance; sustainable transportation
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Interests: maritime; transportation; Short Sea Shipping
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Dear Colleagues,
With the rapid growth of global trade, maritime transportation has emerged as a crucial link connecting the world’s countries. However, in the current shipping environment, the global shipping market is facing many challenges and opportunities. In particular, at the end of 2023, under the impact of the Red Sea crisis, international shipping prices skyrocketed significantly, having a profound impact on the global supply chain and trade activities. The Red Sea crisis has not only disrupted freight traffic, it also dramatically increased freight rates on routes from Asia to Europe, the Mediterranean, and the east coast of North America. That has put further pressure on a shipping market already suffering from slowing global growth and uncertain trade prospects. In this context, it is particularly important to find more efficient, economic, and green modes of transport. This also provides us with an opportunity for technological innovation in the shipping market.
This research topic will collect comprehensive review articles and original research articles of any related scientific work and basic research, including that on the theme of “Sustainable Maritime Transportation in Volatile Markets: Technologies, Innovations, and Challenges”. We will focus on technological innovations, market mechanisms, opportunities, challenges, and other aspects, and deeply analyze the current problems in the field of shipping in the face of a fluctuating market, as well as proposing practical solutions to promote the green transformation of the industry.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Eco-efficient ship technologies: exploring the design, manufacturing, and application of new eco-efficient ships, including clean energy vessels and low-carbon emission ships, to promote green development in the shipping industry.
- Intelligent shipping and logistics: investigating the application of big data, artificial intelligence, and other technologies in shipping and logistics, aiming to improve transportation efficiency, reduce operating costs, and minimize environmental pollution.
- Green ort construction: discussing the construction and management of green ports, including energy conservation, emission reduction, waste disposal, and ecological protection, to promote the sustainable development of ports.
- Challenges and future trends: analyzing the challenges posed by environmental regulations, rising fuel costs, and crew shortages on the maritime transportation industry, to exploring its future development trends and prospects.
Prof. Dr. Guangnian Xiao
Dr. Lang Xu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable maritime transportation
- fluctuating market
- eco-efficient ship technology
- intelligent shipping
- green port
- challenges and future trends
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