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Environmental Risk Assessment of Marine Activities in Ice-Covered Waters towards Sustainability

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Transportation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2021) | Viewed by 4285

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aalto University, 02150 Espoo, Finland
Interests: goal-/risk-based ship design; arctic shipping; ship safety; maritime sustainability
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Department of Mechanical Engineering (Maritime technology), Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
Interests: wave loads; ship dynamics; ship safety in design and operations; emerging technologies; risk management; sustainability
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1. School of Engineering, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
2. School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Interests: full-scale measurements of ice-induced loads and analysis of the ice load statistics; simulation of ship performance in ice; development of advanced structural solutions for ships; development of system-level safety of marine traffic
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The topic of this Special Issue is Environmental risk assessment of maritime activity in ice-covered waters towards Sustainability.

Increased maritime operations in ice-covered waters are linked with environmental risks arising from cold-regions specific hazards (e.g., harsh environment, sea ice, cold temperature, and remoteness). Accordingly, the maritime regulatory framework is governed by the environmental protection requirements for ships that operate in ice-covered waters, with the aim to limit their environmental impact and reduce the risk of accidents. To balance the existing risks against emerging societal needs (e.g., reduced emissions, safety, and quality of life) and economic expectations (e.g., cost-efficiency and new business opportunities), it is essential to improve our understanding on sustainability.

In this Special Issue, we invite contributions on the following topics:

  • Risk management of maritime hazards and environmental risks in ice-covered waters
  • De-risking of emerging technologies for sustainable maritime operations in ice-covered waters (e.g., emissions abatement technologies and safety-monitoring systems)
  • Clean-up/oil spill response methods for ice-covered waters
  • Monitoring and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in ice-infested areas
  • Consequence assessment of environmental pollution from maritime activities in ice-covered waters, including long-term as well as societal and economic impacts
  • Goal-based regulations for sustainable operations in ice-covered waters
  • Surveillance technologies to monitor discharges in ice-covered waters
  • Tools and methods for life cycle design of ships operating in ice-covered waters
  • Environmental, economic, and societal impacts of maritime activity in ice-covered waters and their trade-offs.

Dr. Martin Bergström
Prof. Dr. Spyros Hirdaris
Prof. Dr. Pentti Kujala
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Arctic waters
  • Ice class ships
  • Maritime transportation
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Emerging marine technologies
  • Risk management
  • Marine pollution prevention and monitoring
  • Ship safety in design and operations management
  • Corporate social responsibility

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A Holistic Multi-Objective Design Optimization Approach for Arctic Offshore Supply Vessels
by Aleksander A. Kondratenko, Martin Bergström, Aleksander Reutskii and Pentti Kujala
Sustainability 2021, 13(10), 5550; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su13105550 - 16 May 2021
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Abstract
This article presents a new holistic multi-objective design approach for the optimization of Arctic Offshore Supply Vessels (OSVs) for cost- and eco-efficiency. The approach is intended to be used in the conceptual design phase of an Arctic OSV. It includes (a) a parametric [...] Read more.
This article presents a new holistic multi-objective design approach for the optimization of Arctic Offshore Supply Vessels (OSVs) for cost- and eco-efficiency. The approach is intended to be used in the conceptual design phase of an Arctic OSV. It includes (a) a parametric design model of an Arctic OSV, (b) performance assessment models for independently operating and icebreaker-assisted Arctic OSVs, and (c) a novel adaptation of the Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) algorithm for multi-objective optimization of Arctic OSVs. To demonstrate the feasibility and viability of the proposed optimization approach, a series of case studies covering a wide range of operating scenarios are carried out. The results of the case studies indicate that the consideration of icebreaker assistance significantly extends the feasible design space of Arctic OSVs, enabling solutions with improved energy- and cost-efficiency. The results further indicate that the optimal amount of icebreaking assistance and optimal vessel speed differs for different vessels, highlighting the motivation for holistic design optimization. The applied adaptation of the ABC algorithm proved to be well suited and efficient for the multi-objective optimization problem considered. Full article
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