Dear Colleagues,

Sustainability in maritime transportation is pursued not only to address environmental concerns and regulations but also to eventually obtain competitive advantage and enhance competitiveness. Shipping companies make decisions on effective measures to address environmental regulations set by the International Maritime Organization and coastal countries, while maintaining cost efficiency and service quality. Seaports take various actions to reduce air pollution emitted from ships at berth and yard operations while securing cargoes and ships. Considering the logistics underlying these measures and actions adopted in maritime transport, energy consumption plays a pivotal role in sustainable maritime transportation: technical measures such as EEDI (Energy Efficiency Design Index) are concerned with energy-efficient ship design; operational measures such as EEOI (Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator) and SEEMP (Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan) are about ship speed and engine power to consume fuel efficiently; further alternative fuels which are low- and zero-emission are encouraged to be adopted; and cold ironing converts the fuel consumption of ships at berth to electricity. Therefore, the main agenda in this respect is to discuss how maritime transportation should pursue sustainability in order to gain competitiveness and achieve efficiency in relation to energy consumption.

The aim of this Special Issue is to address a range of theoretical and practical issues in sustainable maritime transportation from the perspective of energy consumption. Approaches to these issues can be at the level of operations, management and strategy, corporate governance, and governmental and inter-governmental policies. A variety of methods can be applied, including statistical analysis, mathematical analysis, case studies, survey and interview studies, operations research, and so on. Potential topics may include but are not limited to:

Research trends and structured literature reviews;

Technology and energy efficiency in maritime transportation;

Energy-efficient shipping and port operations;

Sustainable management of shipping and ports;

Adoption of alternative fuel and energy efficiency in maritime transportation;

Governance for sustainable maritime transportation;

National and international policies for sustainable maritime transportation;

National performance in sustainable maritime transportation;

Contributions toward the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals by maritime transportation.

Prof. Su-Han Woo
Dr. Xueqin Wang
Guest Editors

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• sustainable maritime transportation
• energy consumption
• green energy
• alternative fuel