Fast measures for fast vessels
Heikkilä, Mikko (2020)
Heikkilä, Mikko
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020100320929
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020100320929
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Finland is an island. This often-heard saying is based on the fact that 92% of the country’s export and 79% of import is transported on ships. Of packaged goods, 60% of exports and 50% of imports are transported on passenger ferry vessels, which have exceptionally long lifespans, often surpassing 30 years. Finland is committed to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) and the European Union’s emission reduction targets, and the Finnish government has set a target goal for the country to be carbon neutral by 2035. Current technological solutions are not enough to achieve this within the timeframe. In accordance to this, the emissions of the existing vessels must be radically reduced.
This Master thesis investigates different short and medium term timeline measures to cut down Greenhouse gas emissions from passenger ferry vessels in operation. There is no single solution that would solve the problem. Measures need to be implemented fitting the special needs for each shipping route, and reduction of several tens of percent in annual CO2 emissions are achievable.
This Master thesis investigates different short and medium term timeline measures to cut down Greenhouse gas emissions from passenger ferry vessels in operation. There is no single solution that would solve the problem. Measures need to be implemented fitting the special needs for each shipping route, and reduction of several tens of percent in annual CO2 emissions are achievable.