AQUATIC RESEARCH,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
8(1), P. 26 - 38
Published: Dec. 16, 2024
Ballast
water
operations
are
one
of
the
most
essential
activities
commercial
ships
whose
purpose
existence
is
to
carry
cargo
between
ports.
With
their
growing
ballast
capacities,
become
an
important
vector
that
carries
origin
species
sea
waters
they
took
into
tanks.
Foreign
were
transported
ports
with
in
these
operations,
which
have
been
going
on
since
mid-1800s.
Although
various
guidelines
published
by
International
Maritime
Organization
(IMO)
regarding
water,
adverse
effects
marine
environment
began
be
noticed
international
arena
late
1980s,
desired
positive
effect
could
not
achieved.
As
a
result
technological
developments
and
R&D
studies,
treatment
systems
(D-2
Standard),
completed
type
approval
process,
started
applied
ships.
The
deadline
for
applying
systems,
types
terms
method
capacity,
September
8,
2024.
In
this
study,
application
was
made
calling
Aliağa
Port
Nemrut
Bay
investigate
compliance
Water
Management
Convention
ship
operations’
port
state
control
measures.
This
study
showed
at
(73%)
treated
discharged.
Mechanical
filter
+
UV
also
preferred
(63%)
among
other
systems.
Also,
according
study's
data
set,
Adriatic
Sea
majority
(44%)
origins
Port.
Applied Sciences,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(17), P. 9742 - 9742
Published: Aug. 28, 2023
The
Internet
of
Things
(IoT)
is
significantly
transforming
the
maritime
industry,
enabling
generation
vast
amounts
data
that
can
drive
operational
efficiency,
safety,
and
sustainability.
This
review
explores
role
potential
analysis
in
IoT
applications.
Through
a
series
case
studies,
it
demonstrates
real-world
impact
analysis,
from
predictive
maintenance
to
efficient
port
operations,
improved
navigation
environmental
compliance.
also
discusses
benefits
limitations
highlights
emerging
trends
future
directions
field,
including
growing
application
AI
Machine
Learning
techniques.
Despite
promising
opportunities,
several
challenges,
quality,
complexity,
security,
cost,
interoperability,
need
be
addressed
fully
harness
IoT.
As
industry
continues
embrace
becomes
critical
focus
on
overcoming
these
challenges
capitalizing
opportunities
improve
operations.
Cleaner Engineering and Technology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14, P. 100639 - 100639
Published: May 5, 2023
This
article
aims
to
fill
a
gap
in
existing
studies
by
examining
methanol's
prospects
as
cleaner
marine
vessel
fuel
and
addressing
the
industry's
challenges
reducing
pollution
from
ship
oil.
The
analysis
focuses
on
methanol
decarbonization
option,
following
its
advantages
compared
others
through
data
triangulation
that
uses
both
bottom-up
top-down
approaches
examine
safety
concerns
environmental
impacts
of
methanol.
findings
support
use
promising
alternative
conventional
fuels,
considering
regulations
codes
related
low-flashpoint
fuels
specifying
key
measures.
Also,
container
vessels
(6%
global
fleet)
consume
23%
all
annual
bunker
volume
require
nearly
two-thirds
demand,
along
with
liquid
bulk
tankers
dry
carriers.
These
findings,
current
regulatory
landscape
infrastructure
requirements
for
distribution,
pose
greatest
widespread
adoption,
despite
successes
MAN
Wärtsilä
engine
manufacturers
offering
high-pressure
diesel
combustion
technology
engines
burning
study
provides
insights
can
help
ASEAN
adopt
while
complying
emission
standards
impacts.
Journal of Shipping and Trade,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
10(1)
Published: May 1, 2025
Abstract
Port
State
Control
(PSC)
inspections
play
a
crucial
yet
challenging
role
in
detecting
substandard
ships.
However,
the
process
becomes
more
complicated
when
several
states
large
geographical
regions
agree
to
collaborate
with
same
rules.
This
study
addresses
this
challenge
by
proposing
an
innovative
hybrid
methodology
that
combines
content
analysis
of
PSC
appeal
cases
Fuzzy
Analytical
Hierarchy
Process
(F-AHP)
assess
regulatory
inconsistencies
within
Asia–Pacific
region.
A
total
43
from
Tokyo
MoU
were
analysed
identify
key
areas
disputes.
The
findings
indicate
SOLAS
(53%)
and
MARPOL
(26%)
regulations
are
most
frequently
contested,
followed
document
validity
equipment
maintenance
issues.
Notably,
84%
successful
appeals,
officers
found
have
applied
overly
strict
interpretations
or
detained
ships
without
conducting
sufficient
additional
tests.
Post-2015,
appeals
favouring
shipowners
increased
68%,
primarily
due
deficiencies
related
International
Safety
Management
(ISM)
Code.
By
applying
F-AHP
expert
reviews,
prioritised
problematic
disputes,
assigning
combined
weight
0.728
procedural
non-compliance
officers'
omissions.
Key
examples
include
expired
ship
certificates
(0.159),
disagreements
on
interpretation
allegations
hidden
defects
crew
(0.145),
failure
perform
detailed
examinations
tests
(0.131).
To
address
these
challenges,
paper
recommends
adopting
digital
tools
for
recording
real-time
verification
certificates.
Furthermore,
clear
communication
procedures
seafarers
may
reduce
disputes
detentions.
These
offer
practical
insights
policymakers
port
authorities
unnecessary
delays
improve
compliance
through
inspection
consistency.
Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
16(10), P. 3848 - 3848
Published: May 19, 2023
With
the
demand
for
construction
of
lightweight
ships
and
polar
ships,
high-strength
steel
is
increasingly
applied
in
shipbuilding.
There
are
a
large
number
complex
curved
plates
to
be
processed
ship
construction.
The
main
method
forming
plate
line
heating.
A
saddle
an
important
type
double-curved
plate,
which
affects
resistance
performance
ship.
existing
research
on
high-strength-steel
lacking.
To
solve
problem
plates,
numerical
calculation
heating
EH36
was
studied.
By
combining
it
with
experiment
low-carbon-steel
feasibility
based
thermal
elastic-plastic
theory
verified.
Under
premise
that
processing
conditions
such
as
material
parameters,
heat
transfer
constraint
mode
were
correctly
designed,
effects
influencing
factors
deformation
could
studied
by
method.
model
established,
geometric
parameters
shrinkage
deflection
This
can
provide
ideas
data
support
automatic
plates.
It
also
inspiration
fields
aerospace
manufacturing,
automotive
industry,
architecture.
