Strategies for Potential Emissions Reductions for Commercial Maritime Vessels at Ports

This project will research emission-reduction strategies and measures for commercial maritime vessels at ports and quantify their environmental benefits regarding emissions and fuel consumption. Using the Port of Houston as a case study, Phase 2 of the project will produce a baseline emissions inventory. Based on that inventory, Phase 2 of project will examine two potential actions the Port could consider: (1) Optimize ship traffic operations in the port area. (2) Adopt shore power and sustainable fuel sources and encourage innovative use of tugboats. The project will specifically pursue stakeholder engagement and technology transfer.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $60000
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3552348331

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Maritime Transportation Research and Education Center (MarTREC)

  University of Arkansas
  4190 Bell Engineering Center
  Fayetteville, AR  United States  72701
• Performing Organizations:

  Texas A&M Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System
  3135 TAMU
  College Station, TX  United States  77843-3135
• Principal Investigators:

  Kruse, Jim

• Start Date: 20240315
• Expected Completion Date: 20250831
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fuel consumption; Merchant vessels; Optimization; Pollution control; Port operations; Port traffic; Ports; Stakeholders; Sustainable transportation; Technology transfer
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01910489
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Maritime Transportation Research and Education Center (MarTREC)
• Contract Numbers: 69A3552348331
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Feb 29 2024 2:33PM