Document Type
Article Restricted
Publication Date
12-2015
Journal Title
Research in Transportation Business & Management
Volume Number
17
First Page
41
Last Page
52
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2015.10.001
Abstract
Profitable energy saving measures are often not fully implemented in shipping, causing energy efficiency gaps. The paper identifies energy efficiency gaps in ship operations, and explores their causes. Lack of information on energy efficiency, lack of energy training at sea and onshore and lack of time to produce and provide reliable energy efficiency information cause energy efficiency gaps. The paper brings together the energy efficiency and ship management literatures, demonstrating how ship management models influence energy efficiency in ship operations. Achieving energy efficiency in ship operations is particularly challenging under third party ship management. Finally, the paper discusses management implications for shipping companies, which outsource ship management to third parties.