Energy Efficiency in Shipping for Environmental Sustainability

This discusses the environmental impact of emissions from ships, covering mandatory regulations of MARPOL 73/78 and the Shipboard Energy Efficiency Management Plan, and new International Maritime Organization regulations. It examines how ship staff can increase energy efficiency by reducing fuel consumption and using innovative technologies.

Capt Ashok Menon is head of the Department of Nautical Studies at FOSMA, the maritime institute in Kolkata, India. Previously he worked for twenty years at various ranks and in command on ocean-going vessels.