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Title: | Impacts of a bunker levy on decarbonizing shipping: A tanker case study |
Authors: | Lagouvardou, Sotiria Psaraftis, Harilaos N. Zis, Thalis |
Major Field of Science: | Social Sciences |
Field Category: | Economics and Business |
Keywords: | GHG emissions;Freight rates;Market-based measures;Shipping decarbonization;IMOBunker levy |
Issue Date: | 1-May-2022 |
Source: | Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 2022, vol. 106 |
Volume: | 106 |
Journal: | Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment |
Abstract: | The pressure on shipping to reduce its carbon footprint is increasing. Various measures are being proposed at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), including Market-Based Measures (MBMs). This paper investigates the potential of a bunker levy in achieving short-term CO2 emissions reductions. The analysis focuses on the tanker market and uses data from the latest IMO GHG studies and a variety of other sources. The connection between fuel prices and freight rates on the one hand and vessel speeds on the other is investigated for the period 2010–2018. A model to find a tanker's optimal laden and ballast speeds is also developed and applied to a variety of scenarios. Results show that a bunker levy, depending on the scenario, can lead to short-term CO2 emissions reductions of up to 43%. Policy implications are also discussed, particularly vis-à-vis recent IMO and European Union (EU) action on MBMs. |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/28581 |
ISSN: | 13619209 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.trd.2022.103257 |
Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) |
Type: | Article |
Affiliation : | Technical University of Denmark Cyprus University of Technology |
Publication Type: | Peer Reviewed |
Appears in Collections: | Άρθρα/Articles |
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