Energy Efficiency of Ships > 12.3 Modelling of Propulsion Systems > Publications

Articles in Journals
 • Papanikolaou, A., Zaraphonitis, G., Bitner-Gregersen, E., Shigunov, V., El Moctar, O., Guedes Soares, C. // Reddy, D.N. and Sprenger, F. (2016), Energy efficient safe ship operation (SHOPERA), Transportation Research Procedia, Vol. 14, pp. 820-829

 • Prpić-Oršić, J., Vettor, R., Faltinsen, O. M. and Guedes Soares, C. (2016), The influence of route choice and operating conditions on fuel consumption and CO2 emission of ships, Journal of Marine Science and Technology, Vol. 21(3), pp. 434-457, ISSN: 0948-4280

 • Vettor, R. and Guedes Soares, C. (2016), Assessment of the storm avoidance effect on the wave climate along the main North Atlantic routes, Journal of Navigation, Vol. 69(1), pp. 127-144

 • Vettor, R. and Guedes Soares, C. (2016), Development of a ship weather routing system, Ocean Engineering, Vol. 123, pp. 1-14

 • Vettor, R. and Guedes Soares, C. (2016), Rough Weather Avoidance Effect on the Wave Climate Experienced by Oceangoing Vessels , Applied Ocean Research, Vol. 59, pp. 606-615

 • Vettor, R., Prpić-Oršić, J. and Guedes Soares, C. (2018), Impact of wind loads on long-term fuel consumption and emissions in trans-oceanic shipping, Brodogradnja, Vol. 69(4), pp. 15-28

 • Islam, H. and Guedes Soares, C. (2019), Effect of trim on container ship resistance at different ship speeds and drafts, Ocean Engineering, Vol. 183, pp. 106-115

 • Vettor, R., Szlapczynska, J., Szlapczynski, R., Tycholiz, W. and Guedes Soares, C. (2020), Towards improving optimised ship weather routing, Polish Maritime Research, Vol. 27, pp. 60-69

 • Vitali, N., Prpić-Oršić, J. and Guedes Soares, C. (2020), Coupling voyage and weather data to estimate speed loss of container ships in realistic conditions, Ocean Engineering, Vol. 210, pp. 106758, ISSN: 0029-8018

 • Krata, P., Kniat, A., Vettor, R., Krata, H. and Guedes Soares, C. (2021), The development of a combined method to quickly assess ship speed and fuel consumption at different powertrain load and sea conditions, International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation, Vol. 15(2), pp. 437-444

 • Vettor, R., Bergamini, G. and Guedes Soares, C. (2021), A comprehensive approach to account for weather uncertainties in ship route optimization, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Vol. 9, pp. 1434

 • Islam, H., Guedes Soares, C., Liu, J. and Wang, X. (2021), “Propulsion power prediction for an inland container vessel in open and restricted channel from model and full-scale simulations”, Ocean Engineering, Vol. 229, 108621 (15 pages).

 • Mocerino, L., Guedes Soares, C., Rizzuto, E., Balsamo, F. and Quaranta, F. (2021), “Validation of a Model of Emissions for a Marine Diesel Engine with data from sea operation”, Journal of Marine Science and Application, Vol. 20, pp. 534-545.

 • Islam, H., Guedes Soares, C., Liu, J. and Wang, X. (2021), Propulsion power prediction for an inland container vessel in open and restricted channel from model and full-scale simulations, Ocean Engineering, Vol. 229, pp. 108621

 • Szlapczynska, J., Vettor, R., Szlapczynski, R., Lacki, M., Zyczkowski, M., Hinostroza, M. A., Santos, F. P., Tycholiz, W. and Guedes Soares, C. (2022), Weather Routing System Architecture using Onboard Data Collection and Route Optimization, Polish Maritime Research, Vol. 29(2), pp. 87-95

 • Tadros, M., Vettor, R., Ventura, M. and Guedes Soares, C. (2022), Assessment of ship fuel consumption for different hull roughness in realistic weather conditions, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Vol. 10(12), pp. 1891

 • Kolakoti, A., Tadros, M., Ambati, V.K. and Gudlavalleti, V.N.S. (2023), Optimization of biodiesel production, engine exhaust emissions, and vibration diagnosis using a combined approach of Definitive Screening Design (DSD) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Vol. 30, pp. 87260-87273.

 • Tadros, M., Ventura, M. and Guedes Soares, C. (2023), Fuel consumption analysis of single and twin-screw propulsion systems of bulk carrier , Journal of Marine Science and Application, Vol. 22 (4), pp. 741-750

 • Tadros, M., Ventura, M. and Guedes Soares, C. (2023), Optimization procedures for a twin controllable pitch propeller of a ROPAX ship at minimum fuel consumption , Journal of Marine Engineering and Technology, Vol. 22(4), pp. 167-175

 • Tadros, M., Ventura, M. and Guedes Soares, C. (2023), Review of current regulations, available technologies, and future trends in the green shipping industry, Ocean Engineering, Vol. 280, pp. 114670

 • Tadros, M., Ventura, M. and Guedes Soares, C. (2023), Review of the IMO initiatives for ship energy efficiency and their implications, Journal of Marine Science and Application, Vol. 22(4), pp. 662-680

 • Tadros, M., Ventura, M. and Guedes Soares, C. (2023), Effect of hull and propeller roughness during the assessment of ship fuel consumption, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Vol. 11, pp. 784

 • Sanz, D. S., Garcia, S., Trueba, A., Islam, H. and Guedes Soares, C. (2023), Prediction of biological development effectson drag forces of ceramic hull coating using Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes-based solver, Biofouling, Vol. 39(3), pp. 289-302

 • Karatug, C., Tadros, M., Ventura, M. and Guedes Soares, C. (2023), Strategy for ship energy efficiency based on optimization model and data-driven approach, Ocean Engineering, Vol., 279, 114397

 • Kolakoti, A., Tadros, M., Ambati, V. K. and Gudlavalleti, V. N. S. (2023), Optimization of biodiesel production, engine exhaust emissions, and vibration diagnosis using a combined approach of Definitive Screening Design (DSD) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Vol. 30, pp. 87260-87273

 • Guedes Soares, C. (2023), Special Issue: Decarbonization of Ship Operations, Journal of Marine Science and Application, Vol. 22(4), pp. 659-661

 • Karatug, C., Tadros, M., Ventura, M. and Guedes Soares, C. (2024), Decision support system for ship energy efficiency management based on an optimization model, Energy, Vol. 292, pp. 130318

 • Garbatov, Y. and Georgiev, P. (2024), Carbon intensity assessment of a bulk carrier operating in different sea state conditions, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Vol. 12(1), 119

 • Georgiev, P. and Garbatov, Y. (2024), Carbon emissions statistical analysis for container shipping in the Black Sea, Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment (Part M), Vol. 238, pp. 395-405.



Articles in Books
 • Prpić-Oršić, J., Vettor, R., Guedes Soares, C. and Faltinsen, O. M. (2015), Influence of ship routes on fuel consumption and CO2 emission , Maritime Technology and Engineering, Guedes Soares, C. & Santos T.A. (Eds.), Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK, pp. 857-864

 • Rodrigues, S. R. A., Guedes Soares, C. and Santos, J. A. (2015), Propagation of waves generated by a pressure disturbance moving in a channel, Maritime Technology and Engineering, Guedes Soares, C. & Santos T.A. (Eds.), Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK, pp. 965-972

 • Moreira, R. M., Chacaltana, J. T. A., Santos, J. A., Rodrigues, S. R. A., Neves, C. F. and Nascimento, M. F. (2015), On pressure disturbance waves in channels: Solitons, jets and ripples , Maritime Technology and Engineering, Guedes Soares, C. & Santos T.A. (Eds.), Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK, pp. 955-964

 • Tarbiat, S., Lavrov, A. and Guedes Soares, C. (2015), Numerical simulation of the free surface turbulent flow of a Wigley hull with trim and drift angle, Maritime Technology and Engineering, Guedes Soares, C. & Santos T.A. (Eds.), Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK, pp. 1009-1015

 • Ventura, M. and Guedes Soares, C. (2015), Integration of a voyage model concept into a ship design optimization procedure, Towards Green Marine Technology and Transport, Guedes Soares, C. Dejhalla R. and Pavletić D. (Eds.), Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK, pp. 539-550

 • Towards Green Marine Technology and Transport, Vettor, R., Prpić-Oršić, J. and Guedes Soares, C. (2015), The effect of wind loads on the attainable ship speed on seaways , Guedes Soares, C. Dejhalla R. and Pavletić D., (Eds.). Taylor & Francis Group , London, UK, pp. 867-874

 • Vitali, N., Prpić-Oršić, J. and Guedes Soares, C. (2016), Uncertainties related to the estimation of added resistance of a ship in waves, Maritime Technology and Engineering 3, Guedes Soares, C. & Santos T. A. (Eds.), Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK, pp. pp. 391-399

 • Wang, M. Y., Guedes Soares, C. and Yang, S. L. (2016), Hull resistance modelling of flat autonomous underwater vehicle based on response surface method , Maritime Technology and Engineering 3,

 • Tarbiat, S. and Guedes Soares, C. (2016), Ship resistance and flow field around the KVLCC2 hull, Maritime Technology and Engineering 3, Guedes Soares, C. & Santos T. A. (Eds.), Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK, pp. 385-390

 • Vettor, R. and Guedes Soares, C. (2016), Analysis of the sensitivity of a multi-objective genetic algorithm for route optimization to different settings, Maritime Technology and Engineering 3, Guedes Soares, C. & Santos T. A. (Eds.), Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK, pp. 175-181

 • Labanti, J., Islam, H. and Guedes Soares, C. (2016), CFD assessment of Ropax hull resistance with various initial drafts and trim angles , Maritime Technology and Engineering 3, Guedes Soares, C. & Santos, T.A. (Eds.), Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK, PP. 325-332

 • Islam, H. and Guedes Soares, C. (2018), Prediction of ship resistance in head waves using OpenFOAM, Maritime Transportation and Harvesting of Sea Resources, Guedes Soares, C. & Teixeira A. P. (Eds.), Taylor & Francis, London, UK, pp. 527-533

 • Denev, Y., Georgiev, P. and Garbatov, Y. (2018), Analysis of multipurpose ship performance accounting for SME shipyard building limitations, Progress in Maritime Technology and Engineering, Guedes Soares, C. & Santos T. A. (Eds.), Taylor and Francis, London, UK, pp. 165-174

 • Rodrigues, S. R. A., Santos, J. A. and Guedes Soares, C. (2018), Numerical and experimental study of ship-generated waves, Progress in Maritime Technology and Engineering, Guedes Soares, C. & Santos T. A. (Eds.), Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK, pp. 569-578

 • Krata, P., Kniat, A., Vettor, R., Krata, H. and Guedes Soares, C. (2020), Bayesian approach to ship speed prediction based on operational data , evelopments in the Collision and Grounding of Ships and Offshore Structures, C. Guedes Soares (Ed.), Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK, pp. 384-390

 • Tadros, M., Ventura, M. and Guedes Soares, C. (2021), “A review of the use of Biodiesel as a green fuel for diesel engines”, Developments in Maritime Technology and Engineering, Guedes Soares, C. & Santos T.A., (Eds.), Taylor and Francis, London, UK, Vol 2, pp. 481-490.

 • Tadros, M., Ventura, M. and Guedes Soares, C. (2021), “Sensitivity analysis of the steam Rankine cycle in marine applications”, Developments in Maritime Technology and Engineering, Guedes Soares, C. & Santos T.A., (Eds.), Taylor and Francis, London, UK, Vol 2, pp. 491-500.

 • Hinostroza, M. A., Santos, F. P., Vettor, R., Rodrigues, M.; Vieira, M. and Guedes Soares, C. (2022), Preliminary results of a real-time onboard monitoring system and data recording for a container ship, Trends in Maritime Technology and Engineering, Guedes Soares, C. & Santos T. A. (Eds.), Taylor and Francis, London, UK, pp. 583-592

 • Tadros, M., Ventura, M. and Guedes Soares, C. (2022), Assessment of marine Genset performance with biodiesel fuel using the double-Wiebe function, Trends in Maritime Technology and Engineering, Guedes Soares, C. & Santos T. A. (Eds.), Taylor and Francis, London, UK, pp. 545-552

 • Tadros, M., Vettor, R., Ventura, M. and Guedes Soares, C. (2022), Effect of different speed reduction strategies on ship fuel consumption in realistic weather conditions , Trends in Maritime Technology and Engineering, Guedes Soares, C. & Santos T. A. (Eds.), Taylor and Francis, London, UK, pp. 553-562

 • Petranovic, T., Parunov, J. and Guedes Soares, C. (2023), Concept of the probability-based ship operability analysis , Advances in the Analysis and Design of Marine Structures, Ringsberg, J. W. & Guedes Soares C. (Eds.), Taylor & Francis, London, UK, pp. 885-890

 • Georgiev, P., Naydenov, L. and Garbatov, Y. (2023), Carbon emissions from container shipping in the Black Sea, Sustainable Development and Innovations in Marine Technologies, Ergin, S. & Guedes Soares, C. (Eds.), Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK, pp. 85-92



Articles in Conferences
 • Fonseca, N. and Guedes Soares, C. (2005), Seakeeping Performance of Ship in Moderate and Severe Seas, Proceedings of 2nd International Congress on Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and Marine Industry, Varna, Bulgaria

 • Rodrigues, S. R. A., Nascimento, M. F., Fonseca, N., Santos, J. A. and Neves, C. F. (2013), Numerical simulation study on the propagation of waves generated by vessels using a modified version of FUNWAVE (Estudo da simulacao numerica da propagacao de ondas geradas por embarcações utilizando uma versão modificada do FUNWAVE) , International Short Course/Conference on Applied Coastal Research (VI SCACR), Lisbon, Portugal

 • Rodrigues, S. R. A., Nascimento, M. F., Fonseca, N., Santos, J. A. and Neves, C. F. (2013), Propagação de ondas geradas por embarcacoes sobre um fundo inclinado (Propagation of waves generated by ships over a sloping sea bottom), Congreso de Métodos Numéricos en Ingenieria (SEMNI), Bilbao, Spain

 • Rodrigues, S. R. A., Nascimento, M. F., Fonseca, N., Santos, J. A. and Neves, C. F. (2013), Propagation over a sloping bottom of waves generated by ships (Propagacao ao longo de um fundo inclinado de ondas geradas por embarcacoes) , V International Conference on Computational Methods in Marine Engineering (MARINE 2013), Hamburg, Germany

 • Papanikolaou, A., Zaraphonitis, G., Bitner-Gregersen, E., Shigunov, V., El Moctar, O., Guedes Soares, C., Reddy, D. N. and Sprenger, F. (2014), Energy Efficient Safe Ship Operation (SHOPERA), RINA Conference, Influence of EEDI on Ship Design, RINA HQ, London, UK

 • Papanikolaou, A., Zaraphonitis, G., Bitner-Gregersen , E., Shigunov, V., El Moctar, O, Guedes Soares, C., Reddy, D.N. and Sprenger, F. (2015), Minimum Propulsion and Steering Requirements for Efficient and Safe Operation (SHOPERA), 37th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference (Motorship 2015), Hamburg, Germany

 • Vitali, N., Prpić-Oršić, J. and Guedes Soares, C. (2016), Methods for added resistance estimation in head and oblique waves, XXII. symposium on the Theory and Practice of Shipbuilding (SORTA 2016), In Memoriam prof. Leopold Sorta, Trogir, Croatia

 • Ribeiro e Silva, S. and Moreira, M. (2024), An integrated real-time ship operation optimisation system to reduce fuel consumption , 24th International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS 2024), Jeju, Korea

 • Ribeiro e Silva, S. and Moreira, M. (2024), An optimisation-based approach to reduce fuel consumption and emissions from shipping navigation, 15th International Marine Design Conference (IMDC-2024), Amsterdam, the Netherlands

 • Ribeiro e Silva, S. and Moreira, M. (2024), An integrated real-time ship operation optimisation system to reduce fuel consumption and emissions from shipping navigation and port calls, 24th International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS 2024); 29 Oct.-1 Nov., Jeju, Korea.



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