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Borlenghi, M., Figari, M., Carvalho, I.S. and Guedes Soares, C. (2008), “Modelling and assessment of Ferries’ environmental impact: a case study”, Maritime Industry, Ocean Engineering and Coastal Resources, 2008, Guedes Soares, C. and Kolev, P. (Eds.), Taylor & Francis Group, London – UK, pp. 1135-1144
This paper presents an assessment of environmental impacts during the operational phase of two Ro-Ro/Pax ferries for short sea shipping (SSS) differing in their design: an existing design and a new ‘ad hoc’ design to limit pollutants. The geographical areas covered are the metropolitan areas around Genoa and Palermo and the travel between Genoa and Palermo. The environmental impact will evaluate and analyze the amount of pollutants produced by auxiliary machinery during harbour stops and the amount of pollutants produced by the combination of propulsion engines and the auxiliaries of a ship during the trip. The proposed design solution was found to have less environmental impact in important issues such as acidification, eutrophication and human toxicity, mainly due to its lower emissions of SOx and NOx; the mooring phase turned out to be an important phase contributing to diminish the environmental load mainly due to use of fuel cells as electric generators.
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