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Emissions and Inland Navigation

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Green Transportation Logistics

Part of the book series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science ((ISOR,volume 226))

Abstract

Inland navigation may seem to be an environmentally friendly while somewhat quaint mode of transport. However, it does in fact play an important role by supporting industrial development. While inland navigation does indeed have all the ingredients of a green mode of transport, its emissions to air must nonetheless be considered and reduced. This chapter examines the possibilities for reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) and pollutant emissions while emphasizing win–win situations. This will be accomplished by first establishing the (European) policy context of inland navigation and explaining the basic facts and issues regarding emissions. The main part of this chapter is a presentation and analysis of possible measures to reduce emissions. The chapter concludes with recommendations to further the greening of inland navigation. The recommendations focus on the reduction of GHG and pollutant emissions from inland navigation, as these emissions stand in the way of inland navigation being a truly green mode of transport.

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    With the factor A the HC limit for fully and partially gaseous fuelled engines is calculated according to the formula HC = 0.19 + (1.5 × A × GER), where GER is the average gas energy ratio over the appropriate cycle. If the calculated limit for HC exceeds the value of 0.19 + A the limit for HC shall be set to 0.19 + A.

Abbreviations

ADEME:

Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l’Énergie

AIS:

Automatic Identification System

BTS:

Barge Traffic System

CCNR:

Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine

CH4 :

Methane

CNG:

Compressed natural gas

CO:

Carbon monoxide

CO2 :

Carbon dioxide

EBU:

European Barge Union

EEDI:

Energy Efficiency Design Index

EEO:

Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator

EGR:

Exhaust gas recirculation

EN:

European Norm

EPA:

United States Environmental Protection Agency

ESO:

European Skippers Organization

EU:

European Union

Euromot:

European Association of Internal Combustion Engine Manufacturers

GHG:

Greenhouse gas

HC:

Hydrocarbons

IFEU:

Institute for Energy and Environmental Research

IMO:

International Maritime Organization

INE:

Inland Navigation Europe

IT:

Information Technology

ITF:

International Transport Forum

LNG:

Liquefied natural gas

NOX :

Nitrogen oxides

OECD:

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

PM:

Particulate matter

PMF:

Particulate matter filter

RIS:

River Information Services

SCR:

Selective catalytic reduction

SEEMP:

Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan

TEN-T:

Trans-European Transport Networks

UIC:

International Union of Railways

USA:

United States of America

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Pauli, G. (2016). Emissions and Inland Navigation. In: Psaraftis, H. (eds) Green Transportation Logistics. International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, vol 226. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17175-3_14

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