SHIPPING AND THE ENVIRONMENT

This book emphasizes the relationship between shipping and the natural environment, exploring how the shipping industry can work towards greater sustainability. It provides readers with insights into marine environmental awareness, environmental regulations, and abatement technologies to aid in strategic, policy, and investment decisions.

You will become acquainted with various approaches to enhance environmental performance and, ultimately, to foster a sustainable shipping sector, grounded in an understanding of the origins and mechanisms of prevalent impacts. Additionally, you will acquire knowledge regarding emissions and discharges from vessels, preventive measures, environmental regulations, and methodologies and tools for environmental assessment.

Furthermore, the book features a chapter detailing the background of pollution regulation from ships. It serves as a valuable resource for professionals involved in maritime activities, policymakers, and the interested public. Moreover, it is designed to function as a textbook for higher education academic programs. Students and professionals engaging with this text may share a common trait: the drive to utilize reliable information to gain a deeper understanding and enhance performance.

This text aims to support contemporary mariners, environmental scientists, and regulatory administrators in this endeavor. By linking a concise historical overview of shipping and the environment with a fundamental introduction to environmental impacts, the book presents pollution prevention strategies centered on energy efficiency, discharge and emission controls, and tools for improved environmental management.