The impact of regional environmental regulations on empirical vessel speeds

Economic theory suggests that the use of more expensive low-sulphur fuel within an Emission Control Area (ECA) should result in lower vessel speeds. The objective of this paper is to investigate empirically, for the first time, whether the introduction of an ECA affects vessel speeds. The authors utilize a dataset of observed vessel speeds derived from the Automated Information System (AIS) for nearly 7000 ECA boundary crossings over a three-year period. The authors' results suggest that introducing stricter sulphur regulations inside the North Sea ECA from 1. January 2015 did not affect vessel speeds once changes in macroeconomic conditions are accounted for.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2017.03.018
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1361920916303583
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/13619209
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Adland, Roar
  • Fonnes, Gro
  • Jia, Haiying
  • Lampe, Ove D
  • Strandenes, Siri P
• Publication Date: 2017-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 37-49
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
  • Volume: 53
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1361-9209
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13619209

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Diesel fuels; Environmental policy; Regulations; Shipping; Ships; Speed; Sulfur; Sustainable transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Emission control areas; Environmental regulations; Low sulfur diesel fuels
• Geographic Terms: North Sea
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Law; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01639245
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 27 2017 4:10PM