Maritime Transport
Sea transport of goods and passengers is constantly undergoing a meaningful rise due to the globalisation of economy, thus provoking a trade speeding up and the specialization of ships and port terminals, with the support of the concept of comodality and its environmental face ecomodality. Ports, are the decisive and needed node in the transport chain, must serve the maritime transport as an infrastructure providing an smooth change between modes of transport. These aspects shall be framed by the quality and environment-friendliness criteria that administrations and society require. In this regard, protection of the port environment, safety and security have become key points for the development of modern maritime transport. In addition, the influence of human factor on board the ships has to be strongly considered as a decisive element for safe, secure and clean operations. The MT Conference should be attended by researchers, scientists, academics, professionals, entrepreneurs, and all people involved in shipping and also in maritime training from any country.
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Ammonia: a clean fuel for a cleaner future
(2024-06-21)
Conference report
Open AccessThis paper explores the potential of ammonia as a clean fuel for the maritime industry, aiming to achieve the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) ambitious decarbonisation targets. A SWOT analysis is conducted to ... -
Linking leadership integrity - depression, anxiety and stress (DAS) among sailing indian marine engineers during Covid-19
(2024-06-07)
Conference report
Open AccessModern-day leadership demands competencies to embrace challenges and uncertainties as a part of a working career. Uncertainties bring in many unknown outcomes and a loss of direction to any team. This is much acknowledged ... -
Covid-19 and after: About human factors and welfare in shipping
(2024-06-07)
Conference report
Open AccessThe COVID-19 crisis locked sea workers on their ships for extended periods. They have been deprived of their right to repatriation or shore leave. Their employment agreements were extended, medical assistance failed, and ... -
Teaching at MET HEI during the covid-19 pandemic: case study Republic of Croatia
(2024-06-07)
Conference report
Open AccessPrior to the COVID-19 pandemic, e-learning at Maritime Higher Education Institutions (hereinafter: MET HEI) was almost not present at all, especially at the STCW courses. The situation was similar at other higher education ... -
Quantifying and identifying causes of absenteeism in maritime studies: A case study at Barcelona School of Nautical Studies
(2024-06-07)
Conference report
Open AccessAbsenteeism at the university level can be attributed to a multitude of factors. Some of these factors are academic self-perception, attitudes towards teachers, or academic performance. Others are more closely associated ... -
Monitoring the utilization of the vhf maritime mobile band in the northern adriatic using software-defined radio scanner
(2024-06-07)
Conference report
Open AccessThe Very High Frequency (VHF) maritime mobile band is regulated by the Appendix 18 of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio Regulations, which contains a list of channels and their designated frequencies. ... -
Ranking of Adriatic Sea container ports using DEA
(2024-06-07)
Conference report
Open AccessPorts are important transport hubs and facilitate the movement of goods for businesses in local communities and global markets. Ports on the Adriatic Sea play a special role in European transport due to their shorter ... -
Development of ro-ro transport in the Mediterranean
(2024-06-07)
Conference report
Open AccessThe Mediterranean is a sea basin surrounded by developed and developing countries and is a region with maritime trade potential. In this region, container and Ro-Ro transport is gaining importance gradually and the quantity ... -
On-board emission measurements on ships: Lessons learned, practical challenges, and opportunities
(2024-06-07)
Conference report
Open AccessIn the future, the need for on-board emission measurements in ships will increase. For example, the FuelEU Maritime regulation obliges certain emission components of renewable fuels to be measured. In some instances, the ... -
Environmental performance of Brazilian ports with capacity for modernization to receive and operate post-panamax ships
(2024-06-07)
Conference report
Open AccessIt is widely known that ports are important infrastructures for the economic development, serving as pivotal entry points for commerce and having, significant strategic importance for countries. The Brazilian maritime ... -
Solving maritime communication challenges with Digimar: A practical approach
(2024-06-07)
Conference report
Open AccessThe European Maritime Safety Agency uses a systematic approach to analyse safety investigations conducted through the European Marine Casualty Information Platform. In analysing the data of accidents reported over the last ... -
Development of small ports in Zadar area
(2024-06-07)
Conference report
Open AccessIn ancient times, the Mediterranean was a shipbuilding centre of the world; port activities in larger bays and harbours along the Adriatic coast had been developing since prehistory. Remains of ancient ports found along ...
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