The main objective of this study is to simulate the daily change of the particulate matter (PM10) concentrations using a multiple linear regression (MLR) model for the selected sea breeze cases in Split and Kaštel-Sućurac, which are situated in the central part of the Eastern Adriatic coast, for the period from 2007 to 2009. A…
Specimens of the three new fish species were recorded during 2015 and 2016 in the River Neretva Estuary. These species are: White trevally, Pseudocaranx dentex (Bloch and Schneider, 1801), Pilotfish, Naucrates ductor (Linnaeus, 1758) and White grouper, Epinephelus aeneus (Geoffroy Saint–Hilaire, 1817). The characteristics of caught specimens and their history of records in Adriatic Sea…
This research evaluated the demurrage policies and charges of selected shipping companies and terminal operators in the Lagos ports and the implications in the economy and shipping industry in Nigeria. It adopted the survey approach to gather data from the dominant container operators (carriers) and the terminal operators. Demurrage duration and categorization of the demurrage…
The current paper pretends to offer a global vision about the actual situation of the regulations and requirements applied to High Voltage Shore Connection (HVSC) systems, also known as cold ironing. To develop the entire study, the following Classification Societies rules have been consulted: ABS – High Voltage Shore Connections; BV- High-Voltage Shore Connection System;…
The paper is concerned with the inland waterway transport in the Czech Republic, which has been considerably stagnating since the 90´s of the last century. The unfavorable development of the waterway transport has an adverse influence on the development of transport companies, shipbuilding industry and, last but not least, the national economy. In future, the…
Russia has a rich centuries-old tradition of naval and civilian shipbuilding. Upon the end of the ideological confrontation, the competition of the main sea-faring nations of the world took on the new and at the same time – more traditional form for the market economy. The global economic crisis and the decrease of the freight…
Nowadays, the reduction of the harmful effect on the environment is one of the essential state-level and international challenges. The solution of this problem lies in a worldwide use of concepts and principles of sustainable development, but also in transport and logistics performance by principles and methods of green logistics. The first part of the…
The International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments was adopted in February 2004 and it was ratified by a sufficient number of countries in September 2016. The most important part of the Convention is Regulation D-2. One way to meet D-2 is to retrofit Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS)…