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Port structures constitute the main link in the maritime transport chain of coastal countries and therefore contribute to their economic development. But it should be noted that the installation of said works is not without consequences for the countries concerned. Benin, a country in the Gulf of Guinea, is no exception to this phenomenon because,...
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This article explores strategies for the sustainable growth of the Aceh Port System, aiming to strengthen its economic role and operational efficiency. Through a conceptual framework, the study examines key factors influencing port development, including infrastructure improvement, technological advancement, regional integration, and sustainable ma...
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In the evolving context of Industry 5.0, where human-centred innovation, sustainability, and technology converge, the skilling and upskilling of workers across private and hybrid organisations take on heightened importance. Consequently, a diverse set of industries is increasingly manifesting the need for holistic strategies that incorporate skill...
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This study addresses the challenge of predicting arrival ports from incomplete AIS (Automatic Identification System) signals using deep learning techniques. We processed over 65,300 ship routes, applying data cleaning and filtering to create labeled and unlabeled datasets. The labeled test set was processed to resemble the noise and characteristics...
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La querelle entre Ottawa et Washington sur le passage du Nord-ouest n’est pas nouvelle. Ottawa revendique la pleine souveraineté sur les eaux de l’archipel arctique, considérées comme des eaux intérieures, et donc affirme sa volonté de contrôler le trafic maritime dans le passage du Nord-ouest, cette série de détroits à travers l’archipel qui perme...
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Navigational safety is one of the important focuses of Maritime Education and Training (MET), and the quality of MET is the key to cultivating competent officers at sea. This study aims to understand better the effects of a rapid training method on ship handling and navigation in restricted waters, as well as decision-making skills under stressful...
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The phenomenon of “international intra-state armed conflicts” poses serious challenges to the theory and practice of conflict resolution. The distinction between intra-state armed conflicts and international wars has created a strong perception that, while international wars were dominant in the past, most contemporary armed conflicts are intra-sta...
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India and Indonesia share a rich history that spans more than 200 years, beginning with ancient maritime trade and cultural exchanges. This bond has strengthened over time, resulting in significant economic ties, with trade totaling $38.84 billion. In 2018, the two nations enhanced their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, markin...
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This paper presents a novel regulation-aware cooperative path following (CPF) control method for maritime autonomous surface ships (MASSs). The proposed method considers both the constraints of the Convention on International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea and fully unknown model parameters. At the kinematic level, firstly, a distance...
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Résumé : Le présent article répond aux nombreuses questions que se posent les ingénieurs et les usagers à propos des travaux de construction du port Tanger Med 2. Au préalable, tous les concepts utilisés font l’objet d’une définition ou d’une reformulation circonstanciée. Ensuite, rapprochant et confrontant les données de base, chaque ouvrage est r...
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This study investigates strategic agility in Oman's logistics sector, focusing on the interplay between entrepreneurial marketing, market turbulence, and economic growth. In an increasingly dynamic global landscape, logistics firms in Oman must respond swiftly to market changes while leveraging innovative marketing strategies to maintain competitiv...
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This study presents an innovative control strategy for enabling ships to perform automatic U-turns in restricted waters, with a focus on minimizing energy consumption and reducing wear on the steering gear. The strategy integrates a closed-loop gain-shaping algorithm with nonlinear feedback control, applied to a nonlinear motion mathematical model...
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Purpose: The paper aims to analyze the current situation of the main seaport in Romania, based on internal and external environmental factors, and to formulate potential strategies to ensure its sustainable development. Design/methodology/approach: Data collection has been done by the specialists in the maritime port field (members of the National...
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Throughout modern history, animals have played a significant role in human warfare. The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) conducted extensive efforts to modify the natural behaviors of pigeons in order to enhance their utility in military operations. To enable pigeons to support communications aboard moving warships, the IJN exposed these land-dwelling...
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Introduction and Objective: The maritime sector increasingly acknowledges the vital role of physical-sports activities in enhancing the health and well-being of its workforce. This study investigates how physical-sports activities can be effectively integrated into maritime vocational education to improve health outcomes and professional readiness...
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Seawater-immersed wounds can be threatened by high pH, high permeability and infection, which may lead to the development of chronic wounds. The present study develops an aggregation strategy for the rapid preparation of α-lipoic acid (LA)-based bioadhesives at room temperature with strong and underwater adhesion for emergency treatment of trauma i...
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The level of land traffic density particularly roads in urban cities in Indonesia are very tight. This condition is coupled with the growth of population that continuously rises along with increase of people mobility that implicated on the growing of transportation problems. In the last five years, the average of Indonesian population growth rate i...
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Maritime transport plays a crucial role in global trade and tourism, yet it significantly contributes to global greenhouse gas emissions, posing environmental challenges that demand urgent solutions. This article explores the innovative concept of maritime green shipping corridors, an emerging strategy aimed at decarbonising the shipping industry....
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With the acceleration of globalization and the advent of rapid technological development, the advancement of Ocean Internet of Things (OIoT) and Traffic Internet of Things (TIoT) communications is of particular significance. However, the existing problems are the scarcity of spectrum resources at sea, the presence of malicious jamming from external...
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In light of the recent technological developments such as artificial intelligence, space exploration technologies, etc., the urgent need to adopt a sustainable approach to laws and policies is now widely recognized. It is undoubtedly a contentious issue to make the law of the sea future-proofed and future-focused. The need to re-evaluate the mariti...
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Abstract Most maritime border delimitation agreements are completed with maps added to the appendix. Unfortunately, the additional maps and their features added to the maritime border delimitation agreements have not been examined before this article. These maps are extremely important in clarifying the agreed upon coordinates of latitude and longi...
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Este artículo aborda los cambios y continuidades en la naturaleza de las migraciones marítimas catalanas desde el siglo XVIII hasta inicios del XX. Pretendemos evaluar el impacto de la industrialización en ellas, y si, como en el norte de Europa, prevalecieron las continuidades. Para ello estudiamos la evolución de los mercados laborales marítimos,...
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Abstract There are many factors taken into account in maritime border delimitation agreements. In these agreements, the agreed upon borders are determined in terms of latitude and longitude, and how they will be combined is specified. Geodetic data of coordinate systems specify how a coordinate system is connected to the Earth. Accordingly, it cons...
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Maritime operations play a critical role in global trade but face persistent safety challenges due to human error, environmental factors, and operational complexities. This review explores the transformative potential of Large Language Models (LLMs) in enhancing maritime safety through improved communication, decision-making, and compliance. Specif...
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Maritime transport plays a crucial role in global trade and tourism, yet it significantly contributes to global greenhouse gas emissions, posing environmental challenges that demand urgent solutions. This article explores the innovative concept of maritime green shipping corridors, an emerging strategy aimed at decarbonising the shipping industry....
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The research paper "Digital Transformation in Shipbuilding: Strategies, Challenges, and Future Directions" explores the impact of digital technologies on modern shipbuilding, highlighting advancements such as digital twins, augmented reality (AR), virtual prototypes (VPs), and real-time data interfaces that enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and imp...
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Peatlands are prevalent across northern regions, including bogs, fens, marshes, meadows, and select tundra wetlands that all vary in size (e.g., 0.01 s to 10 s km²) and shape (e.g., circular to elongated). However, our best remotely sensed products describing the regional-scale distribution of peatland extents are constrained to 1 km² pixels, often...
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In marine security and surveillance, accurately identifying ships and ship ports from satellite imagery remains a critical challenge due to the inefficiencies and inaccuracies of conventional approaches. The proposed method uses an enhanced YOLO (You Only Look Once) model, a robust real-time object detection method. The method involves training the...
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When the process of transposing the European Directive for the Maritime Spatial Planning began in Cyprus, a citizen’s initiative that focused on preserving the status of the sea and the coastline as a public good ensured that it would be an important claim-maker during the policy discussions. The involvement, as well as the technical and legal expe...
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This study explores the effectiveness of weather-based routing in addressing schedule delays and fuel consumption in maritime operations. Using weather data from the Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics, the model calculates resistance factors that influence ship performance. The findings highlight that weather-based routi...
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Traditional livelihoods and the ecosystems that sustain them are dying out around the world. This book is a collection of research on the relationships between people, their environment, their expertise and their languages along the ecologically fragile coasts of the Arabian Peninsula. These studies are the outcome of many years of collaborative fi...
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The way China promotes Asian regionalism through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been somewhat understudied. Drawing on a relational theory of world politics, this article examines the relational approach taken by China in initiating and negotiating BRI projects with partner countries and its repercussions for project implementation. It is a...
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This article examines the cult surrounding an esoteric form of Avalokiteśvara, known by different names across regions, such as Cakravarticintāmaṇi, Cintāmaṇicakra, Ruyilun Guanyin, and Nyoirin Kannon. Through an analysis of Sanskrit, Chinese, and Japanese textual sources, the study explores the complex transmission of this cult from India to South...
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Traditional livelihoods and the ecosystems that sustain them are dying out around the world. This book is a collection of research on the relationships between people, their environment, their expertise and their languages along the ecologically fragile coasts of the Arabian Peninsula. These studies are the outcome of many years of collaborative fi...
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Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) play a central role in maritime policies, but there are no comprehensive analyses of regulations in EU MPAs. Using publicly available data on EU MPAs’ regulations for nine activities, we first show that MPA and MSP databases display significant gaps in data comprehensiveness. The regulation of each activity was known i...
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Marine reactors have been applied to floating nuclear power plants, naval vessels such as submarines, and civilian ships such as icebreakers. Nuclear-powered shipping is gaining increased interest because of decarbonization goals motivated by climate change. Enhanced reactor safety can potentially reduce regulatory and liability challenges to the a...
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Onboard Decision Support Systems (DSS) for energy-efficient maritime route planning are key for global carbon reduction and sustainable transportation goals. Research indicates seafarers’ fuel reduction behaviors are hindered by goal conflicts and workload, affecting motivation and efficient use of automated systems. We studied seafarers’ (N = 22)...
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The Barito River Estuary in South Kalimantan plays a crucial role in Indonesia’s maritime transportation, particularly in trade and coal transshipment. As the largest river in Kalimantan, with its estuary facing the Java Sea, it supports regional economic activities. However, channel siltation due to sedimentation presents significant challenges, e...
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Traditional livelihoods and the ecosystems that sustain them are dying out around the world. This book is a collection of research on the relationships between people, their environment, their expertise and their languages along the ecologically fragile coasts of the Arabian Peninsula. These studies are the outcome of many years of collaborative fi...
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Traditional livelihoods and the ecosystems that sustain them are dying out around the world. This book is a collection of research on the relationships between people, their environment, their expertise and their languages along the ecologically fragile coasts of the Arabian Peninsula. These studies are the outcome of many years of collaborative fi...
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Traditional livelihoods and the ecosystems that sustain them are dying out around the world. This book is a collection of research on the relationships between people, their environment, their expertise and their languages along the ecologically fragile coasts of the Arabian Peninsula. These studies are the outcome of many years of collaborative fi...
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This paper deals with the potential of the different modes of transport on the Eurasian connection, focusing on rail, and comparing with sea and air. Since 2008, a substantial uptake of the rail connection has been observed. The main question then is whether the competitiveness of this land bridge is actual and sustainable or not. First, the paper...
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Traditional livelihoods and the ecosystems that sustain them are dying out around the world. This book is a collection of research on the relationships between people, their environment, their expertise and their languages along the ecologically fragile coasts of the Arabian Peninsula. These studies are the outcome of many years of collaborative fi...
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The purpose of this research is to provide a systematic literature review of the digitalization of Bangladesh’s maritime industry and the degree of its application in public administration and management. The analysis reveals the main problems, which include outdated infrastructure, a lack of strategy, and inadequate stakeholder involvement. These...
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Automatic Ship Identification Systems (AIS) play a key role in monitoring maritime traffic, providing the data necessary for analysis and decision-making. The integrity of this data is fundamental to the correctness of inference and decision-making in the context of maritime safety, traffic management and environmental protection. This paper analyz...
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Traditional livelihoods and the ecosystems that sustain them are dying out around the world. This book is a collection of research on the relationships between people, their environment, their expertise and their languages along the ecologically fragile coasts of the Arabian Peninsula. These studies are the outcome of many years of collaborative fi...
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Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) composites are extensively used in maritime applications due to their high strength-to-weight ratio, corrosion resistance, and adaptability to complex designs. However, the effects of operational thermal conditions on FRP’s viscoelastic properties and fatigue life remain understudied, particularly in tropical env...
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The ecosystem-based approach to marine spatial planning (MSP) is attracting increasing attention due to the requirements of Directive 2014/89/EU. To date, research on the ecosystem-based approach has focused mainly on the methods used to set up studies to assess the impact of human marine activities on ecosystems. This article presents a review of...
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Seaports are crucial components of maritime transportation systems. However, the presence of water waves significantly affects the speed and stability of vessels passing through ports, reducing the port efficiency. Traditional methods of blocking waves are not feasible since they also impede vessel passage. Therefore, finding a solution that effect...
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The deepening Sino-Belarusian cooperation puts Poland in a unique position - due to the current geopolitical conditions of the Belt and Road project, it has become the most important Chinese ‘gateway’ to EU markets. The role of the rail transhipment terminal in Małaszewicze, which is responsible for handling the majority of containers, is crucial h...
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The contribution focuses on the complex dynamics of maritime transport in the Mediterranean basin, with particular attention to local and regional implications arising from global crisis contexts. In particular, it will focus on the impact of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and the resulting bottlenecks on logistics chains, such as the Hou...
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Seaweeds can be found in either marine or brackish water and have the potential to be bioactive. Seaweeds are important ecological, biological, and regenerative components of the maritime environment. Because of their high concentration of polysaccharides and phytochemicals, they have sparked a lot of interest in the domains of cosmetics, biomass f...
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Addressing global challenges such as greenhouse gas emissions and resource inequity demands advanced AI-driven coordination among autonomous agents. We propose CH-MARL (Constrained Hierarchical Multiagent Reinforcement Learning), a novel framework that integrates hierarchical decision-making with dynamic constraint enforcement and fairness-aware re...
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This research investigates the Saudi marine sector’s response to climate change. In particular, it assesses industry stakeholder awareness, attitudes, and actions concerning climate-related challenges. A complete survey was distributed to a varied range of industry participants, including executives, managers, seafarers, and academics, to assess th...
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The SS Waratah was lost with all 211 lives circa 27 July 1909 off the South African eastern coast, for reasons unknown, and the wreck has not been found despite numerous searches at the time and into the present. The purpose of this paper is to identify possible sinking locations based on the interaction of meteorological fronts, Agulhas current, a...
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This article examines the urban modernisation of Xiamen, a city located in the south-east of China, from the 1830s to the 1930s, highlighting the interplay between local initiatives and imperial powers. The Beach Ground was a core area of the Xiamen Bund, located south-west of Xiamen, and played a vital role in the maritime trade. Its planning and...
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This research analyzes the marine route plan from Shanghai to Vladivostok utilizing Dijkstra's algorithm, Markov chain analysis, game theory, and congestion analysis. Dijkstra determines the route through Busan and Hungnam as the shortest, with a total distance of 2114 kilometers and minimal travel time. The Markov chain analysis supported the desi...
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Roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) ships offer distinct advantages in the maritime industry when it comes to transporting wheeled cargos and super-large vehicles. As the scale of RoRo fleets continues to grow, RoRo shipping companies face the challenge of efficiently organizing multiple ships to meet transportation demands across various regions, ensuring ord...
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La IGR-RT es el conjunto de datos geoespaciales que conforma la Infraestructura Digital del Transporte generada por el Instituto Geográfico Nacional, en el marco de cooperación establecido por el Real Decreto 1545/2007, de 23 de noviembre, por el que se regula el Sistema Cartográfico Nacional, de mayor resolución y cobertura nacional. Compuesto por...
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Esta pesquisa apresenta como tema central o turismo náutico na Baía de Guanabara, bacia oceânica localizada no Estado do Rio de Janeiro dotada de patrimônios históricos e belezas naturais apresentando os desafios para que as ofertas de serviços turísticos sejam acessíveis economicamente para a população metropolitana da cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Po...
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Since the second half of the twentieth century, when maritime practices began migrating outside their traditional central city areas, urban regeneration at the water’s edge has been one of the key issues in port cities’ planning agendas. Waterfronts in port cities have become strategic areas for a range of reasons, such as economic growth, city bra...
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This paper provides a comprehensive review of truck appointment scheduling models and algorithms that support truck appointment systems (TASs) at container terminals. TASs have become essential tools for minimizing congestion, reducing wait times, and improving operational efficiency at the port and maritime industry. This review systematically cat...
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Purpose: The objective of this study is to identify and prioritize the barriers to the adoption of digital transformation in order to ensure more efficient and effective operation of the maritime logistics sector. Methodology: The Spherical Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (SF-AHP) method, which gives successful results in modelling uncertainty a...
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Bad actors in the maritime industry engage in illegal behaviors after disabling their vessel's automatic identification system (AIS) - which makes finding such vessels difficult for analysts. Machine learning approaches only succeed in identifying the locations of these ``dark vessels'' in the immediate future. This work leverages ideas from the li...
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The maritime industry is undergoing rapid transformation, requiring systematic, evidence-based methodologies to improve product and service innovation success rates. Traditionally, maritime businesses have relied on intuition-based decision-making, leading to inefficiencies, increased risks, and inconsistent innovation outcomes. This study investig...
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Indonesia adalah negara maritim dengan luas perairan yang melebihi luas daratannya. Ekosistem mangrove memiliki peranan penting dalam menjaga keseimbangan lingkungan dan menyediakan layanan ekowisata. Salah satu destinasi ekowisata yang berkaitan dengan mangrove adalah Ekowisata Tracking Mangrove di Taman Nasional Karimunjawa, yang semakin populer...
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I discovered a Paleolithic culture in İstanbul 9 years ago (December, 2015). I wrote and published 24 articles related this paleolithic culture on Reserarchgate and Academia.edu.[1] [2]. This is my 25th article about Istanbul Maritime PaleoCulture that I discovered 9 years ago. In this period, some artifacts, that ı found, were approved as artifac...
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Harmonized satellite-maritime networks hold the promise of seamlessly filling the maritime coverage-holes, hence they have attracted substantial research interests. In this broad context, we study the scenario of remote geographic locations, where the satellite supports multiple users on the sea. However, given the limited handset-power, the direct...
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The maritime industry is undergoing rapid technological transformation, yet the role of scientific paradigms in shaping technological decision-making remains underexplored. This study examines how epistemological reasoning influences leadership approaches to technological innovation in maritime business management. The research is motivated by the...
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The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) offers new avenues for enhancing the identification, control, and autonomous operation of marine vehicles. This study investigates the application of AI techniques in maritime environments, focusing on object detection, navigation, and autonomous control to support safe and efficient operations...
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This study delves into the perspectives and expectations of 37 novice maritime pilots on the application of negotiation of meaning strategies in pilotage operations, aiming to enhance training programs and communication in critical maritime contexts. By conducting qualitative interviews with a mix of experienced and novice pilots, the research soug...
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This article presents the evolution of greenhouse gas emissions from different types of ships. Since the total decarbonization of the maritime sector is being pursued worldwide, it is important to analyse which are the ships with the highest greenhouse gas emissions and to present methods by which these values can be reduced. Thus, starting from th...
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La réalisation d'une réanalyse de vagues à 0,05° de résolution sur la Polynésie française avec le modèle MFWAM fournit un nouveau jeu de données adapté aux études climatologiques sur cette zone essentiellement maritime. La représentation plus fine des îles permet de meilleures estimations des conditions de vagues près des côtes et de l'impact des d...
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Seaport efficiency measurement is one of the most popular topics in maritime economics. Studies within this research area have not paid attention to the well-known simultaneity bias in productivity and efficiency measurement that can lead to inconsistent estimates of best practices. This paper investigates simultaneity in seaport efficiency measure...
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BRICS countries, which cause 43.2 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, are crucial in the world’s effort toward environmental sustainability. BRICS countries are among the world’s largest maritime traders and account for a good share of carbon emissions through shipping and the degradation of marine ecosystems. This research provides a nove...
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This policy brief underscores the urgency of consolidating efforts to standardise underwater noise measurement and management under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) agenda. Harmonisation of practices is essential for effective mitigation of shipping noise impacts on marine ecosystems, enabling sustainable maritime development.
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The Traslatio project develops research on the southern estuary of Muros-Noia and the northern estuary of Arousa in Galicia, Spain. The aim is to enhance the maritime architectural heritage of both estuaries through the systematic study of buildings associated with small-scale traditional maritime industries, such as salting factories, canneries, t...