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A Case Study on the Management of Biofouling for Protection of the Marine Ecosystem (국외사례를 기반으로 한 선체부착생물 국내 관리방안 연구)

  • Ha, Shin-Young;Park, Han-Seon
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.44 no.3
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    • pp.151-157
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    • 2020
  • Harmful aquatic organisms introduced by ship movement cause marine ecosystem disturbances and are in the form of ballastwater and biofouling. Harmful marine life from ballastwater has been considerably reduced because mandatory treatment on all vessels is required to install onboard vessels. However, there remains risk of migration because biofouling is recommended to countries for management through the IMO guidelines. In particular, biofouling management has recently attracted attention for achieving IMO GHG reduction targets because it contributes to energy efficiency, as well as there are reasons for marine ecosystem protection. In recent years, increasing international consensus on the need for biofouling management is likely to lead to enforcement regulations. Thus, this study suggests the management method of hull attachment organisms in Korea, focusing on the cases of foreign countries that have regulated hull attachment organisms.

A Study on the Development Trends of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells and Application to Ships (국내외 PEMFC 개발 동향 및 선박 적용에 관한 고찰)

  • Lee, Chang-Yong
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.657-666
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    • 2022
  • The International Maritime Organization(IMO) recommends the active implementation of national policies on technological development and energy efficiency to reduce Green House Gas (GHG) in the international shipping sector. Such IMO environmental regulation policies have a great impact on the entire shipping sector and are also a heavy burden on ship's owners. The most reasonable way to curb GHG emissions from ships comes down to the development of zero-emission ships. In other words, the development of a fuel cell ship (FCS) driven by an eco-friendly fuel is an alternative that can escape the IMO regulations. Countries in Asia, Northern America, and Europe independently develop and produce PEMFC, and are pursuing international standardization by acquiring approval in principle from an internationally accredited registration authority. Currently, there are three types of fuel cells (FC) that are recommended for ships: a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC), a Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell (MCFC), and a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC). In this study, PEMFC, which is expected to grow continuously in the global FC market, was analyzed domestic and international development trends, specifications, performance, and empirical cases applied to ships. In addition, when applying PEMFC to ships, it was intended to suggest matters to be considered and the development direction.

The Evaluation Ship Safety by Formal Safety Assessment (공식안전평가(Formal Safety Assessment)를 이용한 선박의 안전성 평가)

  • Kim, Jong-Ho
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.33 no.2
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    • pp.362-367
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    • 2009
  • Formal Safety Assessment(FSA) was introduced by the IMO as "a rational and systematic process for accessing the risk related to maritime safety and the protection of the marine environment and for evaluating the costs and benefit of IMO's options for reducing these risks". FSA can be used as a tool or a rule making process to help develope new rules and regulations. The purpose of this paper is to conduct a general review of the FSA methodology and to propose ways to use it in rule making process of machinery parts.

Is It Possible to Achieve IMO Carbon Emission Reduction Targets at the Current Pace of Technological Progress?

  • Choi, Gun-Woo;Yun, Heesung;Hwang, Soo-Jin
    • Journal of Korea Trade
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.113-125
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    • 2022
  • Purpose - The primary purpose of this study is to verify whether the target set out by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for reducing carbon emissions from ships can be achieved by quantitatively analyzing the trends in technological advances of fuel oil consumption in the container shipping market. To achieve this purpose, several scenarios are designed considering various options such as eco-friendly fuels, low-speed operation, and the growth in ship size. Design/methodology - The vessel size and speed used in prior studies are utilized to estimate the fuel oil consumption of container ships and the pace of technological progress and Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) regulations are added. A database of 5,260 container ships, as of 2019, is used for multiple linear regression and quantile regression analyses. Findings - The fuel oil consumption of vessels is predominantly affected by their speed, followed by their size, and the annual technological progress is estimated to be 0.57%. As the quantile increases, the influence of ship size and pace of technological progress increases, while the influence of speed and coefficient of EEDI variables decreases. Originality/value - The conservative estimation of carbon emission drawn by a quantitative analysis of the technological progress concerning the fuel efficiency of container vessels shows that it is not possible to achieve IMO targets. Therefore, innovative efforts beyond the current scope of technological progress are required.

Crack Propagation Analysis for IMO Type-B Independent Tank with Liquefied Natural Gas Carrier (LNG 운반선에 적용된 독립형 탱크의 균열 진전 해석에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Beom-il;Shafiqul, Islam MD
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.529-537
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    • 2021
  • Membrane-type hull and cargo holds have been designed and built for large ship. However, there is a growing interest in applying the same technology to small and medium-sized Liquefied natural gas(LNG) carriers to meet the recent increase in demand for LNG as an ecofriendly fuel and for expanding LNG bunkering infrastructure. The purpose of this study is to apply the IMO Type-B tank to small and medium-sized LNG carriers and verify the safety and suitability of the design. Fatigue crack propagation analysis was performed to install a partial second drip tray installed at the lower part of the LNG cargo tank by calculating the amount of leaked gas in the support structure supporting the cargo tank. First, a program for fatigue crack propagation analysis was developed, in which Paris' law and British Standard 7910 (BS 79110) were applied based on the International Code for the Construction of Equipment and Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk, an international standard for LNG carriers. In addition, a surface crack propagation analysis was performed. Next, a methodology for assuming the initial through-crack size was developed to determine the size of the partial second barrier. The analysis was performed for 15 days, which is a possible return time after cracks are detected. Finally, the safety and suitability of the IMO Type-B for LNG cargo tanks required by international regulations were verified. For the accurate analysis of fatigue crack propagation, it is necessary to develop and verify the analysis procedure based on direct analysis and international regulations.

A Study on Recent Trends of Technology and Standardization for Modernizing Maritime Mobile Radiocommunication (해상통신 디지털화를 위한 최근 기술 및 표준화 동향 연구)

  • Jang, Dong-Won
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2013.10a
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    • pp.597-600
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    • 2013
  • This paper presents recent trends of technology and standardization for modernizing maritime mobile radiocommunication. International standard organizations are studying for digitally global maritime mobile radiocommunication infrastructure that harmonized frequency allocations and technical regulations internationally. ITU-R develops regulations, recommendations and reports by cooperating with IMO and IEC. This paper analysed reports which is from several meetings(WRC-12, ITU-R WP5B) to held recently between these organizations.

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Improving the Port-Reception-Facility System (선박 배출 오염물질 항만처리시스템 확보방안 연구)

  • Ha, Shin-Young;Gug, Seung-Gi
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.44 no.6
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    • pp.488-493
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    • 2020
  • In this study, we sought to establish a vessel-discharge pollutant-treatment system recommended by IMO by first investigating advanced facilities overseas to help us understand and evaluate our domestic facility and needs. IMO recommends the installation and operation of port pollutant-storage facilities to adequately treat pollutants emitted by ships entering the port, and we reviewed the registration and operation of these facilities in IMO member countries, focusing on the IIII Code. Due to recent environmental regulations, additional facilities are required to treat the washing water discharged from equipment such as scrubbers mounted on the ship so pollutant-storage facilities must be established. Currently, Korea's ship-discharged wastes are being moved from ports to land waste-treatment plants, and their quantity and properties are not being monitored. Therefore, in this study, we improved monitoring of the discharged pollutants and investigated the proper arrangement of pollutant storage facilities as recommended by IMO. The system we established can help provide smooth service to incoming ships - and appropriate treatment of pollutants and will greatly benefit international maritime operations.

Study on Coagulant Application for Calcium Ammonium Nitrate Extraction of Denitrification Scrubber Waste Cleaning Solution (탈질 스크러버 폐 세정액에 포함된 질안석회 추출을 위한 응집제 적용 연구)

  • Lee, Hyun Suk;Song, Woon Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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    • v.34 no.2
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    • pp.289-295
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    • 2017
  • The International Maritime Organization (IMO) in accordance with the regulations with respect to the combustion gases, such as NOx, SOx generated by the marine engine. The combustion gases must be equipped with a device to reduce emissions from all ships passing through the Baltic SECAs. In Korea, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the development of a device for NOx, SOx reduction. Scrubber is used in the ammonia water and the Urea solution in the waste water. The waste water containing ammonium nitrate and ammonium sulfate, react of the NOx and SOx gas. In this study, the recovery of by-product, which contains the waste water was used as an organic solvent extraction method of salting out. Ammonium nitrate and ammonium sulfate, the recovery process. A qualitative analysis of the collected by-product FT-IR analysis. Through the elemental analysis and SEM-EDS, characteristic evaluation was performed with an impurity.

A Study on the Cabin's Noise Levels of Cargo-Passenger Ships plies South-West Coast line (서남 연근해 운항 정기화객선의 선내 소음에 관한 연구)

  • Yu, Young-Hun
    • Proceedings of KOSOMES biannual meeting
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    • 2006.05a
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    • pp.207-212
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    • 2006
  • The noise levels on board ship recognized at Europe in the early 1970s and the noise regulations on board ship began to put in a statutory form. After that, in 1982 "International Code on Noise Levels on Board Ships" adopted by IMO and it became standard to the newly built ship and remain so to this day. Especially, the ship engine room, which have huge main engine and various kinds of subsidiary machines, is under an extremely loud condition and so the worker who works in it is easy to lose his hearing. Recently, each nation regulates the allowable noise exposure time by law to protect the industrial employee from the occupational hardness of hearing. In our country, the allowable noise exposure time is regulated by the labor standard law but the international provisions regulated by IMO have been applied in case of the ship engine room. In this paper, the cabin's noise levels of cargo-passenger ships plies south-west coast line were investigated.

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A Study on the Noise Levels of Cargo-Passenger Iron Ships ply South-West Coast Line (서남 연근해 운항 차도철부선의 선내 소음에 관한 연구)

  • Yu Young-Hun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.12 no.3 s.26
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    • pp.193-199
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    • 2006
  • The noise levels on board ship recognized at Europe in the early 1970s and the noise regulations on the ship began to put in a statutory form. After that, in 1982 'International Code on Noise Levels on Board Ships' adopted by IMO and it became a standards to the newly built ship and it remains up to recently. Especially, the ship engine room, which have huge main engine and various kinds of subsidiary machines, is under an extremely loud condition and so the worker who works in it is easy to lose his hearing. Recently, each nation regulates the allowable noise exposure time by law to protect the industrial employee from the occupational hardness of hearing. In our country, the allowable noise exposure time is regulated by the labor. standard law but the international provisions regulated by IMO have been applied in case of the ship engine room. In this paper, the cabin's noise levels of cargo-passenger ships plies south-west coast line were investigated.

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