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A systematic review of the current trends and potential practices of green shipbuilding

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Pages 105-126 | Published online: 30 Mar 2023
 

ABSTRACT

The requirement from IMO regarding an environment-friendly approach has prompted ship owners and shipbuilders to make sure their vessels complying the regulations. Green shipyards, incorporating best practices and technology, can reduce th polution generated during vessel construction. This paper investigates the current trends of green shipbuilding and proposes potential practices of green shipyard. A systematic review was conducted using publication databases such as Scopus, Science Direct, and Taylor & Francis from 2010 to 2022. It can be concluded that most of the studies have been discussing the Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies to be implemented in the shipyard where 16 potential practices and technology-based in the green shipyard were figured out. This study also found that automation is the most discussed topic in I4.0 technologies followed by an alternative fuel (LNG/LPG fuelled engine) and 3D printing and design. Furthermore, the study on green shipbuilding attracted the attention of China and Spain as these countries have published most papers. This study will help Malaysian shipbuilders and stakeholders to have a better view regarding the green shipyard concept and related practices and technology.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Funding

The research was conducted under the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) Fundamental Research Grant Scheme [Project Code FRGS/1/2022/SS02/UMT/02/2] and Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) for research facilities.

Notes on contributors

Amira Husna Md Daud

Amira Husna Md Daud is currently pursuing her master's degree (Master of Science in Maritime Studies) with the research entitled “Developing a Decision-Making Model for Implementing a Green Shipyard in Malaysia”. She is interested in shipbuilding and ship repair industry focusing on green shipyard.

Madzli Harun

Madzli Harun has been an academician at the Faculty of Maritime Studies at Terengganu University Malaysia since 2003. Before joining as an academician, he was an experienced officer serving in various public and private sectors as well as multinationals organisation. In the field of research, officers are often consulted by ministries and international organizations in the field of international policy and legislation. In fact, officials are also directly involved in negotiations and summits at the international government level and, seminars and academic conferences. In fact, officials also focus on publications and research in the sub-fields of international trade, logistics, international customs, international relations, and maritime conventions. Officials have also formed a framework and trade policy at the multilateral level, the D-8 Global Vision, which is enforced by the organisation of developing eight economic cooperation (D-8). In addition to that, officers are also involved in consultancy in relation to policy and legal expertise such as the Penang Port Commission, Fisheries Department, Malaysia Productivity Commission, MITI and MOFA. Officers have also received several national-level research grants and are directly involved as a main authors and co-authors of articles published in international and national indexed journals. In terms of academic appointments, officers have also held the position of head of department in 2012-2015. Experience and knowledge in his field of expertise is an asset to the university in his field of expertise directly.

Jagan Jeevan

Associate Professor Ts. Dr. Jagan Jeevan, CMILT is a senior lecturer at Terengganu's Universiti Malaysia Terengganu. He earned a master's degree in Maritime Management from Universiti Malaysia Terengganu in 2006 and a doctorate in maritime logistics and management from the National Centre of Port and Shipping, Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania. He is a founding member of the Malaysian Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILTM). He has written and continues to publish scholarly works mostly in refereed journals and conference proceedings on topics related to inland transportation, marine logistics, maritime business and economics, shipping, and seaport administration. Additionally, he reviews journal articles in maritime logistics for publications such as Maritime Policy and Management, Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research, Journal of E-navigation, and Maritime Economy. He has been invited as a speaker by Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) for the Asia Port Economist Conference (2019), the International Conference of the 6th Ai-MAST (2018; 2019), and as a guest lecturer for Suncheon National University's Graduate School of Logistics (2019) and Shandong Jiaotong Transport University (China) (2018). From 2013 to 2016, he also worked as a casual professor at the National Centre of Port and Shipping, Australian Maritime College, and the University of Tasmania. Additionally, he completed a six-month academic attachment at South Korea's Mokpo National Maritime University. This global exposure qualifies him to serve on the editorial boards of many journals and conferences, including the Journal of E-navigation and Maritime Economy (South Korea) and the Asian Logistics Round Table (Australia). In 2021, he chaired The International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Maritime Safety and Technology, or Ai-Mast 2021, on behalf of the Faculty of Maritime Studies. His objective is to establish a new stream in maritime logistics by integrating seaport geography and logistics in order to advance the maritime business and education.

Nurul Haqimin Mohd Salleh

Associate Professor Ts Dr. Nurul Haqimin Mohd Salleh is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Maritime Studies (FMS) at Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) where he has been active since 2015. He is a chartered member of Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics Malaysia (CILTM), Professional Technologist (Ts) awarded by Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT), and a member of International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME). Before joining the UMT, he has been working with Malaysian International Shipping Corporation (MISC) focused on liner shipping. Currently, he holds the position as Associate Professor of Maritime Operations and his research interests lie in maritime operations and sustainability, ranging from uncertainty treatment to risk and reliability management, with a focus on maritime sector. He has published more than 35 Scopus articles, 13 Web of Science (WoS) articles, 20 refereed articles, 2 books, 7 book chapters, proceedings, and holding 17 research grants covering university, national and industry levels. Currently he is supervising 13 postgraduate and more than 49 undergraduate students. In addition, he has been awarded more than 10 research awards in research exhibitions and conferences which led to 5 Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs). Currently, his H-Index is 7 (Scopus) and 5 (WoS). In terms of consultation, he has completed 7 projects previously.

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