A citation network analysis of sustainability development in liner shipping management: a review of the literature and policy implications

ABSTRACT

Based on an analysis of 253 related papers drawn from the Web of Science database, this study examines holistic sustainability research in liner shipping management literature using a citation network analysis (CNA) approach followed by a qualitative analysis of findings. We identify four major research domains, namely shipping performance, port selection and management, shipping markets, and environment, as well as related sub-domains of shipping performance. We discuss the current research trends and focal issues in these domains with a focus on their implications for policy development. Our results indicate that while the sustainability discourse in the literature has developed and matured significantly over the last decade, generating valuable insights for practitioners and regulators alike, it still struggles with blurry terminology and a lack of holistic frameworks jointly addressing the different aspects of sustainability: Economic considerations of liner shipping are still the main concern, while environmental and social issues are less regarded in the academic discourse. Furthermore, we identify a dearth of studies rooted in managerial or economic theory. In this regard, our study provides insights on the scope of the holistic sustainability discourse in liner shipping management, its contributions to theory and practice, and its implications for the further development of policies addressing sustainability in liner shipping management. We advocate further construct development for sustainability in liner shipping, as well as empirical tests of the antecedents of sustainability practice adoption in the industry for future research.     

Numerical analysis of ducted propeller performance under open water test condition

This paper investigates the open water performance of the Ka-series propellers at various pitch and expanded area ratios in combination with the 19A duct by employing the panel method panMARE and the RANSE code ANSYS-CFX. An efficient method, Caly, is developed in order to generate the 3D-geometry and the surface numerical grid of the ducted propellers. Caly can be coupled with ANSYS-TurboGrid to automatically produce 3D-grids for the RANSE solver. The numerical results are compared with published experimental data and the flow details are concluded and compared. The influences that the grid resolution, the panel arrangements of duct and blade, and the flow in gap between inside wall of the duct and blade tip on the numerical results are studied. Grids verification, turbulence model dependency analysis and Reynolds number scantling are also discussed.     

粗细集料磨光值对沥青路面长期抗滑的影响

良好的路面抗滑性能是车辆安全行驶的重要保障,而集料品质是影响沥青路面抗滑性能的重要因素之一。集料的耐磨光性能直接决定路面抗滑性能的衰变规律和抗滑终值。因此,集料磨光值的表征和评价对沥青路面全寿命周期抗滑性能的研究具有重要意义。为充分明确粗、细集料对沥青路面长期抗滑性能的影响,引入了3种新的试验方法：①使用Wehner/Schulze (W/S)加速磨光试验对不同种类粗、细集料的磨光值进行评价;②使用自主研发的轮式加速磨光机对9组试样进行加速磨光试验;③使用W/S试验仪抗滑测试机体在速度为60 km·h^-1和水膜覆盖条件下测量试件磨光后的动摩擦因数。结果表明：①集料矿物成分是决定磨光值的重要因素,且磨光值越高沥青路面的长期抗滑性能越好;②密级配沥青路面细集料对路面长期抗滑性能的影响比粗集料更大;③W/S加速磨光试验不仅较Polished Stone Value (PSV)试验结果精度更高,还能评价细集料的抗磨光值;④不同抗滑检测设备与试验方法间具有较大的差异性,轮式加速磨光试验能对试件的全磨耗周期行为进行表征,W/S抗滑检测则可在高速动态旋转和水膜覆盖条件下进行检测(且不受人为操作影响和可重复性高),二者的工况模拟和工作原理具有较强的科学性与可靠性。未来工程应用中,应尽量提高细集料的磨光值,以进一步提高路面抗滑性能;同时,如需精确地表征集料磨光值差异性与路面抗滑性能之间的关系,建议使用W/S试验进行研究。     

城轨车辆碰撞安全性的现代设计理念

概括介绍了地铁及市郊列车碰撞安全性的现代设计理念及设计方法。它反映了当代国际上流行的工程技术实践及列车被动安全性技术的最新成果。引用了西门子近年来几个项目实例。此外，给出了现代城轨列车碰撞安全性设计及验证过程的基本要求、设计方法和常用工具。     

Intra-destination travel behavior of alpine tourists: a literature review on choice determinants and the survey work

Transportation - In the face of a continuous increase in the number of tourists in the Alps, the associated traffic volumes, and the resulting negative externalities, there is an urgent need to...     

Vehicle scheduling for on-demand vehicle fleets in macroscopic travel demand models

Transportation - The planning of on-demand services requires the formation of vehicle schedules consisting of service trips and empty trips. This paper presents an algorithm for building vehicle...     

有轨电车和轻轨车辆的防碰撞性

为提高有轨电车和轻轨车辆的防碰撞性,研制了防碰撞的车体结构,并进行了试验验证。     

德国开发更安静、更轻型货车转向架

介绍了德国开发低噪声货车转向架的设计目的、方案选择和所采用的信息技术。     

一系橡胶定位式转向架的设计

基于降低磨耗和节能的目的,论述了一系采用橡胶定位方式的转向架的设计过程。     

Ballast water management in the Baltic Sea

The Helsinki Commission (HELCOM), comprising of nine Baltic Sea countries and the European Union, is working to protect the Baltic Sea from all sources of pollution, including biological pollution from alien species. HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan, singed by Contracting States’ environmentministers and EU, includes a Road Map for harmonized implementation and ratification of the International Convention for Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, with an overall aim of all Baltic Sea countries ratifying the Convention latest in 2013.