Costs of air pollutants from shipping: a meta-regression analysis

ABSTRACT

This study estimated the external cost of air pollution from shipping by means of a meta-regression analysis, which has not been made before. Three pollutants, which were included in most of the primary studies, were considered: nitrogen oxides (NO_x), sulphur dioxides (SO₂) and particulate matters with a diameter of max 2.5 micrometres (PM_2.5). All primary studies included damages of health and a majority added impacts on agriculture and estimated the cost of air pollutants by transferring cost estimates from studies on costs of air emissions from transports in Europe. Different regression models and estimators were used and robust results were found of statistically significant emission elasticities of below one, i.e. total external costs increase by less than 1% when emissions increase by 1%. There was a small variation between the pollutants, with the highest elasticity for PM_2.5 and lowest for NO_x. Calculations of the marginal external cost of the pollutants showed the same pattern, with this cost being approximately six times higher for PM_2.5 than for the other pollutants. Common to all pollutants was that the marginal external cost decreases when emission increases. Another robust result was a significant increase in the cost of studies published in journals compared with other publication outlets. These findings point out some caution when transferring constant external unit cost of air pollutant from shipping, which is much applied in the literature, and the cost functions estimated in this study could thus provide a complementary transfer mechanism.     

Maritime security guidelines: a study of Swedish ports’ perceived barriers to compliance

ABSTRACT

Due to the constant risk of piracy and terrorist attacks which cause disturbances within international shipping of goods, barriers to the adoption of maritime security guidelines (MSGs) at European ports have become prevalent. In this paper, a conceptual framework was created to explore the perceived barriers that prevent compliance with MSGs. To verify the conceptual framework, empirical data were collected using a mixed-methods approach, which was comprised of interviews with national experts and a survey of 47% of Swedish ports involved in the shipping of goods. According to the presented framework, the perceived barriers of Swedish ports to compliance with MSGs were linked to collaborations within the Swedish Maritime Security stakeholder network, available resources and educational knowledge about security culture. In addition, the perceived barriers of smaller ports were linked to the adaptation to MSGs at different levels and the absence of specific tools of maritime security management. Due to an increased interest in international shipping of goods, this paper is currently one of few that addresses the barriers to compliance with MSGs. Moreover, the paper presents a general conceptual framework, novel managerial implications and recommendations for future research.     

论海上危机决策

阐述了海上危机管理的发展趋势,针对海上危机决策的特殊性,分析了决策者的作用和能力,决策的模式、方法、艺术和决策最佳人选,以及防止危机产生的方法和措施。     

复合励磁同步发电机的Matlab建模与仿真

通过对Matlab/Simulink中同步电机的内核模型进行改造,建立了双输出绕组的复合励磁同步发电机模型,并对单输出绕组的复合励磁同步发电机的励磁调节特性进行了仿真,仿真结果说明:本文提出的方法简捷有效.     

航运市场中的牛鞭效应研究

揭示了航运市场中存在的牛鞭效应。结合航运产品的特点及H.L.Lee对牛鞭效应的研究,分析了对航运产品需求的预测、船舶建造周期、批量运输及运输的不平衡性、运输价格的波动、定量供应与短缺博弈是产生航运市场牛鞭效应的主要原因,并由此提出了相应的对策框架。     

同步发电机参数辨识的相关方法探讨

随着电网安全及稳定运行问题的重要性日益突出,基于获得准确的系统模型和参数辨识方法,优化同步发电机相关参数将是十分有意义的。本文针对当今几种比较典型的参数辨识方法做了系统的介绍,通过比较得出何种方法对于同步电机的参数辨识是最适合的。     

港口腹地划分的两种新方法探讨--以大连国际航运中心为例

引入经济地理学的新理论成果———圈层结构法和点轴法,提出了圈层结构划分法和点轴结构划分法两种新的港口腹地划分方法,并应用这两种新方法对大连国际航运中心港口腹地范围的界定与划分进行实例分析。与以往的行政区划法、经济区域法等港口腹地划分方法相比,这两种方法更加注重对港口原有腹地的细分,更接近于港口腹地的实际状况,进而有利于港口企业的经营发展。     

船舶电站物理仿真实验装置典型故障分析

阐述了最新研制开发的船舶电站物理仿真实验装置的仿真原理,分析并排除了该装置调试运行过程中出现的典型故障,为电站操作人员提供参考。     

单周控制的单相静止无功发生器

提出了单周控制的单相静止无功发生器(SPSVG)的工作原理,利用单周控制形成的正弦脉宽调制SPWM,对其单相电压源逆变器进行控制,保证电流的正弦性,对SPSVG进行了建模以及开环、闭环控制的Matlab/Simulink的仿真,仿真结果证明在原理上可行。     

基于分布式发电的单相双凸极直流发电机原理和时步有限元分析

分布式发电(DG)是指在公共电力系统中的关键部位或在用电负载处使用小型发电机(组)供电的模式,合理发展分布式供电有利于节约能源和保护环境。文章提出单相双凸极直流发电机作为小型清洁能源分布式直流电源系统的主发电机,其结构简单、功率重量比高、转速高,可以起到简化系统、降低成本、提高可靠性的作用。首先介绍了该型电机的原理和构成方法,然后运用时步有限元法对发电机进行电磁计算,分析、比较了电励磁、永磁单相4极/6极(定子极数/转子极数)双凸极直流发电机和三相电励磁6极/4极双凸极直流发电机的外特性和功率曲线,以及电励磁单相4极/6极双凸极直流发电机的3种发电方式的外特性和功率曲线,最后分析并仿真验证了减小输出电压脉动的方法。