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Outlook of future implementation of PEMFC and SOFC onboard cruise ships

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2021
According to third IMO GHG Study shipping is responsible of about 2, 6% of world CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent) emissions. The dangerous effect on people is increased because emissions are concentrated in coastal areas. IMO and other bodies are engaged
Marco Gianni, A. Pietra, R. Taccani
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Resource allocation and growth strategies in a multi‐plant firm: Kanegafuchi Spinners in the early 20th century

open access: yesStrategic Management Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Research Summary Using detailed plant‐ and individual‐level data from a major Japanese cotton spinning company in the early 20th century, we examine the within‐firm allocation of skilled human capital in conjunction with investment in physical capital, accompanying the firm's evolving strategic priorities.
Shotaro Yamaguchi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying Actions to Prepare Electricity Infrastructure in Seaports for Future Power Supplying Cruise Ships with Energy from Land

open access: yesEnergies, 2021
Cruise ships are unfortunately at the infamous forefront of the means of maritime transport emitting the largest amounts of harmful substances into the atmosphere and aquatic environment.
Joanna Kizielewicz   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sonar research conducted during the period 1 October - 31 December 1961 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1962
Research at sea during this three month period, supported by Contract NObsr-72521, was carried out mostly during the latter portion of the CHAIN Cruise 21 to the eastern Mediterranean.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, /
core   +1 more source

The cruise industry and the COVID-19 outbreak

open access: yesTransportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 2020
The movement of cruise ships has the potential to be a major trigger of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks. In Australia, the cruise ship Ruby Princess became the largest COVID-19 epicenter.
Hirohito Ito   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Capacity Construction and Industrial Breakthrough of China’s First Domestic Cruise Ship

open access: yes中国工程科学, 2022
The cruise industry is an important driving force for China’s economic supply-side reforms during the 14th Five-Year Plan period. The construction of a large cruise ship is a complex, customized, and giant project, and it is the only high-tech ship ...
Yi Guowei   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Are passengers willing to ride on autonomous cruise-ships?

open access: yes, 2021
This study researches cruise-ship passengers’ Willingness to Ride (WTR) onboard a vessel with either a human operator or a completely autonomous system. We utilized a between-subjects quasi-experimental design with 578 participants from the U.S.
Rian Mehta   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Initial Approach to Safety on Cruises Ships: Structure of the Sector [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The importance of safety on ships is beyond dispute, however, there are some types of ship for which this matter deserves special consideration. One of these types of ships are passenger cruises, due to the high number of human lives that travel on ...
Arranz, A.   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Multi-objective optimization study on dimensions of medium-sized cruise ship in concept phase

open access: yesZhongguo Jianchuan Yanjiu, 2023
ObjectiveAiming at the problem of too many influencing factors and too little reference data for determining the dimensions of medium-sized cruise ships in the concept phase, a simplified multi-objective optimization method based on the fitting of ...
Leilei LI, Sichuan WU
doaj   +1 more source

Exploration of cruise ship design style based on Chinese cultural connotations

open access: yesZhongguo Jianchuan Yanjiu, 2020
Objectives To explore the implementation approach of Chinese cultural connotations in style design of cruise ships.Methods This paper presents the design concept of a "fusion of Chinese culture and contemporary spirit", and summarizes the design ...
ZHENG Gangqiang, WANG Xiangjun, LUO Lei
doaj   +1 more source

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