Evaluating Strategies to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Commercial Maritime Vessels for the Port of Houston

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• Creators:
  Sun, Min-Ci ; Li, Tao ; Souza, Rodolfo ; Kruse, Jim ; Venugopal, Madhusudhan
• Corporate Creators:
  Maritime Transportation Research and Education Center (MarTREC) ; Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Commercial Transportation Emissions Reduction Environmental Impacts Evaluation Maritime Industry Port Operations Strategic Planning
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Houston (Texas)
• Corporate Publisher:
  Maritime Transportation Research and Education Center (MarTREC)
• Abstract:
  The Port of Houston (POH), one of the busiest and most strategic maritime gateways in the United States, faces growing pressure to reduce emissions from maritime activities. To address this issue, this project focuses on evaluating emission reduction strategies for activities of both Ocean-going Vessels (OGVs) and Harbor Craft (HBC) along the Houston Ship Channel (HSC). Recognizing the complexity of these activities and the need for a structured approach, the effort has been designed in two phases: The first phase (Chapters 1–5 of the report) developed a framework to estimate the vessel-level emissions inventory. Emission results were cross validated with the POH’s Goods Movement Emissions Inventory (GMEI). The framework is used to estimate the emission inventories of the baseline scenario and emission reduction strategies. The second phase (Chapters 6–8 of the report) evaluated the effectiveness of various emission control strategies and included a benefit–cost analysis using 2022 emissions as the baseline. Because several proposed strategies are not yet widely adopted, the research team developed assumptions regarding operational practices, technologies, and associated costs as necessary based on publicly available data sources.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  69A3552348331
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
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