Energy audits in shipping companies

The implemetation of cloud computing in shipping companies

The usage of cloud computing services on shore began ten years ago, and in the last several years came into use on board ships, shipping companies and other maritime institutions such as Gardline (marine sciences company). Several maritime IT companies such as MESPAS AG [1,2,3] have recognized the benefits rendered by this technology and have thus developed and implemented individual or all clo...

Operational Measures For Energy Efficiency In Shipping

1.Introduction Energy efficiency and environmental performance are mainstream issues for ship operators who are aiming through low carbon shipping and cost reductions. Although reducing fuel consumption seems to have priority, environmental considerations also push the shipping industry to operate in more efficient way. Strict legislations on GHG emissions and increasing fuel prices turn the fo...

Voluntary Audits versus Mandatory Audits

Exploiting a natural experiment in which voluntary audits replace mandatory audits for U.K. private companies, we analyze whether imposing audits suppresses valuable information about the types of companies that would voluntarily choose to be audited. We control for the assurance benefits of auditing to isolate the role signaling plays by focusing on companies that are audited under both regime...

Heterogeneity in the Effect of Home Energy Audits – Theory and

A longstanding question in the study of energy demand concerns the role of information as a determinant of home-effi ciency improvements. Although the provision of information via home energy audits is frequently asserted to be an eff ective means for governments to encourage the implementation of effi ciency-enhancing renovations, empirical support for this assertion is tenuous at best. Apart ...

Revealed preferences for energy efficiency in the shipping markets