Emission Inventory of Marine Traffic for the Port of Rijeka

Radoslav Radonja,Astrid Zekić,Renato Ivče,Luka Catela

doi:10.31217/p.34.2.19

Abstract

The paper estimates the exhaust emissions of marine traffic in the Port of Rijeka based on the ship’s data obtained from the pilot company. The Port of Rijeka is the largest port in Croatia that includes several berthing locations with different terminals. The estimation is made for each of them respecting carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur oxides (SOx) and particulate matter (PM) as well as for the amount of total emissions for the area. The aim is to prepare basic records for estimation and further monitoring with respect to changes in the ongoing environmental regulation and restrictions. This paper will contribute to the overall national strategy of preparing shipping emission inventories for the Republic of Croatia. The estimation method is based on the bottom–up approach widely used in such research that starts with ship characteristics and activities when approaching the port.

Highlights

The Port of Rijeka consists of several basins: port basins Rijeka and Sušak, Bay of Bakar basin, Omišalj basin and Raša basin
The emissions are estimated for carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur oxides (SOx) and particulate matter (PM) as it was performed for three other ports in Croatia: Zadar, Split and Šibenik [1,2,3]
NOx emissions and the percentage of total emissions for different types of ships are shown on Fig. 6 and emissions for each terminal with respect to different activities are presented on Fig. 7

Summary

Introduction

The Port of Rijeka consists of several basins: port basins Rijeka and Sušak, Bay of Bakar basin, Omišalj basin (a bay on the island of Krk) and Raša basin (in Istria). This article considers basins of Rijeka port in Bay of Rijeka excluding Raša basin. The emissions are estimated for carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur oxides (SOx) and particulate matter (PM) as it was performed for three other ports in Croatia: Zadar, Split and Šibenik [1,2,3]. The results might be comparable on the national level using the same “bottom- up” [5,6,7,8,9] methodological approach so contributing to the preparation of the National Emission Inventory, [14].

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