Master of Science in Maritime Management
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Shipping EU ETS and decarbonization strategies for emission reduction
(Master thesis, 2024)The thesis is based on the decarbonization in the shipping industry and how ship owners can implement EU ETS for their vessels to reduce their carbon footprint. The paper concluded with a few technologies and mentioned ... -
Situational awareness preparation in maritime navigational watch handover
(Master thesis, 2024)This master's thesis explores navigators' time allocation and routines for preparation for establishing situational awareness before taking watch duties on ships. Through qualitative semi-structured interviews, the study ... -
The Northern Sea Route and Norway’s Strategic Positioning
(Master thesis, 2024)This thesis aims to answer the following research questions: RQ 1: What are the opportunities and threats for the Norwegian maritime industry in relation to development of the Northern Sea Route? RQ 2: Which resources will ... -
How do the total methane and CO2 emissions from using LNG as a marine fuel compare to the emissions from using other marine fuels such as heavy fuel oil (HFO), marine diesel oil (MDO), and marine gas oil (MGO)?
(Master thesis, 2024)This master thesis investigates the total methane and CO2 emissions from using Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as marine fuel compared to traditional marine fuels, including Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO), Marine Diesel Oil (MDO), and ... -
Critical success factors of the Norwegian offshore support vessel industry
(Master thesis, 2024)Since the middle of the 1960s, the Norwegian oil industry has been a major source of investments, earnings, and value creation for the whole country. Operating in the upstream logistics of the sector, offshore support ... -
An Evaluation of Performance Measurements and Their Influence on Benchmarking in Nordic-Baltic Container Ports
(Master thesis, 2024)Maritime transport has played a crucial role in global trade for many years; with seaports serving as gateways to endless opportunities and connections, the significance of port performance has grown substantially for both ... -
Fueling the future - Economic Analysis of Alternative Fuels in the Norwegian Wellboat Industry
(Master thesis, 2024)This thesis assesses the economic viability of adopting alternative fuels in Norwegian wellboat operations, focusing on LNG, Ammonia, Green Methanol, and Hydrogen versus a conventional fuel, Marine Diesel Oil (MDO). With ... -
Uncovering Greenwashing Practices within the Maritime Sector
(Master thesis, 2024)Sustainability has emerged as an important consideration in maritime operations. Heightened awareness of climate change is one factor behind the maritime industry´s quest to reduce its environmental footprint. However, ... -
Ensemble Learning and Pruning for Image Classification in Maritime Management Systems
(Master thesis, 2024)In this thesis, the exploration of how maritime management systems can be optimized is considered, and it also revisits cutting-edge deep learning architectures based on ensemble learning techniques. Within the analysis ... -
Sustainable procurement and corporate social responsibility in the maritime network
(Master thesis, 2023)With a deductive approach and the use of a questionnaire, this study collected empirical data from managers who engage in the maritime industry. The results indicate that the general intensity of sustainable initiative ... -
A case study of the Odesa Port. Development strategy of export grain infrastructure. To what extent may Odesa Port learn from Europe's experience in developing a seaport strategy?
(Master thesis, 2023)The case study of the Odesa Port grain infrastructure and how its development is addressed in the Seaport Strategy and later compared to the selected European Strategies has shown the differences which could be used to ... -
Leadership and gender equality. An investigation of gender balance among leaders in the Norwegian maritime industry
(Master thesis, 2022)The purpose of this master thesis is to investigate the gender balance among leaders in the Norwegian maritime industry. The investigation was conducted by a qualitative research method, were semi-structured interviews of ... -
Port-City Symbiotic Collaboration in Norway
(Master thesis, 2022)The port-city relationship has deteriorated over time since the early 20TH century. The need for land, pollution, social welfare, and fast-paced globalization contribute to the evolution of the port-city relationship. The ... -
Exploring the potential for augmented reality to assist dynamic positioning operators. What operations has potential and what information is needed
(Master thesis, 2022)Technology has quickly become a vital part of the everyday of a mariner on board a vessel. A major part of using the full potential of a vessel was the introduction of the dynamic positioning system (DP), a computer-based ... -
Revisiting the link between port infrastructure quality, logistics performance, seaborn trade, and economic growth
(Master thesis, 2022)Highlighting the greater perspective of quality of port infrastructure and logistics performance effect on seaborne trade and national economy. This research considered 93 countries with seaports in order to analyse the ... -
Real-time risk analysis model of autonomous passenger ferry ‘Sundbåten’ case study
(Master thesis, 2022)“Necessity is the mother of all inventions” – this famous proverbial saying (unknown author) aptly suits the maritime shipping industry in the context of autonomous ships. Though shipping industry has had highly automated ... -
Green Labelling a Sea Voyage using Real Time Data
(Master thesis, 2022)A case study research design of a sea voyage between Port A and Port B was chosen for this study. The goal was to identify challenges and bottlenecks of sea-going activities inside and between ports. The purpose is to ... -
Hydrogen as marine fuel source and energy carrier for ships power production and propulsion
(Master thesis, 2022)At present, the shipping industry’s energy demands are covered satisfyingly with traditional fossil fuels. However, the global effort to prevent climate change has led the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to impose ... -
Using electricity from wind turbines to power service vessels during construction and maintenance.
(Master thesis, 2022)This master thesis is conducted based on an in-depth study on literature as well as a cases study with the aim of investigating whether the charging and operation of electrical service vessels such as Offshore Access Vessel ... -
AIS Visual Communication. The next step
(Master thesis, 2022)The purpose of AIS Visual Communication is to improve and simplify the user interface of ECDIS by displaying information about navigational status from AIS with lantern symbols on the screen. Telko AS, the company behind ...