Estimate of Emission Caused by the Operation of Proposed Support Service and Utility Vessels for Chittagong Port

Author: M Reaz H Khondoker, K Rasel Hasan
DOI: doi.org/10.70279/bmj-v7-i1-10468
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The maritime traffic passing through Chittagong port grows by roughly 10–14% annually. The growth in freight handling and ship calls at Chittagong Port since the 1990s, when open market economics and trade facilitation policies were implemented, has made it necessary for the port to expand and upgrade a number of maritime services. It has been found that various types of support, service, and utility vessels are required for the majority of marine service delivery. Based on the expected handling capability of the Chittagong port with respect to conceptual traffic and other port growth over the next three (three) decades, the need for an adequate number of support, service, and utility vessels has been assessed in light of this. Support, service, and utility vessel operations in a marine port, like those of commercial shipping, are one of the main sources of air pollution since the vessels' powerful diesel engines emit a lot of greenhouse gases. This study estimates the shipping emissions produced by proposed support, service, and utility vessels based on actual vessel operations and engine power data. As a result, it is necessary to investigate the generation of emissions caused by the operations of these support, service, and utility vessels.