Energy use of integral refrigerated containers in maritime transportation

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1885-1896

  Fitzgerald, Warren B ^a   Howitt, Oliver J A ^a   Smith, Inga J ^a   Hume, Anthony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carbon footprinting; Greenhouse gas emissions; Refrigerated shipping containers

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONTROLS; AUXILIARY ENGINES; ENERGY USE; FOOTPRINTING; GLOBAL TRADING; LONG-TERM STORAGE; MARITIME TRANSPORTATION; MEAN ENERGY; NEW ZEALAND; POTENTIAL VARIATIONS; REFRIGERATED SHIPPING CONTAINERS; REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION; FRUITS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MASS TRANSPORTATION; REFRIGERATION; WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION;

REFRIGERATED CONTAINERS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; MARITIME TRANSPORTATION; SHIPPING;

NEW ZEALAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79952310278     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.12.015     Document Type: Article

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