Air pollution mitigation technology factors for vessels and locomotives in Apapa seaport, Nigeria
1 Department of Marine Transport and Nautical Science, Nigeria Maritime University Okerenkoko, Warri LGA of Delta State, Nigeria.
2 Department of Marine Economics, Nigeria Maritime University Okerenkoko, Warri LGA of Delta State, Nigeria.
3 Department of Port Management, Nigeria Maritime University Okerenkoko, Warri LGA of Delta State, Nigeria.
4 Department of Marine Transport and Nautical Science, Nigeria Maritime University Okerenkoko, Warri LGA of Delta State, Nigeria.
5 Department of Transport Management Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.
Research Article
International Journal of Engineering Research Updates, 2022, 02(01), 007–020.
Article DOI: 10.53430/ijeru.2022.2.1.0023
Publication history:
Received on 24 December 2021; revised on 03 Februay 2022; accepted on 05 Februay 2022
Abstract:
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on 26th October, 2018 adopted an amendment to the Annex of the protocol of 1997 to amend the international convention for the prevention of pollution from ships. Annex VI regulations provides regulations for the prevention of air pollutions from ships, to comply with this requirement in Apapa seaport, this research work therefore is on air pollution mitigation technology factors for vessels and locomotives in Apapa seaport. To elicit responses for the study, specific objectives in line with the aim of the study were formulated while hypotheses and research questions were also formulated to align with the objectives of the study. Data were source from 500 respondents from Apapa Seaport using APOLMASTRA instrument. The instrument was validated and was also subjected to reliability which has internal consistency of 0.8r which was used for data collection. A test re-test method was used to determine the reliability of the instrument, the resulted was appropriately scored. The data obtained were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The results from the Factor Analysis and Principal Component Analysis show that there are air pollution mitigation factors for ocean going and harbour vessels in Apapa seaport, alternative fuel significantly impact on air pollution mitigation in Apapa seaport and that alternative marine power or cold ironing does not exist in Apapa seaport. Recommendations were made towards adopting appropriate mitigation technologies in Apapa seaport.
Keywords:
Air Pollution; Mitigation Technology; Locomotives; Vessels; Apapa Seaports
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