Environmentally sustainable shipping
A Systematic Mapping of Emission Control Areas (ECAs) and Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas in Maritime Environmental Governance. D Aiken, U Tapaninen. Oceans 2025, 6(3), 60. 2025
Advancing Port Sustainability in the Baltic Sea Region: A Comparative Analysis Using the SMCC Framework. M-L Tombak, D Aiken, E Toomeoja, U Tapaninen. Sustainability, 17(15), 6764, 2025
Economic Feasibility and Operational Performance of Rotor Sails in Maritime Transport. K Carjova, OP Hilmola, U Tapaninen. Sustainability 17 (13), 5909, 2025
Data-Driven Propulsion Load Optimization: Reducing Fuel Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Double-Ended Ferries. A. Laasma, D. M. Aiken, K. Kasepõld, O-P Hilmola, U. Tapaninen. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 13(4), 688, 2025
Comparative Analysis of the Alternative Energy: Case of Reducing GHG Emissions of Estonian Pilot Fleet. R Otsason, A Laasma, Y Gülmez, J Kotta, U Tapaninen. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 13 (2), 305, 2025
Methods for Calculating Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Baltic Sea ports: A Comparative Study. Tombak, M.-L., Tapaninen U., Kotta J. Sustainability 2025
Nitrogen and Phosphorus Discharges from Cargo Ships’ Black and Grey Waters—A Case Study of a Baltic Sea Port ST Lappalainen, J Kotta, U Tapaninen, Oceans, 5(3), 560-570, 2024
Using Machine Learning Methodology to Model Nutrient Discharges from Ports: A Case Study of a Fertilizer Terminal, ST Lappalainen, J Kotta, ML Tombak, U Tapaninen, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering; 12(1):143, 2024
Decarbonizing City Water Traffic: Case of Comparing Electric and Diesel-Powered Ferries,
R Otsason, U Tapaninen, Sustainability 15 (23), 16170, 2023
Shipping Related Activities and Their Environmental Impact–Lessons Learnt from the Estonian Case Study, ML Tombak, U Tapaninen, R Palu, TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea, 2023
Towards Efficient Mapping of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Case Study of the Port of Tallinn,
J Kotta, M Fetissov, E Kaasik, J Väät, S Štõkov, UP Tapaninen, Sustainability 15 (12), 9520 1, 2023
Evaluation of Alternative Fuels for Coastal Ferries,
A Laasma, R Otsason, U Tapaninen, OP Hilmola, Sustainability 14 (24), 16841, 2022
Six steps to reach carbon-free shipping,
U Tapaninen, Baltic Rim economies. Centrum Balticum Foundation. 2021
Shipping and port economics
Soft Values in Port-city Relationships: Case of Reidi Road and Port of Tallinn. K Rauk, U Tapaninen. TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea, 2/2025.
Cybersecurity Risks at Port. ML Tombak, BE Zetterman, UP Tapaninen. Transport and Telecommunication 26 (3), 276-291, 2025
Differences in Port Pricing Strategies: Case of Port and Fairway Fees in Northern Baltic Sea Countries. Hunt, T., Tapaninen, U. and Kotta, J. Sustainability, 2025
Success Factors in Commercialization of Wing-in-Ground Crafts as Means of Maritime Transport: A Case Study. Kerem, K., Carjova K and Tapaninen U. Future studies, 2025
Exploring the Multifaceted Challenges and Complexities Involved in the Effective Implementation of Maritime Conventions. Aiken, D.M., Kotta, J., Tapaninen, U.P. Sustainability, 17, 478, 2025
Predicting cargo handling and berthing times in bulk terminals: A neural network approach, S Gülmez, Y Gülmez, U Tapaninen, Case Studies on Transport Policy, 19, 101351, 2025
Business Opportunities for a Ground Effect Vehicle-Case of Canary Islands, R Otsason, OP Hilmola, U Tapaninen, B Tovar, Transport and Telecommunication 25 (4), 473-482, 2024
Small Island Public Transport Service Levels: Operational Model for Estonia, T Hunt, U Tapaninen, R Palu, A Laasma, TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea, 2024
Recovery of ro-pax ferry traffic from covid-19 under tightening environmental regulations: case Helsinki-Tallinn, U Tapaninen, R Palu, Journal of Shipping and Trade 7 (1), 1-17, 2022
Suomen satamaverkko murroksessa: analyysi satamien erikoistumisesta ja lukumäärästä,
U Tapaninen, Terra 127 (1), 17-32, 2015
Books and book chapters
Profitability of Shipping and the Role of Fleet Ownership—North European Company Case Study, U Tapaninen, OP Hilmola, Handbook of Digital Innovation, Transformation, and Sustainable Development, Taylor & Francis, 2025
Decarbonising coastal ferries: case of the Estonian state fleet ferry, A Laasma, R Otsason, U Tapaninen, OP Hilmola, Towards a Zero-Emissions and Digitalized Transport Sector, Edward Elgar Publishing, 121-139, 2024
Practical Decarbonization Actions Being Taken by the Shipping Companies,
T Manderbacka, U Tapaninen, Maritime Decarbonization: Practical Tools, Case Studies and Decarbonization, Springer, 2023
Maritime Transport: Shipping Logistics and Operations, U Tapaninen, Kogan Page Publisher, 2020
Merenkulun logistiikka, U Tapaninen, Otatieto, Gaudeamus, 2019
Logistiikka ja liikennejärjestelmät, U Tapaninen, Otatieto, Gaudeamus, 2018
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