Maritime transport
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The research focuses on two main special areas:1. Smart and energy efficient environments. How tightening environmentalregulations affect shipping companies,ports and maritime markets? The studiesanalyse the present shipping business, andstudy how the new fuels, vessel design andoperative changes will affect the shippingbusiness models and operations. Researchis multidisciplinary and various methodscan be used.2. Future governance. The functioning andcompetitiveness of shipping companies,port, and maritime sectors in variousshipping market situations: cargo andpassenger volumes, financial situations,availability of the fleet, even policies andpublic opinion. This work is closely donewith either authorities or companies, andoften also directly from their request.
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- Laasma, A., Otsason, R., Tapaninen, U., Hilmola, O.-P. Evaluation of alternative fuels for coastal ferries // Sustainability (2022) vol. 14, 24, art. 16841.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su142416841 - Tapaninen, U., Palu, R. Recovery of ro-pax ferry traffic from covid-19 under tightening environmental regulations : case Helsinki-Tallinn // Journal of shipping and trade (2022) vol. 7, art. 10.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s41072-022-00112-x - Tapaninen, U. Six steps to reach carbon-free shipping // Baltic Rim economies (2021) 5, 1 p..
https://sites.utu.fi/bre/six-steps-to-reach-carbon-free-shipping/ - Palu, R., Hilmola, O.-P., Hunt, T., Tolli, A. Short sea shipping between Estonia and Finland : Covid-19 mitigation measures // International Association of Maritime Economists Conference 2021., 2022.
Short sea... https://iame2021.dryfta.com/program-schedule/program/37/the-climate-transition-sustainable-supply-chains - Tsiulin, S., Hegner Reinau, K., Hilmola, O-P. et al. Blockchain-based applications in shipping and port management : a literature review towards defining key conceptual frameworks // International journal of productivity and performance management (2020) vol. 30, 2, p. 201-224.
https://doi.org/10.1108/RIBS-04-2019-0051 - Heckwolf, M.J., Peterson, A., Jänes, H., Horne, P., Künne, J., Liversage, K., Sajeva, M., Reusch, T.B.H., Kotta, J. From ecosystems to socio-economic benefits : a systematic review of coastal ecosystem services in the Baltic Sea // The science of the total environment (2021) vol. 755, 2, art. 142565, 11 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142565 - Hilmola, O-P., Lähdeaho, O., Henttu, V., Hilletofth, P. Covid-19 pandemic: early implications for North European manufacturing and logistics // Sustainability (2020) vol. 12, 20, art. 8315, 13 p.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su12208315 - Depellegrin, D., Hansen, H. S., Schrøder, L., Bergström, L., Romagnoni, G., Steenbeek, J., Goncalves, M., Carneiro, C., Kotta, J., Fetissov, M. et al. Current status, advancements and development needs of geospatial decision support tools for marine spatial planning in European seas // Ocean & coastal management (2021) vol. 209, art. 105644.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105644 - Galparsoro, I., Pınarbası, K., Gissi, E., Culhane, F., Gacutan, J., Kotta, J., Cabana, D., Wanke, S., Fetissov, M. et al. Operationalisation of ecosystem services in support of ecosystem-based marine spatial planning : insights into needs and recommendations // Marine Policy (2021) vol. 131, art. 104609.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104609 - Li, W., Wang, X., Hilmola, O-P. Does high-speed railway influence convergence of urban-rural income gap in China? // Sustainability (2020) vol. 12, 10, art. 4236, 14 p.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su12104236 - Lähdeaho, O., Hilmola, O.-P. Business models amid changes in regulation and environment : The case of Finland-Russia // Sustainability (2020) vol. 12, 8, art. 3393, 18 p.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su12083393 - Fetissov, M., Aps, R., Goerlandt, F., Jänes, H., Kotta, J., Kujala, P., Szava-Kovats, R. Next-generation smart response web (NG-SRW) : an operational spatial decision support system for maritime oil spill emergency response in the Gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea) // Sustainability (2021) vol. 13, 12, art. 6585.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su13126585 - Mack, L., Fernandez de la Hoz, C., Penk, M., Piggott, J., Crowe, T., Hering, D., Kaijser, W., Aroviita, J., Baer, J., Kotta, J. [et al.] Perceived multiple stressor effects depend on sample size and stressor gradient length // Water research (2022) vol. 226, art. 119260.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.119260 - Kotta, J., Raudsepp, U., Szava-Kovats, R., Aps, R., Armoskaite, A., Barda, I., Bergström, P., Futter, M., Maljutenko, I. et al. Assessing the potential for sea-based macroalgae cultivation and its application for nutrient removal in the Baltic Sea // Science of the total environment (2022) vol. 839, art. 156230 ; 14 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156230 - Hilmola, O.-P., Li, W., Panova, Y. Development status and future trend of Eurasian container land bridge transport // Logistics (2021) vol. 5, 1, art. 18, 12 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.3390/logistics5010018 - Hilmola, O.-P., Li, W., Tolli, A. Low interest rate environment: inventory management in Finland and Baltic States // International journal of productivity and performance management (2020) vol. 70, 3, p. 544-566 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-10-2019-0480 - Hilmola, O.-P., Lähdeaho, O. Covid-19 pandemic : small actor point of view on manufacturing and logistics // World review of intermodal transportation research (2021) vol. 10, 2, p. 87-105.
https://doi.org/10.1504/WRITR.2021.115411 https://doi.org/10.1504/WRITR.2021.10036832 - Sajeva, M., Maidell, M., Kotta, J., Peterson, A. An Eco-GAME meta-evaluation of existing methods for the appreciation of ecosystem services // Sustainability (2020) vol. 12, 8, art. 7805, 47 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su12187805 - Skov, H., Rasmussen, E.K., Kotta, J. et al. Food web responses to eutrophication control in a coastal area of the Baltic Sea // Ecological modelling (2020) vol. 435, art. 109249, 13 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109249 - Liversage, K., Kotta, J., Kuprijanov, I., Rätsep, M., Nõomaa, K. A trophic cascade facilitates native habitat providers within assemblages of multiple invasive marine species // Ecosphere (2021) vol. 12, 6, p. 1-13 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3621 - Vidjajev, N., Palu, R., Terentjev, J., Hilmola, O.-P., Alari, V. Assessment of the development limitations for wave energy utilization in the Baltic Sea // Sustainability (2022) vol. 14, 5, art. 2832.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su14052832 - Adler, I., Kotta, J., Tuvikene, R., Kaldre, K. Optimizing the processing of shellfish (Mytilus edulis and M. trossulus Hybrid) biomass cultivated in the Low Salinity Region of the Baltic Sea for the extraction of meat and proteins // Applied sciences (2022) vol. 12, 10, art. 5163, 11 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.3390/app12105163 - Ascic, I., Ascic, J., Hilletofth, P., Pimenta, M. L., Hilmola, O.-P. An evaluation of critical capabilities and improvement areas for competitive manufacturing in a developed-country environment // Sustainability (2022) vol. 14, 11, art. 6678.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116678 - Solakivi, T., Kiisler, A., Hilmola, O.-P. A comparative study of market potential for logistics outsourcing in Estonia and Finland // Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing (2022) Vol. 15, 1, p. 79-95.
https://doi.org/10.1108/JGOSS-01-2021-0004 - Hilmola, O.-P. Did the COVID-19 crisis change inventory efficiency? Evidence from Finland // International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling (2022) Vol. 13, 3, p. 289-305.
https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBPSCM.2022.125691 - Vidjajev, N., Palu, R., Terentjev, J., Hunt, T. Limitations and Opportunities for Wave Energy Utilization in the Baltic Sea :
the case-study of Estonia // 21st Annual General Assembly – AGA 2021, Alexandria, Egypt, 26th-28th October 2021 : proceedings of The International Association of Maritime Universities. : Arab Academy of Science, Technology and Maritime, 2021. p. 638–647 : map.
https://aga21.aast.edu/templates/frontend/aga21/ltr/templates/AGA21-Conference-Proceedings.pdf - Liversage, K., Kotta, J., Pajusalu, L. Effectiveness of common benthic macrofaunal sampling methodology in boulder and cobble reefs // Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology (2020) vol. 530−531, art. 151413, 7 p.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2020.151413 - Sajeva, M., Maidell, M., Kotta, J. A participatory geospatial toolkit for science integration and knowledge transfer informing SDGs based Governance and decision making // Sustainability (2020) vol. 12, 19, art. 8088, 19 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su12198088 - Lähdeaho, O., Hilmola, O-P. Cross-disciplinary remote course for mixed group of students and professionals // Educating Engineers for Future Industrial Revolutions : Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL2020). Volume 1. Cham : Springer, 2021. p. 3-12. (Advances in intelligent systems and computing ; 1328).
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68198-2_1 - Hilmola, O-P., Palu, R., Tolli, A. Experiences from maritime logistics distance learning course // Educating Engineers for Future Industrial Revolutions : Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL2020). Volume 1. Cham : Springer, 2021. p. 577-585. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing ; 1328).
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68198-2_53 - Elias, M., Bartocci Liboni, L., Cezarino, L. O., Pinheiro Martins, F., Lopes Pimenta, M., Hilletofth, P., Hilmola, H-P. Shedding Light on the Brazilian Amazon biotrade : a study on sustainable development in native communities // Sustainability (2022) vol. 14, 19, art. 12826.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su141912826 - Hilmola, O.-P.; Panova, Y. Sustainability of the EU-28 trade with China and the USA // Economy of Regions (2021) Vol. 17, Issue 3, p. 956 - 970.
https://doi.org/10.17059/EKON.REG.2021-3-17 - Lähdeaho, O., Hilmola, O.-P. Crisis year 2020 : analysis of Finnish manufacturing companies’ Twitter activity // Human Centred Intelligent Systems : Proceedings of KES-HCIS 2021 Conference. Singapore : Springer, 2021. p. 36–45. (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies ; 244).
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3264-8_4 - Tsiulin, S., Reinau, K. H., Hilmola, O.-P. The key challenges of blockchain implementation in maritime sector: summary from literature and previous research findings // Procedia computer science (2023) vol. 217, p. 348-357.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2022.12.230 - Heljanko, E., Hilmola, O-P., Tolli, A. Evaluation of a novel logistics solution for roundwood import // World review of intermodal transportation research (2018) vol. 7, 4, p. 330–350.
https://doi.org/10.1504/WRITR.2018.095261 - Hilmola, O.-P., Tolli, A. Growing trade, but slowing unitized short sea shipping : analysing Finland and Germany // Transport and telecommunication (2019) vol. 20, 1, p. 82-91 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.2478/ttj-2019-0008 - Hilmola, O.-P., Tolli, A., Panova, Y. Global corporations and smaller actors in textile business : European perspective // Economy of Regions, Ekonomika Regiona (2019) vol. 15, 1, p. 216-230.
https://elar.urfu.ru/bitstream/10995/91558/1/2019_15_1_017.pdf https://www.economyofregion.com/archive/2019/72/3150/ - Kotta, J., Herkül, K., Jaagus, J., Kaasik, A., Raudsepp, U., Alari, V., Laanemets, J., Maljutenko, I., Männik, A., Reihan, A. et al. Linking atmospheric, terrestrial and aquatic environments : Regime shifts in the Estonian climate over the past 50 years // PLoS ONE (2018) vol. 13, 12, e0209568, 20 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209568 - Kiisler, a., Solakivi, T., Hilmola, O.-P. Supply chain and ICT issues of Estonia: survey findings // Procedia computer science (2020) vol. 176, p. 828-837.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2020.09.078 - Hilmola, O.-P. Role of inventory and assets in shareholder value creation // Expert systems with applications: X (2020) vol. 5, art. 100027, 7 p.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswax.2020.100027 - Kiisler, A., Hilmola, O.-P. Modelling wholesale company's supply chain using system dynamics // Transport and Telecommunication (2020) Vol. 21, 2, p. 149 - 158.
https://doi.org/10.2478/ttj-2020-0012 - Kiisler, A., Solakivi, T., Hilmola, O.-P. Estonian logistics market 2018 survey : analysis and findings // LogForum : Scientific journal of logistics (2020) vol. 16, 3, p. 409-420 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.17270/J.LOG.2020.468 - Palu, R., Hilmola, O.-P. K. Future potential of Trans-Caspian corridor: Review // Logistics (2023) vol. 7, 3, art. 39.
https://doi.org/10.3390/logistics7030039 - Hilmola, O.-P. On prices of privacy coins and Bitcoin // Journal of Risk and Financial Management (2021) vol. 14, 8, art. 361.
https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm14080361 - Hilmola, O.-P., Tolli, A. Evaluation of chinese E-commerce cost and lead time performance to Estonia // Quality Innovation Prosperity (2018) vol. 22, 1, p. 14-26.
https://doi.org/10.12776/QIP.V22I1.1035 - Kotta, J., Fetissov, M., Kaasik, E., Väät, J., Štõkov, S., Tapaninen, U. P. Towards efficient mapping of greenhouse gas emissions : a case study of the port of Tallinn // Sustainability (2023) vol. 15, 12, art. 9520.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su15129520 - Hilmola, O-P., Li, H., Hilletofth, P., Fjellström, D. A supply chain perspective reviewing shoring cases // Operations and supply chain management: an international journal (2023) vol. 16, 4, p. 524-534.
https://doi.org/10.31387/oscm0550409 - Tombak, M-L., Tapaninen, U., Palu, R. Shipping related activities and their environmental impact – lessons learnt from the Estonian case study // TransNav : the international journal on marine navigation and safety of sea transportation (2023) vol. 17, 4, p. 973-980.
https://doi.org/10.12716/1001.17.04.24 - Lähdeaho, O., Hilmola, O.-P. Road traffic emissions and emission reduction targets: case of Highway E18 in South-East Finland // International journal of business performance and supply chain modelling (2021) vol. 12, 3, p. 306-327.
https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBPSCM.2021.117912 - Hilmola, O-P., Li, W. Drivers of railway container transports between China and Finland // Journal of shipping and trade (2023) vol. 8, art. aa.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s41072-023-00151-y - Otsason, R., Tapaninen, U. Decarbonizing city water traffic : case of comparing electric and diesel-powered ferries // Sustainability (2023) vol. 15, 23, art. 16170.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su152316170