VOLUME 1 Keynote Lectures Comparative studies for subsea-to-shore production systems S.F. Estefen, M.I. Lourenço, J. Feng &Y.Wang European Ports: Facilitators or impediments of global supply chains? H. Haralambides Computational fluid and structure dynamics methods to assess wave-induced loads and hydroelasticity effects O. el Moctar & J. Ley Strategies on improving maritime transportation safety of theYangtze River X.P. Yan, J.F. Zhang, B.Wu, S.Q. Fan & D. Zhang Maritime transportation Waterway transport potential in the Amazon, case study: The crossing from Outeiro Island to Belém A.M. Borges, J.R.C. Cunha & H.B. Moraes LNG bunkering demand at Iberian Peninsula ports D. Díaz Gutiérrez, G. Polo Sánchez & F. de Manuel López Inland waterway ports characteristics relevant for classification methodology purpose O. Dinu, E. Rosca & F. Rusca Refrigerated cargo handling: Demand and requirements for Portuguese ports L. Filina-Dawidowicz, T.A. Santos & C. Guedes Soares Conceptual design of a Vessel Traffic System J. Hough & R.C. Botter Forecasting cargo throughput in Portuguese ports using causal methods A. Mainardi &T.A. Santos Green corridor to Brazil: Integrated logistics in maritime transportation D.A. Moura & R.C. Botter Capacity analysis of storage area in a maritime container terminal F. Rusca, M. Popa, E. Rosca, M.A. Rosca &A. Rusca Feasibility study of MOS in Brazil using roll-on/roll-off vessels between Manaus and São Paulo R. Santana Pelícia, M.A. Perdigão Peli, M. Galdi da Silva, R.C. Botter & N. Narciso Pereira Determining the size of ferry fleet: Fuzzy logic approach M. Škuri´c &V. Maraš Energy efficiency TOPSIS method implementation on slow steaming alternatives evaluation I. Dagkinis & N. Nikitakos Ship speed power performance under relative wind profiles L.P. Perera & B. Mo Machine intelligence for energy efficient ships: A big data solution L.P. Perera & B. Mo Sensitivity analysis of wind load estimation method based on elliptic Fourier descriptors J. Prpi´c-Orši´c & M.Val?ci´c Development of intelligent ship fuel consumption algorithms K. Ramesh, D. Konovessis, S.K. Thong & X. You Route planning of a fishing vessel in coastal waters with fuel consumption restraint R. Vettor, M. Tadros, M. Ventura & C. Guedes Soares Analysis of the sensitivity of a multi-objective genetic algorithm for route optimization to different settings R. Vettor & C. Guedes Soares Fuel saving-oriented 3D dynamic programming for weather routing applications R. Zaccone, M. Figari, M. Altosole & E. Ottaviani Ships in ports Empirical analysis of the implantation of an automatic mooring system in a commercial port. Application to the Port of Santander (Spain) E. Díaz, A. Ortega, C. Pérez, B. Blanco, L. Ruiz & J. Oria Non-linear control for the automatic berthing of waterjet catamaran V. Ferrari, S. Sutulo & C. Guedes Soares Analysis of the movements and operational limits of moored vessels in Outer and Inner ports of A Coruña (Spain) A. Figuero, E. Peña, J. Sande & F. Costa Numerical simulation of the motions and forces of a moored ship in Leixões harbour L. Pinheiro, C.J. Fortes, J.A. Santos & P. Rosa-Santos Ship hydrodynamics On the estimations of ship motions during maneuvering tasks in irregular seas M. Acanfora & J. Matusiak Estimation of hydrodynamic loads of an offshore supply vessel in uniform current M. Asghari, M. Sohrabi, M. Mohammadzadeh & C. Guedes Soares A hybrid RANSE – strip theory method for prediction of ship motions L. Bonfiglio, G. Vernengo, S. Brizzolara & D. Bruzzone Preliminary considerations on a unified model for hydrodynamic forces V. Ferrari & F.H.H.A. Quadvlieg Estimation of the maneuvering characteristics of the DTC containership using URANS based simulations N. Fournarakis, A. Papanikolaou, D. Chroni, S. Liu &T. Plessas Assessment of different methods for the prediction of marine propellers induced pressures S. Gaggero, G. Tani, D. Villa, M. Viviani, F. Conti & C. Vaccaro New generation of CLT® propellers J. González-Adalid, M. Pérez Sobrino, J.M. Riola Rodríguez, J.J. Díaz Hernández, L.M. González, A. Moran-Guerrero, R. Quereda Laviña & C. Soriano Gómez Non-parametric estimation of directional wave spectra using two hyperparameters M.A. Hinostroza & C. Guedes Soares Uncertainty on the bending moment transfer functions derived by a three-dimensional linear panel method H. Jafaryeganeh, A.P. Teixeira & C. Guedes Soares Design and application of the contra-rotating propeller for VLCC on the structure part Y.T. Kim, S.I.Won, M.J. Ko, M.T. Jo & H.D. Cha Experimental investigation of roughness effect on the resistance of a flat plate E.D. Kiosidou, A.S. Venetis, D.E. Liarokapis, J.P. Trachanas, G.D. Tzabiras & D.I. Pantelis Motion response of round shape FLNG due to interaction with another floating structure J. Koto, C.L. Siow, C. Guedes Soares, H. Yasukawa, A. Matsuda, D. Terada & H. Abyn CFD assessment of Ropax hull resistance with various initial drafts and trim angles J. Labanti, H. Islam & C. Guedes Soares Study of ship-to-ship interaction in shallow water with account for squat phenomenon D.B.V. Lima, S. Sutulo & C. Guedes Soares Hull resistance modelling of flat autonomous underwater vehicle based on response surface method M.Wang, C. Guedes Soares & S. Yang Effect of wing geometrical parameters on the aerodynamic performance of wing in ground marine craft M. Mohamed & I. Amin Three-dimensional pressure distribution on planing hulls S. Pennino, H. Klymenko, A. Scamardella, S. Mancini & E. Begovic Uncertainty modelling in ship manoeuvring models P.P. Silva & C. Guedes Soares Analysis of manoeuvrability criteria and standards in view of environmental factors and EEDI impact S. Sutulo & C. Guedes Soares Ship resistance and flow field study of KVLCC2 hull S. Tarbiat & C. Guedes Soares Uncertainties related to the estimation of added resistance of a ship in waves N. Vitali, J. Prpi´c-Orši´c & C. Guedes Soares Hydroelastic vibration of bottom plating subjected to wave impact S.Wang & C. Guedes Soares Waypoint-following for a marine surface ship model based on vector field guidance law H.T. Xu & C. Guedes Soares Ship structures Experimental and numerical response and failure of laterally impacted composite circular plates F. Alizadeh, B. Liu & C. Guedes Soares Effect of vacuum bag pressure on the flexural properties of GFRP composite laminates F. Alizadeh, L.S. Sutherland & C. Guedes Soares On the influence of primary and secondary structural members on the global strength of ship structures R. Diewald, B. Gerlach & S. Ehlers Fatigue analysis and optimization of non-load-carrying fillet welded joints based on the effective notch stress approach Y. Dong, Y. Garbatov & C. Guedes Soares Ultimate strength of lightweight asymmetric panels M. Elarbi, P.P. Silva & R.F. Martins Sensitivity analysis of the IACS-CSR buckling strength requirements for stiffened panels B. Gaspar, A.P. Teixeira & C. Guedes Soares Application of polynomial chaos expansions in stochastic analysis of plate elements under lateral pressure B. Gaspar, C. Guedes Soares, E. Bahmyari & M. Reza Khedmati Reduction in welding induced residual stresses and distortions of butt welded plates subjected to heat treatments M. Hashemzadeh, Y. Garbatov & C. Guedes Soares Equivalent design wave approach for fatigue assessment of ship shaped structures S.E. Heggelund, G. Storhaug, A. Gonçalves & H. Austefjord Effect of uncertainty in the geometry and material properties on the post-buckling behavior of a composite laminate N. Kharghani & C. Guedes Soares Plastic deformation and failure of thin steel plates subjected to spherical and cylindrical indenters B. Liu, A. Ottazzi & C. Guedes Soares Experimental and numerical analysis of a laterally impacted square steel