AN EVALUATION OF THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY DESIGN INDEX BASELINE FOR PASSENGER VESSELS OF BANGLADESH

Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) was introduced since 2013 for new ships as a measure to improve energy efficiency of sea going ships. This factor already has created a great influence on global maritime industry. However, any requirement related to the energy efficiency of inland vessels does not exist. This paper attempts to evaluate EEDI for inland passenger vessels of Bangladesh. According to the results of this analysis, which has been based on 90 existing inland passenger vessels, EEDI that was introduced for seagoing ships cannot be applied for proper evaluation of inland passenger vessels due to limitation of carrying capacity and installed main engine power. So, the main objective of this paper is to provide EEDI reference line for inland passenger vessels of Bangladesh.