Abstract
This paper deals with operational effectiveness of large container carriers transporting standardized transportation units. The calculation is related to costs per one TEU transported. What is a very important factor in maritime transport is the vessel's speed. Speed has a considerable influence on total costs, and that's why this factor is also taken into consideration in the calculation. Besides speed, there is another important factor, i.e. the utilization of the capacity of container ships, and that's why new container ship types (Suezmax and Triple-E) were considered in the calculation. In the conclusion, other factors are stated that are of importance for establishing the utilization and economic effectiveness of the given types of container ships.
Highlights
This paper deals with operational effectiveness of large container carriers transporting standardized transportation units
The authors draw on the results published in [1, 2 and 3], where the operational effectiveness of a container ship is illustrated by cost per 1 TEU transported
That’s why the costs per 1 TEU transported were calculated both for normal speed (20–25 knots; 37–46.3 km/h), which is an optimum speed for container ships, at which the engines operate most efficiently and for slow steaming speed (18–20 knots; 33.3–37 km/h), where the engines operate below their speed capacity to ensure lower fuel consumption at the expense of a longer shipping time
Summary
Increasing effectiveness of maritime transport is related to vessel capacity, sailing frequency, idle time in ports, vessel draught limits, speed of service at the port, fuel consumption and cruising speed. Operational effectiveness of large container ships was calculated and illustrated on an example comparing two types of container ships: Suezmax and the new Triple-E class generation [4 and 5]. Where t...cruise duration in days on the Shanghai–Rotterdam–Shanghai route at normal speed and slow steaming speed for the individual vessels [day], c...fuel consumption (mazout) in tons per day [t/day], n...number of calls at ports [number], p(1-n)...port charge amount (disbursement) per day for the given vessel type in individual ports [USD], b... It’s the utilization – the container ship capacity utilization factor – that has a massive impact on the overall operating costs of the vessel. On the maritime transport route considered, the utilization of vessels is distributed unevenly, the western direction being used more due to the heavy Asian export to Europe [10]
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