Open AccessMULTIPURPOSE VESSEL FLEET FOR SHORT BLACK SEA SHIPPING THROUGH MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT CORRIDORS
Author(s) -
Petar Georgiev,
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Y. Garbatov,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
brodogradnja
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.553
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1845-5859
pISSN - 0007-215X
DOI - 10.21278/brod72405
Subject(s) - fleet management , hull , sizing , seakeeping , marine engineering , shipbuilding , naval architecture , service (business) , transport engineering , propulsion , tonnage , multimodal transport , barge , engineering , operations research , computer science , business , art , oceanography , archaeology , marketing , geology , visual arts , history , aerospace engineering
A study about the requirements and cargo transportation demand in the Black Sea as part of a multimodal transportation frame is performed, estimating the potential need of a ship fleet of multipurpose ships. The study performs conceptual multipurpose vessel design and fleet sizing using the long-time experience and statistics in defining main dimensions of the ship and her hull form, resistance and propulsion, weights, stability, free-board, seakeeping and manoeuvrability, capital, operational and decommissioning expenditure, where the optimal design solution is obtained based on the energy efficiency, shipbuilding, operation, and resale costs at the end of the service life. A discussion about possible applications of a different fleet of ship sizes in improving the cargo transportation efficiency considers the vessel's typical operational profile in such a way to maximise the economic impact conditional of the unsteady cargo flow and environmental impact.