EVALUATION OF THE POTENTIAL OF COMBINATION CARRIERS FOR TRANSPORTING U.S. OIL IMPORTS

It was the objective of this study to establish whether moderate-sized combination bulk carriers (OBO and O/O vessels) could be expected to carry economically a significant portion of the foreign crude oil imports to the U.S. East and Gulf costs, in competition with very large crude carriers (VLCC). Conclusions are evaluated in light of their implications for the development of ports and superports. Available published material is used to obtain a quantitive analysis of the current role of combination carriers in U.S. foreign trade in bulk commodities. Then, with the assistance of available trade projections, an estimate is made of the potential volume of backhaul cargo available to combination carriers. This is compared with the expected volume of petroleum imports. A general survey is made of suitable triangular routes for combination carriers and an evaluation of transportation costs is made for several specific routes, comparing combination carriers with the use of VLCC vessels.

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  Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Lewis, E V
  • Binkley, J
  • Zubaly, R
• Publication Date: 1974-4

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 136-144
• Serial:
  • Marine Technology Society Journal
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Marine Technology Society
  • ISSN: 0025-3324
  • Serial URL: http://ingentaconnect.com/content/mts/mtsj

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bulk carriers; Combination carriers; International trade; Merchant vessels; Ore bulk oil carriers
• Old TRIS Terms: Competitive merchant ships; Obos; Ore/oil carriers
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054396
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 18 1974 12:00AM