THE INFLUENCE OF HARBOUR FACILITIES IN DESIGN AND SIZE OF LARGE TANKERS AND BULK CARRIERS

The rapid increase in size of tankers and bulk carriers following the growth in the volume of trade is nearing a peak. The limiting factors are: (a) slowing down of cost benefits for bigger sizes; (b) limited throughput of single harbours resulting in additional costs for large ships; and (c) physical limitations regarding access to ports requiring unreasonable expenses for their elimination. For ports allowing the access of ships up to about 200,000 dwt transhipment is a reasonable solution towards lower transportation costs; ports already suited to 250,000 dwt ships may benefit from ships with restricted draught. Optimization of the resulting "stubby" ships is a lasting process following stepwise extrapolation of previous experience due to the lack of systematic results covering the whole field of possible influences. Rapidly rising fuel costs suggest a solution of harbour problems: the medium sized, high powered nuclear tanker.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the 1974 West European Conference on Marine Technology. Available as complete volume at $50.00 (10 papers).
• Corporate Authors:

  Marine Media Management, Limited

  76 Mark Lane
  London EC3R 7JW,   England 
• Authors:
  • Alsen, J
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Pagination: 6 p.
• Serial:
  • West European Conference on Marine Technology (74)
  • Publisher: Marine Media Management, Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bulk carriers; Harbors; Port operations; Ships by size; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Harbor facilities
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00099934
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: PTJ Publishing Incorporated
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1975 12:00AM