TRANSPORT CAPACITY AND ECONOMICS OF CONTAINER SHIPS FROM A PRODUCTION THEORY POINT OF VIEW

Factors influencing the transport capacity of a ship are examined with the aid of a transport model using principles of production theory. The analyses provides a theoretical explanation of growth in speed and size of container ship designs. By making use of a ship cost model it is possible to determine that combination of a ship's speed and capacity which yields the minimum cost for a given transport demand. It is also possible to find the minimum cost alternative of a fleet as a function of the transport capacity. The theory is illustrated by a case study from container transportation. It is shown that the minimum cost solution is not always the optimum solution.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Royal Institution of Naval Architects

  10 Upper Belgrave Street
  ,   United States 
• Authors:
  • Kuvas, J
• Publication Date: 1975-4

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 107-115
• Serial:
  • Naval Architect
  • Issue Number: 2
  • ISSN: 0306-0209

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Containerships; Economic analysis; Economics; Mathematical models; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation models
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Economics; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00097535
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Maritime Research Center, Kings Point
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 24 2003 12:00AM