DECISION AIDS FOR FLEET MANAGEMENT. FINAL REPORT

Complex inter-modal container transportation systems require efficient shipboard operation as well as shore-side management. Under the sponsorship of the Maritime Administration, Sea-Land Service, Inc. has installed, tested and evaluated the Integrated Marine Decision Support System developed by Ocean Systems, Inc. on two of its container ships operating in the Trans-Pacific trades. The system consists of a suite of PC-based programs to receive forecast wind and wave data via satellite communications, and to predict seakeeping and speedkeeping performance of the vessel for heavy weather damage avoidance and route planning purposes. Two additional programs were developed to aid decision making by the shipboard officers as well as shore-side management. Program capabilities and test results are discussed.

• Corporate Authors:

  Sea-Land Service, Incorporated

  Sea Operations P.O. Box 800
  Edison, NJ  United States  08810

  Ocean Systems Incorporated

  1330 Broadway, #821
  Oakland, CA  United States  94612

  U.S. Department of Transportation

  Maritime Administration Office of Technology Assessment
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Chen, Huanlei
  • Rodriguez, J
• Publication Date: 1990-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 59 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communications; Containerships; Meteorology; Radio; Routing; Ship motion; Ships; Water waves; Weather forecasting
• Uncontrolled Terms: Marine meteorology; Ship routing
• Old TRIS Terms: Ship to shore; Wave forecasting; Wind forces on ships
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00672412
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MA-RD-840-90005
• Contract Numbers: DT-MA-CA-80107
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 11 1995 12:00AM