Slow Steaming Impacts on Ocean Carriers and Shippers
This article will discuss how ocean container carriers have implemented slow steaming (reduced vessel speeds) in recent years to improve fuel efficiency and lower greenhouse gas emissions. However, many shippers oppose the practice due to increased pipeline inventory associated with longer transit times. This article seeks to quantify the costs and benefits of slow steaming relative to carriers and shippers. The authors simulate a high volume Asia-North America container trade lane to estimate slow steaming impacts under different vessel speeds, volumes and fuel prices. Under current conditions, the results justify slow steaming practices, revealing extra slow steaming as the most beneficial vessel speed with a 20% reduction in total costs and a 43% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. Extra slow steaming is also optimal for future volumes and a wide range of fuel prices. The results in this article detail carrier and shipper cost trade-offs, thus offering practical evidence and transparency to the industry on how to create financial equity in facilitating contractual-based agreements for vessel speed standards.
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Authors:
- Maloni, Michael
- Paul, Jomon Aliyas
- Gligor, David M
- Publication Date: 2013-6
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 151-171
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Serial:
- Maritime Economics & Logistics
- Volume: 15
- Issue Number: 2
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
- ISSN: 1388-1973
- EISSN: 1476-0592
- Serial URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/41278
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Fuel consumption; Greenhouse gases; Logistics; Ship lines; Ships; Speed
- Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation; I15: Environment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01484326
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 19 2013 10:47AM