An Application of Fuzzy-AHP to Ship Operational Energy Efficiency Measures

Lowering fuel consumption of ships has gained a great deal of attention in maritime industry with regards to both environmental and economic concerns. The potential for fuel economy in shipping ranging between 25% to 75% is possible by using existing technology and practices and technical improvements in the design of new ship. Despite the existence of many technology and design-based approaches, limitations of emerging these measures has led to discussions about the potential energy savings through operational changes. In this study, operational measures were examined within the scope of Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) adopted by International Maritime Organization (IMO). The authors applied the Analytic Hierarchy Process (Fuzzy-AHP) approach, one of multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) techniques, to prioritize the weight of each measure. Fuzzy AHP effectively reflects the vagueness of human thinking with interval values, and shows the relative importance of operational measures – which can be the fundamental decision making data for decision makers (ships' masters, operating companies and ship owners) – by providing a strategic approach to identify energy efficient solutions.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2016.05.031
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0029801816301421
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00298018
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Besikçi, E Bal
  • Kececi, T
  • Arslan, O
  • Turan, O
• Publication Date: 2016-7-15

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 392-402
• Serial:
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Volume: 121
  • Publisher: Pergamon
  • ISSN: 0029-8018
  • EISSN: 1873-5258
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00298018

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analytic hierarchy process; Fuel consumption; Fuzzy logic; Multiple criteria decision making; Ship operations
• Subject Areas: Energy; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01606469
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 5 2016 5:00PM