AN EVALUATION OF COMMERCIAL SAIL

The current trend in fuel costs and how these affect seaborne trade are evaluated. Problems which the introduction of commercial sail may pose are discussed, and the economics of sail vis-a-vis power driven vessels are analysed for various conditions. Order from NSFI as No. 22156.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of a Symposium held at the Royal Institution of Naval Architects on June 14, 1979.
• Corporate Authors:

  Royal Institution of Naval Architects, England

  10 Upper Belgrave Street
  London SW1X 8BQ,   England 
• Authors:
  • Couper, A D
  • King, J
  • Marlow, P B
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of a Symposium held at the Royal Institution of Naval Architects on June 14, 1979.
• Publication Date: 1979-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 6

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Economic analysis; Fuels; Sailing ships
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fuel costs
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Finance; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00330332
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Ship Research Institute of Norway
• Report/Paper Numbers: Paper No. 1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 1981 12:00AM