Effects of container ship speed on CO₂ emission, cargo lead time and supply chain costs

This article studies ship speed from the supply chain perspective to examine its overall effects on liner operators, customers and environment. A model is proposed to simulate container flows on the Trans-Atlantic trade via a liner service. A striking point is that the authors not only exploit conventional data of shipping operators but also shipment data of customers to support decision-making processes in maritime supply chains. The simulation reveals that sailing speed only affects one-fourth of the total supply chain costs, but half of the cargo lead time and over 70% of the carbon footprint. Slow steaming brings about fuel saving and less CO₂ emission but extends the transit time of goods and raises inventory carrying cost for customers. This hidden cost is a barrier against deploying mega ships, although they can lower shipping cost and CO₂ emission. The simulation also implies the potential of express routes to serve premium shipments, for example medical supplies in times of pandemic and for other essential needs, as well as higher value perishable food.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2021.100723
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210539521001061
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Tran, Nguyen Khoi
  • Lam, Jasmine Siu Lee
• Publication Date: 2022-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 100723
• Serial:
  • Research in Transportation Business & Management
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 2210-5395
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/22105395

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Containerships; Costs; Pollutants; Supply chain management
• Subject Areas: Environment; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01788874
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 18 2021 12:14PM