HULL COST AS A FACTOR IN SELECTING SHIP SPEED

Under the assumptions of a given annual transport requirement as is logical in the liner trades, conditions that tend to modify the initial cost of ships hulls will have a secondary effect on the choice of the design speed. That is, as hull costs increase, the most profitable speed also increases. ( This is logical because higher speed means fewer expensive hulls can meet the transport needs. ) This study establishes a general analytical technique and measures the impact of hull cost on optimal speed for a typical container fleet operation.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Philadelphia Section SNAME, October 18, 1970
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

  Department of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48109
• Authors:
  • Cotta, Paulo S de M
• Publication Date: 1970-9-14

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
• Pagination: 17 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 091

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Containers; Costs; Economic analysis; Economics; Naval architecture; Operations; Shipbuilding; Shipping; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ship design
• Old TRIS Terms: Container operations; Ship construction costs; Shipping economics
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Economics; Finance; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00011982
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 23 1973 12:00AM