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Brodogradnja : An International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering for Research and Development, Vol. 69 No. 2, 2018.

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https://doi.org/10.21278/brod69209

THE MOST ECONOMICAL CONFIGURATION OF PUSHED BARGE CONVOY SYSTEM THROUGH CAIRO-ASWAN WATERWAY

S. M. Shenouda orcid id orcid.org/0000-0001-7526-7058 ; Suez Canal Authority, Ismailia, Egypt.
M. M. Moustafa ; Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Fuad, Egypt.
H. S. El-Kilani ; Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Fuad, Egypt.
L. B. Kamar ; Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Fuad, Egypt.

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Abstract

In the recent years, as a result of the economical situation in Egypt, fuel price is rapidly increased. Consequently, the cost of cargo transport is also increased. Therefore, the aim of the present paper is to check the feasibility of a pushed barge convoy system working through Cairo-Aswan waterway as an alternative mean of cargo transport in order to encourage the transport companies to transport their cargoes through river Nile which is considered the cheapest transport mode in Egypt.
In this paper, the current situation of the river transport and the characteristics of the Egyptian inland waterways network are reviewed and investigated to identify the navigation problems and constraints which affect the navigation through Cairo-Aswan waterway. The basic concept of ship controllability is reviewed to clarify the maneuver characteristics of a pushed barge convoy system in shallow waterways. Also, different configurations for pushed barge convoy system are proposed and the required power of each configuration is calculated using a specially developed computer program.
A technical and operational measure called transport efficiency is used as a criterion to get the most economical configuration of the desired pushed barge convoy system. Finally, a comparison between the pushed barge convoy system and the existing river transport means in Egypt is made to clarify the feasibility of using pushed barge convoy system through Cairo-Aswan waterway.

Keywords

Barge Convoy System; Shallow Waterways; River Nile; Transport Efficiency

Hrčak ID:

192772

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/192772

Publication date:

30.6.2018.

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