Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.21278/brod72405
MULTIPURPOSE VESSEL FLEET FOR SHORT BLACK SEA SHIPPING THROUGH MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT CORRIDORS
Petar Georgiev
orcid.org/0000-0001-5994-0425
; Technical University of Varna, Bulgaria
Yordan Garbatov
; Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Abstract
A study about the requirements and cargo transportation demand in the Black Sea as part of a multimodal transportation frame is performed, estimating the potential need of a ship fleet of multipurpose ships. The study performs conceptual multipurpose vessel design and fleet sizing using the long-time experience and statistics in defining main dimensions of the ship and her hull form, resistance and propulsion, weights, stability, free-board, seakeeping and manoeuvrability, capital, operational and decommissioning expenditure, where the optimal design solution is obtained based on the energy efficiency, shipbuilding, operation, and resale costs at the end of the service life. A discussion about possible applications of a different fleet of ship sizes in improving the cargo transportation efficiency considers the vessel's typical operational profile in such a way to maximise the economic impact conditional of the unsteady cargo flow and environmental impact.
Keywords
Black Sea; fleet size; ecological impact; multimodal transport; short sea shipping; Three seas initiative
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266353
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Publication date:
1.10.2021.
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