<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper presents a method of evaluating the optimal value of the cargo ships deadweight and the coupled optimal value of cargo handling capacity. The method may be useful at the stage of establishing the main owners requirements concerning the ship design parameters as well as for choosing a proper second hand ship for a given transportation task. The deadweight and the capacity are determined on the basis of a selected economic measure of the transport effectiveness of ship – the Required Freight Rate. The mathematical model of the problem is of a deterministic character and the simplifying assumptions are justified for ships operating in the liner trade. The assumptions are so selected that solution of the problem is obtained in analytical closed form. The presented method can be useful for application in the preliminary ship design or in the simulation of pre-investment transportation task studies.</p></abstract>

The paper presents a method of evaluating the optimal value of the cargo ships deadweight and the coupled optimal value of cargo handling capacity. The method may be useful at the stage of establishing the main owners requirements concerning the ship design parameters as well as for choosing a proper second hand ship for a given transportation task. The deadweight and the capacity are determined on the basis of a selected economic measure of the transport effectiveness of ship – the Required Freight Rate. The mathematical model of the problem is of a deterministic character and the simplifying assumptions are justified for ships operating in the liner trade. The assumptions are so selected that solution of the problem is obtained in analytical closed form. The presented method can be useful for application in the preliminary ship design or in the simulation of pre-investment transportation task studies.

Parametrical Method for Determining Optimal Ship Carrying Capacity and Performance of Handling Equipment

Polish Maritime Research

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The paper presents a method of evaluating the optimal value of the cargo ships deadweight and the coupled optimal value of cargo handling capacity. The method...

Parametrical Method for Determining Optimal Ship Carrying Capacity and Performance of Handling Equipment

Published Online: Jun 30, 2016

Page range: 19 - 24

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2016-0016

Keywords
ship design, deadweight and cargo handling optimization, required freight rate

© 2016 Jan P. Michalski, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parametrical Method for Determining Optimal Ship Carrying Capacity and Performance of Handling Equipment

Published Online: Jun 30, 2016

Page range: 19 - 24

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2016-0016

Keywordsship design, deadweight and cargo handling optimization, required freight rate

© 2016 Jan P. Michalski, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
ship design, deadweight and cargo handling optimization, required freight rate