Fuel Consumption in Container Ships on the North Atlantic
Commercial interests now demand a close awareness of fuel consumption, which is one of the major costs in vessel operation. This paper outlines one shipping operator's attempts to monitor and improve economic performance as indicated by fuel consumption alone. The authors are well aware that so...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0373463300031374 2024-03-03T08:47:04+00:00 Fuel Consumption in Container Ships on the North Atlantic Motte, R. Laurence, C. A. 1985 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0373463300031374 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0373463300031374 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal of Navigation volume 38, issue 02, page 258-265 ISSN 0373-4633 1469-7785 Ocean Engineering Oceanography journal-article 1985 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0373463300031374 2024-02-08T08:31:57Z Commercial interests now demand a close awareness of fuel consumption, which is one of the major costs in vessel operation. This paper outlines one shipping operator's attempts to monitor and improve economic performance as indicated by fuel consumption alone. The authors are well aware that some aspects of operation, such as main engine performance variables, are closely and easily monitored whilst others such as environmental effects are not. They have therefore adopted a ‘macro-economic’ approach to the analysis and advice on Fleet operation in this instance, attempting to monitor the vessel operation system as a whole. Thus fuel consumption is used as a yardstick and it is this particular variable which is the subject of management focus. Although many of the inputs to the complete economic equation are necessarily unquantifiable in precise terms, it is considered that a valid determination of performance is attainable from a scientifically based overview. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Cambridge University Press Journal of Navigation 38 02 258 265 |
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Commercial interests now demand a close awareness of fuel consumption, which is one of the major costs in vessel operation. This paper outlines one shipping operator's attempts to monitor and improve economic performance as indicated by fuel consumption alone. The authors are well aware that some aspects of operation, such as main engine performance variables, are closely and easily monitored whilst others such as environmental effects are not. They have therefore adopted a ‘macro-economic’ approach to the analysis and advice on Fleet operation in this instance, attempting to monitor the vessel operation system as a whole. Thus fuel consumption is used as a yardstick and it is this particular variable which is the subject of management focus. Although many of the inputs to the complete economic equation are necessarily unquantifiable in precise terms, it is considered that a valid determination of performance is attainable from a scientifically based overview. |
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Fuel Consumption in Container Ships on the North Atlantic |
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