Relevance of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) for bulk shipping
International audience Some scholars consider that today’s market conditions are in favor of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) rather than the Suez Canal Route (SCR). However, the number of bulk carriers using the NSR remains extremely limited, despite higher fuel prices since 2009 and subsequent signifi...
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ftkedgebschool:oai:HAL:hal-02077034v1 2023-06-18T03:39:27+02:00 Relevance of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) for bulk shipping Cariou, Pierre Faury, Olivier Kedge Business School (Kedge BS) 2015-08 https://hal-normandie-univ.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02077034 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2015.05.020 en eng HAL CCSD Elsevier info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.tra.2015.05.020 hal-02077034 https://hal-normandie-univ.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02077034 doi:10.1016/j.tra.2015.05.020 ISSN: 0965-8564 Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice https://hal-normandie-univ.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02077034 Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2015, 78, pp.337-346. ⟨10.1016/j.tra.2015.05.020⟩ Maritime transport Northern Sea Route Bulk shipping Profit Optimal sailing speed [SHS.GESTION]Humanities and Social Sciences/Business administration info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2015 ftkedgebschool https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2015.05.020 2023-06-06T20:33:01Z International audience Some scholars consider that today’s market conditions are in favor of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) rather than the Suez Canal Route (SCR). However, the number of bulk carriers using the NSR remains extremely limited, despite higher fuel prices since 2009 and subsequent significant fuel savings. In 2013, there were 53 transits via the Arctic, out of which 27 by oil tankers and 6 by bulk carriers. In this article we show that this result might be attributable to a factor, which is not considered in most studies: the spot freight rate to fuel ratio which governs ship owners’ decisions regarding the sailing speed. Due to a low ratio since 2011, the speed of vessels on the SCR is at its lowest level, and potential NSR fuel savings are too limited to provide a viable alternative. We further argue that, contrary to most studies, internalizing NSR environmental benefits marginally improves the attractiveness of the NSR. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Northern Sea Route Kedge Business School: HAL Arctic Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 78 337 346 |
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International audience Some scholars consider that today’s market conditions are in favor of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) rather than the Suez Canal Route (SCR). However, the number of bulk carriers using the NSR remains extremely limited, despite higher fuel prices since 2009 and subsequent significant fuel savings. In 2013, there were 53 transits via the Arctic, out of which 27 by oil tankers and 6 by bulk carriers. In this article we show that this result might be attributable to a factor, which is not considered in most studies: the spot freight rate to fuel ratio which governs ship owners’ decisions regarding the sailing speed. Due to a low ratio since 2011, the speed of vessels on the SCR is at its lowest level, and potential NSR fuel savings are too limited to provide a viable alternative. We further argue that, contrary to most studies, internalizing NSR environmental benefits marginally improves the attractiveness of the NSR. |
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Relevance of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) for bulk shipping |
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