Determination of an economical shipping route considering the effects of sea state for lower fuel consumption
With increases in international oil prices, the proportion of fuel cost to the operational costs of a ship is currently increasing. To reduce fuel cost, a method for determining an economical route for a ship based on the acquisition of the sea state and the estimation of fuel consumption is propose...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-06-01
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Series: | International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2092678216303958 |