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Abstract
Speed optimisation or speed management has been an attractive topic in the shipping industry for a long time. Traditional methods rely on masters’ experience. Some recent methods are more efficient but have many constraints, which preclude obtaining an optimum speed profile. This paper introduces a relatively advanced model for global speed optimisation towards energy efficient shipping in various weather conditions and shows the effect when the method is employed. With this model, if a ship type, departure and destination ports and fixed ETA (Estimated Time Arrival) are given, the stakeholders can be provided with a more reasonable speed operation plan for a certain commercial route, which leads to lower fuel consumption. Weather conditions and, hence, routing plays a very important role in this process. Several case studies over different shipping conditions are considered to validate the model.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Trends and Challenges in Maritime Energy Management |
| Editors | Aykut Olcer, M. Kitada, D. Dalaklis, F. Ballini |
| Place of Publication | Cham |
| Pages | 199-211 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Volume | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 4 May 2018 |
Publication series
| Name | WMU Studies in Maritime Affairs |
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| Publisher | Springer |
| Volume | 6 |
| ISSN (Print) | 2196-8772 |
Keywords
- speed optimisation
- weather routing
- energy efficiency
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Shipping in a Changing Climate
Day, S. (Principal Investigator), Incecik, A. (Co-investigator) & Turan, O. (Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/11/13 → 30/04/17
Project: Research