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T1 Container ship size: Which dimensions can be expected?
A1 Garrido Salsas, Javier
A1 Saurí Marchan, Sergí
A1 Marreno, África
A1 Gül, Ümit
A1 Rúa Costa, Carles
K1 Puertos
K1 Ports
K1 Infraestructuras
K1 Infrastructures
K1 Logística
K1 Logistics
K1 Ingeniería civil
K1 Civil engineering
K1 Transporte
K1 Transportation
AB Since the container ship was born, we have seen an impressive increase in order to getadvantage of the economies of scale. In the last two decades, the capacity of vessels has beentrebled. Currently, vessels of 23,000 TEU (20-foot equivalent unit) sail the seas.Despite the exponential growth experienced in this sector, individuals question if it ispossible to reach a peak capacity, as has occurred with bulk cargo vessels and, recently,aircraft. This paper aims to predict the possible size and dimensions of a new generation ofmega container ships. Based on economy of scale, port infrastructure, demand andenvironmental trends and naval design criteria the limit ship size has been estimated. Theresults suggest that it is still possible additional increases of the ship size. This paper allowPort Authorities to understand the needs of shipping container industry and to figure out theexpansion and investment necessary.
PB Universidad de Burgos. Servicio de Publicaciones e Imagen Institucional
SN 978-84-18465-12-3
YR 2021
FD 2021-07
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7003
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7003
LA eng
NO Trabajo presentado en: R-Evolucionando el transporte, XIV Congreso de Ingeniería del Transporte (CIT 2021), realizado en modalidad online los días 6, 7 y 8 de julio de 2021, organizado por la Universidad de Burgos
NO This research has been conducted as part of a research grant from the Port of Barcelona. The authors would like to thank the staff of its Department of Innovation and Strategy, for its support in this paper.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 28-abr-2024