Energy efficient ship operation through speed optimisation in various weather conditions

Cui, Tong and Howett, Benjamin and Kim, Mingyu and Lu, Ruihua and Demirel, Yigit Kemal and Turan, Osman and Day, Alexander and Incecik, Atilla; Olcer, Aykut and Kitada, M. and Dalaklis, D. and Ballini, F., eds. (2018) Energy efficient ship operation through speed optimisation in various weather conditions. In: Trends and Challenges in Maritime Energy Management. WMU Studies in Maritime Affairs, 6 . Springer Publishing, Cham, pp. 199-211. ISBN 9783319745756 (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74576-3_15)

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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.