Ship assignment with hub and spoke constraints

As the shipping industry enters the future, an increasing number of technological developments are being introduced into this market. This has led to a significant change in business operations, such as the innovative design of hub and spoke systems, resulting in cargo consolidation and a better use of the ship's capacity. In the light of this new scenario, the authors present a successful application of integer linear programming to support the decision-making process of assigning ships to previously defined voyages - the rosters. The tool used to build the final models was the MS-Excel Solver (Microsoft® Excel 97 SR-2, 1997), a package that enabled the real case studies addressed to be solved. The results of the experiment prompted the authors to favour the assignment of very small fleets, as opposed to the existing high number of ships employed in such real trades,     

基于图像处理的桥墩防撞预警系统的研究

利用图像处理硬件设备，通过摄像头将视频信息采入，送入DSP进行分析处理；专门视频信息处理软件，运用各种图像处理技术，进行实时处理分析，对船舶进行实时监控。当船舶进入预警区，经计算机判断处理，提醒监控人员并通过广播对船舶驾驶人员发出警告，避免事故发生。 在图像序列处理技术的开发中，采用软硬件分离的方法，先进行基于Visual C＋＋的计算机软件设计研究；在软件中，研究了船舶检测、船舶跟踪与计算等内容。     

Optimal portfolio choice for ship leasing investments

ABSTRACT

We develop an advanced portfolio analysis method to determine the optimal ship mix for a portfolio. A typical business model of a ship leasing firm is to acquire ships for charter income. However, transportation assets (such as ships and aircraft) are different from financial assets (e.g. stocks and bonds) as they are tangible and have a limited useful life. Thus, methodologies for financial portfolios cannot be simply extended to portfolios of transportation assets. Recently, ship leasing represents a non-traditional source of ship finance. A ship leasing firm can manage a certain number of ships across different ship types. Based on portfolio theory and industry-related evidence, we construct an optimal ship portfolio consisting of a manageable combination of carefully chosen ships. The expected return of the asset combination is examined with respect to various ship types and sizes. We quantify the freight risk for different categories of ships in different sectors to investigate the characteristics of ship portfolios. The estimation of such freight risk is of considerable interest to academics and practitioners alike, because determining the behaviour of freight risk has important implications for investment decisions regarding ships. Our portfolio method should strongly support the decision-making process involved in leasing ships.     

一种基于模糊原理的碰撞危险度模型

基于“领域”概念和模糊原理，建立起一个用于确定船舶间碰撞危险度的数学模型。该模型不仅综合考虑了多种因素对碰撞危险度的影响，而且简便易行。通过模拟试验表明：本模型能够很好地反映出实际情况，具有较好的效果。     

转身,驶向新航程

世事变迁，历史更迭，这是谁都无法改变的自然法则。在此法则下，无论你昔日有多荣光，但终有黯然离场的那一天。如果说2008年的海事界让我们见证了航运高潮，那么2009年则让我们感受了亢奋消退后的苍凉。     

A proposed simulation-based operational policy for cruise ships in the port of Kotor

This paper investigates the simulation modelling of cruise ship traffic in the Boka Kotorska Bay (BKB), which has become a very attractive cruise destination due to its geographic location, port features and attractiveness for tourism. The purpose of this paper is to examine the development of new port infrastructure, because of the increased cruise ship arrivals in recent years. The paper describes in detail the layout of the port of Kotor and the possibilities for quay extensions. The solution to minimize the number of ships at anchorage instead of being at berth is given, because the passengers of the latter ships have a more convenient approach towards the port. The simulation model is verified and the simulation results are validated against the real data prior to an investigation of the possible scenario for quay extension. The proposed solution confirms the preliminary survey results that initiated the investigation of possibilities to improve the port infrastructure. Moreover, simulation results point towards a significant improvement of cruise ships throughput in the BKB. The proposed operational policies and statistical analysis, as well as a comprehensive model analysis of the BKB provided here, are a good foundation for future investigations.     

IMO第二代完整稳性衡准对现有万箱船设计的影响

国际海事组织（IMO）正在制定基于水动力学的第二代完整稳性衡准,新衡准的实施必然对现有船舶的设计带来巨大影响。集装箱船大型化是航运界的发展趋势,万箱船船型订单近年也大幅上升。已有的事故发现大型集装箱船对参数横摇、过度加速度等衡准相对敏感,但现有船舶的设计对此类事故模式考虑较少,因此有必要开展相关研究。本文选取了某万箱集装箱船,对其大量装载工况进行四种稳性失效模式的计算分析,研究了第二代完整稳性的实施对大型集装箱船的稳性影响,并对其装载、设计等提出一定的建议。     

Sea trial of prototype Vertical Weight Stabilizer (VWS) anti-rolling system for small ships

Anti-rolling is an important technique for safety and efficient ship operation. In the era of sailing ships, rolling motions were not so severe compared to those of modern ships running by prime mover without sails, because the sail itself had a damping effect on rolling motion. After propeller driven ships exceeded sailing ships in number and performance, namely, from the end of the nineteenth century, many types of anti-rolling–related techniques were invented and developed, of both passive and active types. Recently (2009, 2010), as sea trials, we carried out proto-type experiments on an anti-rolling system and confirmed its effectiveness. The new concept utilizes the so-called Corioli’s effect, which appears in the rotational coordinate system. Usually, this effect is considered as virtual, but the real effect appears when a mass moves in the radial direction in a rotating coordinate system. In the case of ship rolling, the vertical motion of a mass generates Corioli’s force to finally generate anti-rolling moment. This is the reason the system was named Vertical Weight Stabilizer (VWS). This new system was invented in 1998 by Hirayama, and confirmed by the model experiments in a towing tank. Numerical simulations were carried out by the Sea and Air Control System laboratory of Yokohama National University, but the actual system could not be realized, because we could not find an appropriate actuator. The key technology for the success of the current sea experiment is the powerful, high-speed, compact actuator for the vertical movement of the weight. In this paper, we introduce this new concept by adopting a simple experiment, the control system with new actuator used in an actual sea experiment, and report on the successful results.     

船岸一体化管理平台设计

船岸一体化管理平台建设采用了全新的船舶管理理念,充分利用现代通信、信息、数据处理技术,与先进的船舶管理模式相结合,以船舶实时运行数据为基础,成为船岸安全与技术管理的决策依据。     

斜架车加长改造的技术分析

主要讨论把原设计用于沉箱溜放的斜架车加长改造，用于大型工程船舶拉排修理。根据斜架车在大型工程船舶修理中的实际应用，提出斜架车改造方案，说明了设计和制作过程，并结合实例论述了斜架车拉排作业流程。     

全封闭型护卫舰空调通风系统及其隔振降噪设计

论述了全封闭型舰艇空调通风系统通常的主要特点及适宜采用的相应设计，概述了空调通风系统减振噪的研究设计和综合治理，并以某舰为例列述了各项设计的实船效果。     

船舶在复杂海况下的实时运动仿真

给出一种工程实用的仿真方法，能实时地提供船舶在复杂海况下的动态响应数据，利用该方法所建立的运动仿真系统为研究和开发海洋工程动力定位技术提供了较好的调试环境，文中对两个不同算例的数值仿真结果，表明该方法对工程应用是可行的。     

Optimization of bow shape for a non ballast water ship

In this research,a commercial CFD code ＂Fluent＂ was applied to optimization of bulbous bow shape for a non ballast water ships（NBS）.The ship was developed at the Laboratory of the authors in Osaka Prefecture University,Japan.At first,accuracy of the CFD code was validated by comparing the CFD results with experimental results at towing tank of Osaka Prefecture University.In the optimizing process,the resistances acting on ships in calm water and in regular head waves were defined as the object function.Following features of bulbous bow shapes were considered as design parameters： volume of bulbous bow,height of its volume center,angle of bow bottom,and length of bulbous bow.When referring to the computed results given by the CFD like resistance,pressure and wave pattern made by ships in calm water and in waves,an optimal bow shape for ships was discovered by comparing the results in the series of bow shapes.In the computation on waves,the ship is in fully captured condition because shorter waves,λ/Lpp 0.6,are assumed.     

基于重叠网格技术的主动式水翼数值模拟研究（英文）

In marine engineering, appendages such as fin stabilizers and/or T-foils are made to rotate and to reduce the motion of ships.Research on the hydrodynamics of ships fitted with active appendages has significantly improved the design and control of such ships. However, most studies focus on fixed rather than rotating appendages, thereby ignoring the hydrodynamic unsteadiness of active appendages. To enhance the reliability and precision of the numerical simulations, we propose the use of overlapping grids for simulating advanced catamarans fitted with a pair of rotating T-foils under each bow. The fundamental purpose of the overlapping grid technique is to realize information exchange via regional overlap sharing in each subdomain of the computing domain, instead of using the method of boundary sharing, thus greatly alleviating the difficulty of generating the subdomain grid;moreover, the technique guarantees the quality of the subdomain grid. Within the main computational domain, a subdomain was allocated to accommodate the T-foil. Overlapping meshes near the interface between the two domains enable information flow during the simulation; the overlapping grids are updated at every iteration step because the subdomain rotates. The instantaneous trim and sinkage responses of the catamaran to the T-foil rotation were reproduced. From the moment the active T-foil stopped moving, there was no change in the ship's sailing attitude, indicating that the response was in real time. By comparing with EFD data, the numerical results showed reasonable agreement, indicating the feasibility and effectiveness of the technique in simulating the hydrodynamics of ships fitted with active appendages.     

The maximum shipping capacity of the Suez Canal

This paper considers the determination of the maximum shipping capacity of the Suez canal. Initially, some assumptions are made in order to calculate the ‘theoretical’ maximum capacity in terms of ‘standard ships’. This last term defines ships which transit the Canal at a given speed and at a given time interval from the vessel ahead and astern.

Data has been collected from the Canal Zone, the analysis of which provides the necessary information regarding speeds of vessels at different sections of the Canal, time gaps between different classes of ship at different nodes of the Canal, and relationships between time widths of convoys and numbers of ships in those convoys at different points of the Canal.

This data has then been used to calculate the maximum capacity of the Canal in terms of ‘real ships’. For that purpose four schemes have been devised, each taking a different mix of categories of ships. A sensitivity analysis has been undertaken in order to investigate the effect of each class of ship on the real maximum shipping capacity of the Canal. The last two schemes take into consideration the effect of the future introduction of supertankers.     

大型巴拿马和超巴拿马集装箱船的主尺度估算方法

分析讨论了目前国内外对大型集装箱船主尺度的估算方法,以３０００ＴＥＵ以上的大型巴拿马集装箱船为目标,引入并改进Ｔｉｔｏｖ法作为一种基本估算方法,并分别对３０艘３０００ＴＥＵ以上的巴拿马和２０艘超巴拿马集装箱船的主尺度进行统计分析,得到了各自对应的回归公式,同时给出了算例及分析。     

Fatigue damage calculation for oil tanker and container ship structures

The fatigue behaviour of longitudinal stiffeners of oil tankers and container ships, subjected to dynamic loads, is analysed. The following dynamic load components are considered: hull girder vertical wave bending moment, alone and combined with the horizontal wave bending moment, hydrodynamic pressure and inertial forces caused by cargo acceleration.

The spectral method was selected to calculate the fatigue damage, based on S—N curves and Miner's rule. Following this approach, the fatigue damage may be calculated as a function of a stress parameter Ω_p, which represents the cumulative effect of wave induced loads in the unit of time and incorporates the combined effects of stress level and its occurring frequency.

Simple formulas for Ω_p of oil tankers and container ships are given, obtained from the results of hydrodynamic analyses performed on several ships, in different wave environments.

Several examples show the applicability of the methods to real ship structures. The method, however, still needs to be calibrated because of the simplifying hypotheses introduced in the loading conditions.     

Prediction of capsizing probability for a ship with trapped water on deck

The authors have already examined a method for evaluating the capsizing probability of a ship in the dead ship condition based on a piecewise linear approximation of the restoring arm. Here, this method is extended to ships with trapped water on deck. This is because the stability of ships having a relatively high bulwark, such as fishing vessels, could substantially deteriorate due to trapped water on deck. First, the mean amount of water trapped on deck was estimated as a function of the significant wave height and the mean wave period using a model experiment in irregular beam seas. Second, the restoring arm curve with trapped water on deck was calculated hydrostatically and then approximated with a piecewise linear curve. Third, the roll angle was estimated using a nonlinear and uncoupled equation of absolute roll angle under stochastic wave and wind exciting moments. The short-term and long-term capsizing probabilities were calculated for a fishing vessel operating off Kyushu. Numerical results quantitatively demonstrated that the effect on capsizing probability of trapped water on deck cannot be ignored when accurately evaluating the stability of fishing vessels.     

三峡库区架空直立墩式码头靠泊能力评估研究

三峡库区正常蓄水后,库区航运条件得到极大改善。由于码头存在靠泊超设计船型船舶的情况,因此,对库区现有码头进行靠泊能力评估是十分必要的。本研究通过分析和研究架空直立墩式码头的靠泊能力,提出结合原有设计和码头实际运行情况,并通过有限元计算分析超设计船型靠泊时码头结构实际响应的综合评估方法。该方法可为类似码头靠泊能力评估提供参考。     

应重视军民通用型舰船开发及应用技术研究

从和平时期军用舰船的有效利用和战时舰船的大量消耗，以及如何降低舰船的建造费用、如何减少舰船现代化改装时的难度和费用及民用船只的征用等多方面论述了开展“军民通用型舰船开发及应用技术研究”的重要意义，并针对军民通用型舰船研究提出了建议和看法。