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Fuel Consumption Ratio Analysis for Transiting from Various Ports and Harbours in Asia through the Northern Sea Route

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2017

Ming-Tao Chou ,
Tsung-Yu Chou ,
Yu-Ru Hsu  and
Chi-Pao Lu
Ming-Tao Chou
Affiliation:
(College of Management, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan 71101, Taiwan)
Tsung-Yu Chou
Affiliation:
(College of Management, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 41170, Taiwan)
Yu-Ru Hsu*
Affiliation:
(College of Management, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan 71101, Taiwan)
Chi-Pao Lu
Affiliation:
(College of Management, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan 71101, Taiwan)
*
(E-mail: [email protected])
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the navigation efficiency for transiting from various ports in Asia and Rotterdam in Europe via the Northern Sea Route. Navigation efficiency was derived from fuel consumption ratios. Preliminary research results showed that fuel consumption and the amount of carbon dioxide emissions was reduced by transiting from various ports through the European Sea Route, and the navigation efficiencies of the various ports ranked in the following descending order: Yokohama - Busan - Shanghai - Kaohsiung - Hong Kong - Singapore. The higher the ratio was, the lower the navigation efficiency of using the Northern Sea Route, i.e. more fuel was consumed and travel costs were higher. In contrast, the lower the ratio was, the higher the navigation efficiency, i.e. less fuel was consumed and travel costs were lower. Recommendations were discussed in the study.

Keywords

Northern Sea RouteFuel efficiencyCarbon emissions
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 70 , Issue 4 , July 2017 , pp. 859 - 869
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2017 

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