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Optimum Ship Routing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2010

George L. Hanssen  and
Richard W. James
George L. Hanssen
Affiliation:
(U.S. Hydrographic Office)
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Abstract

The paper describes the system developed and used by the United States Hydrographic Office for selecting the optimum track for transoceanic crossings by applying long-range predictions of wind, waves and currents to a knowledge of how the routed vessel reacts to these variables. Over a period of two years, over 1000 optimum ship routes were provided to one authority, with an average reduction in travel time of 14 hours.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , July 1960 , pp. 253 - 272
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1960

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