Dependence of Ships Turning at Port Turning Basins on Clearance under the Ship’s Keel

Vytautas Paulauskas () and Donatas Paulauskas
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Vytautas Paulauskas: Marine Engineering Department, Klaipeda University, H. Manto Str. 84, LT-92294 Klaipeda, Lithuania
Donatas Paulauskas: Marine Engineering Department, Klaipeda University, H. Manto Str. 84, LT-92294 Klaipeda, Lithuania

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 7, 1-22

Abstract: Turning ships in port turning basins is an important and responsible operation, mainly involving the ship itself and the port tugboats. Such operations involve many maneuvers that consume a lot of energy (fuel) and emit a lot of emissions. Turning basins in harbors and quay approaches are, in most cases, relatively shallow. This paper examines the turning of ships in port turning basins using harbor tugboats, the effect of shallow depth on ship turning, energy (fuel) consumption and the generation of emissions during such maneuvers of harbor tugboats. This paper presents the developed theoretical models, and the experimental results on theoretical models that were verified on real ships and using calibrated simulators. Discussions and conclusions were prepared on the basis of the research results. The use of the developed methodology makes it possible to increase shipping safety, optimize maneuvers and reduce energy (fuel) consumption when turning ships in the port and, at the same time, reduce the amount of fuel consumed by port tugboats and reduce the number of emissions of tugboats during such operations.

Keywords: sustainability; ships turning basins in ports; ships maneuvers; tugs operation in ports; emissions from ships; maritime safety; energy efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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