Can Autonomous Ships Help Short-Sea Shipping Become More Cost-Efficient?

Mohamed Kais Msakni (), Abeera Akbar, Anna K. A. Aasen, Kjetil Fagerholt (), Frank Meisel () and Elizabeth Lindstad ()
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Mohamed Kais Msakni: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Abeera Akbar: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Anna K. A. Aasen: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Kjetil Fagerholt: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Frank Meisel: Kiel University
Elizabeth Lindstad: Sintef Ocean AS

A chapter in Operations Research Proceedings 2019, 2020, pp 389-395 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract There is a strong political focus on moving cargo transportation from trucks to ships to reduce environmental emissions and road congestion. We study how the introduction of a future generation of autonomous ships can be utilized in maritime transportation systems to become more cost-efficient, and as such contribute in the shift from land to sea. Specifically, we consider a case study for a Norwegian shipping company and solve a combined liner shipping network design and fleet size and mix problem to analyze the economic impact of introducing autonomous ships. The computational study carried out on a problem with 13 ports shows that a cost reduction up to 13% could be obtained compared to a similar network with conventional ships.

Keywords: Maritime transportation; Liner shipping network design; Hub-and-spoke; Autonomous ships (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-48439-2_47

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