The effect of oil price on containership speed and fleet size

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 211-216

  Ronen, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

containership fleet size; liner shipping; oil price; optimal speed; sea transport

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FLEET OPERATIONS; FUEL TANKS; FUELS; OPERATING COSTS; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; SAILING VESSELS; SHIPS; SPEED;

FLEET SIZES; LINER SHIPPING; OIL PRICES; OPTIMAL SPEED; SEA TRANSPORT;

COSTS;

EID: 78649975693     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jors.2009.169     Document Type: Article

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