The application of the surface effect ship in U.S. Ocean Commerce in 1995.
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Authors
Joslin, Richard Morten
Subjects
SES logistics transport
SES
surface effect ship
ocean commerce transport
air cushion vehicle
commercial SES application
SES
surface effect ship
ocean commerce transport
air cushion vehicle
commercial SES application
Advisors
Horton, J.D.
Date of Issue
1978-12
Date
December 1978
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This study evaluates the economic opportunities in 1995
of SESs (surface effect ships) in the carrying of commercial
cargo in U . S. commerce, both foreign and domestic. The
principal index of SES economic opportunity is the number
of SESs that could "be employed in U . S. commerce at freight
rates that would cover costs of operations, plus a reasonable
return on the owner's equity. Four routes of differing
lengths and trade conditions are studied; inter-Hawaiian
Islands, New York to Puerto Rico, New York to Northwestern
Europe, and San Francisco to Japan. Total U.S. foreign
trade is projected as well as trade on the two domestic
routes studied. Commodities potentially attractable to SES
services are analyzed, and a modal split model is developed
to estimate the SES market penetration potential under various
conditions in competition with containerships and air
cargo. An operational concept for SESs is developed and
their freight rates and service characteristics are
estimated.
Type
Thesis
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Department
Administrative Science
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Distribution Statement
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.