Finding Optimal Number of Ship with the Greatest Integer Function in Maritime Transportation

Abstract

Various parameters are taken into account when calculating fleet in maritime transport. The most important of these is fuel consumption. Since the fuel consumption is proportional to the speed of the ship, high speed brings high fuel consumption. Increasing number of ship means increasing costs. In this study, we use the greatest integer function to find the optimum number of ship with lower cost. In addition, we calculate daily freight for voyage charterer depending on the number of ships by using this function.

Keywords: Maritime Transportation, Number of Fleet, Fuel Consumption.

DOI: 10.7176/JSTR/5-9-02