The maritime administrative department employs synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite remote sensing technology to obtain evidence of illegal discharge of ships. If the ship is discharged during navigation, it forms...The maritime administrative department employs synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite remote sensing technology to obtain evidence of illegal discharge of ships. If the ship is discharged during navigation, it forms a long dark wake on the SAR image due to the suppression of the Bragg wave by the oil fi lm. This study investigates key techniques for rapid detection of long ship wakes, thereby providing law enforcement agencies with candidate ships for possible discharge. This paper presents a rapid long ship wake detection method that uses satellite imaging parameters and the axial direction of the ship in images to determine the potential detection area of the wake. Then, the threshold of long ship wake detection is determined using statistical analysis, the area is binarized, and isolated points are removed using a morphological filter operator. The method was tested with ENVISAT Synthetic Aperture Radar and GF-3 SAR data, and results showed that the method was eff ective, and the overall accuracy of the decision reaches 71%. We present two innovations;one is a method that draws a Doppler shift curve, and uses the SAR imaging parameters to determine the detection area of the long wake to achieve rapid detection and reduce the image detection area. The other is where a classical linear fitting method is used to quickly and accurately determine whether the detected dark area is a long ship wake and realizes the twisted long ship wake detection caused by the sea surface flow field, which is otherwise diffi cult to detect by the traditional Radon and Hough transform methods. This method has good suppression performance for the dark spot false alarm formed by low speed wind region or upward flow. The method is developed for maritime ship monitoring system and will promote the operational application of maritime ship monitoring system.展开更多
Various structures such as marine structures age over time. In order to always maintain safety conditions, maintenance processes including inspection and repair should be implemented on them. Corrosion and fatigue cra...Various structures such as marine structures age over time. In order to always maintain safety conditions, maintenance processes including inspection and repair should be implemented on them. Corrosion and fatigue cracks are two main factors that reduce the ultimate strength of the ship's hull girder over time and thus increase the probability and risk of failure. At the time of inspection,the structural conditions must be checked so that, if necessary, the required repairs can be done on it. The main objective of this paper is to provide optimized maintenance plans of the ship structure based on probabilistic concepts with regard to corrosion and fatigue cracks. Maintenance activities increase the operational costs of ships; therefore, it is advisable to inspect and repair in the optimal times. Optimal maintenance planning of the ship structure can be conducted by formulating and solving a multi-objective optimization problem. The use of risk as a structural performance indicator has become more common in recent years. The objective functions of the optimization problem include minimizing the structure's lifecycle maintenance costs, including inspection and repair costs, and also minimizing the maximum risk of structural failure during the ship's life. In the following,to achieve better responses, reliability index has been added to the problem as the third objective function. The multi-objective optimization problem is solved using genetic algorithms. The proposed risk-based approach is applied to the hull structure of a tanker ship.展开更多
Ship operations are crucial to global trade,and their decarbonization is essential to mitigate climate change.This study evaluates the economic viability of existing and emerging decarbonization technologies in mariti...Ship operations are crucial to global trade,and their decarbonization is essential to mitigate climate change.This study evaluates the economic viability of existing and emerging decarbonization technologies in maritime shipping using the levelized cost of energy methodology.It includes a detailed comparative analysis based on essential criteria and sensitivity assessments to highlight the economic impacts of technological advancements.Key factors influencing total costs include fuel costs,carbon pricing,and energy demands for carbon capture.The findings reveal that methanol is more cost-effective than heavy fuel oil(HFO)when priced below 3000 CNY/t,assuming HFO costs 4400 CNY/t.Additionally,methanol with post-combustion carbon capture is less expensive than pre-combustion carbon capture.When carbon prices rise above 480 CNY/t,carbon capture technologies prove more economical than purchasing carbon emission allowances for HFO and liquefied natural gas.Enhanc-ing the use of exhaust gas waste heat is recommended for cost savings.Post-combustion carbon capture also shows greater efficiency,requiring about 1.1 GJ/t less energy than pre-combustion methods,leading to lower overall costs.Future research should focus on market mechanisms to stabilize fuel prices and develop less energy-intensive carbon capture technologies.This study offers critical insights into effective decarbonization strategies for advancing global maritime trade in the present and future.展开更多
The main challenge for container ports is the planning required for berthing container ships while docked in port.Growth of containerization is creating problems for ports and container terminals as they reach their c...The main challenge for container ports is the planning required for berthing container ships while docked in port.Growth of containerization is creating problems for ports and container terminals as they reach their capacity limits of various resources which increasingly leads to traffic and port congestion.Good planning and management of container terminal operations reduces waiting time for liner ships.Reducing the waiting time improves the terminal’s productivity and decreases the port difficulties.Two important keys to reducing waiting time with berth allocation are determining suitable access channel depths and increasing the number of berths which in this paper are studied and analyzed as practical solutions.Simulation based analysis is the only way to understand how various resources interact with each other and how they are affected in the berthing time of ships.We used the Enterprise Dynamics software to produce simulation models due to the complexity and nature of the problems.We further present case study for berth allocation simulation of the biggest container terminal in Iran and the optimum access channel depth and the number of berths are obtained from simulation results.The results show a significant reduction in the waiting time for container ships and can be useful for major functions in operations and development of container ship terminals.展开更多
The transformation of parallel translation can improve the smoothness of discrete series sometimes. In this paper, for ship pitch, a method to modify the system error is proposed via the transformation of parallel tra...The transformation of parallel translation can improve the smoothness of discrete series sometimes. In this paper, for ship pitch, a method to modify the system error is proposed via the transformation of parallel translation, which can give the optimize parameters using the Method of Minimum Squares. The series in the method can fit white exponential law better, and then be applied in GM (1,1) very well. The numerical experiments imply that the method is practical, which make the ship pitch system model more accurate than GM ( 1,1 ).展开更多
Semisubmersible naval ships are versatile military crafts that combine the advantageous features of high-speed planing crafts and submarines.At-surface,these ships are designed to provide sufficient speed and maneuver...Semisubmersible naval ships are versatile military crafts that combine the advantageous features of high-speed planing crafts and submarines.At-surface,these ships are designed to provide sufficient speed and maneuverability.Additionally,they can perform shallow dives,offering low visual and acoustic detectability.Therefore,the hydrodynamic design of a semisubmersible naval ship should address at-surface and submerged conditions.In this study,Numerical analyses were performed using a semisubmersible hull form to analyze its hydrodynamic features,including resistance,powering,and maneuvering.The simulations were conducted with Star CCM+version 2302,a commercial package program that solves URANS equations using the SST k-ωturbulence model.The flow analysis was divided into two parts:at-surface simulations and shallowly submerged simulations.At-surface simulations cover the resistance,powering,trim,and sinkage at transition and planing regimes,with corresponding Froude numbers ranging from 0.42 to 1.69.Shallowly submerged simulations were performed at seven different submergence depths,ranging from D/LOA=0.0635 to D/LOA=0.635,and at two different speeds with Froude numbers of 0.21 and 0.33.The behaviors of the hydrodynamic forces and pitching moment for different operation depths were comprehensively analyzed.The results of the numerical analyses provide valuable insights into the hydrodynamic performance of semisubmersible naval ships,highlighting the critical factors influencing their resistance,powering,and maneuvering capabilities in both at-surface and submerged conditions.展开更多
In 2024,global shipments of new short-staple spindles and open-end rotors decreased by 40%and 39%,respectively(year-on-year).Deliveries of long-staple spindles increased by 62%.The number of draw texturing spindles im...In 2024,global shipments of new short-staple spindles and open-end rotors decreased by 40%and 39%,respectively(year-on-year).Deliveries of long-staple spindles increased by 62%.The number of draw texturing spindles improved by 77%and shipped shuttleless looms grew by 32%.Shipments of large circular knitting machines deteriorated by 15%and shipped flat knitting machines registered a 16%increase.The sum of all deliveries in the fin-ishing segment slightlyrose by 6%.展开更多
Using the ‘theoretical hypothesis—empirical study—case verification' method, this paper studies the spatial distribution and differentiation of port & shipping service enterprises(PSSE), as well as the vari...Using the ‘theoretical hypothesis—empirical study—case verification' method, this paper studies the spatial distribution and differentiation of port & shipping service enterprises(PSSE), as well as the variation process and underlying mechanism in the Yangtze River Delta(YRD). First, through inductive and deductive reasoning, we propose the following hypothesis: the regional distribution of different types of PSSE would show different spatial agglomeration-decentralization tendency; and there would be distinct regional differentiation in the industrial structure of the enterprises. Second, based on data obtained from enterprises, empirical research is conducted using Gini coefficient and spatial interpolation simulation methods. Results show that: 1) The overall enterprise distribution is decentralized within a city. 2) Different types of enterprises show different spatial agglomeration-decentralization tendencies. At 3000 m×3000 m grid scale, there is an agglomeration tendency along seas and rivers in the spatial distribution of enterprises. Shanghai has been identified consistently as a hot spot. 3) There is significant regional differentiation in 12 port cities with respect to the industrial structures of enterprises. Finally, the transportization and the increase of shipping service demand, the globalization and the expansion of multinational corporate activities, the hierarchization and the cooperation among port cities as well as the decentralization and the behavioral difference between the central and local states can be seen as main driving mechanism of the spatial phenomenon.展开更多
The aim of this research is to develop an algorithm and application that can perform real-time monitoring of the safety operation of offshore platforms and subsea gas pipelines as well as determine the need for ship i...The aim of this research is to develop an algorithm and application that can perform real-time monitoring of the safety operation of offshore platforms and subsea gas pipelines as well as determine the need for ship inspection using data obtained from automatic identification system(AIS).The research also focuses on the integration of shipping database,AIS data,and others to develop a prototype for designing a real-time monitoring system of offshore platforms and pipelines.A simple concept is used in the development of this prototype,which is achieved by using an overlaying map that outlines the coordinates of the offshore platform and subsea gas pipeline with the ship’s coordinates(longitude/latitude)as detected by AIS.Using such information,we can then build an early warning system(EWS)relayed through short message service(SMS),email,or other means when the ship enters the restricted and exclusion zone of platforms and pipelines.The ship inspection system is developed by combining several attributes.Then,decision analysis software is employed to prioritize the vessel’s four attributes,including ship age,ship type,classification,and flag state.Results show that the EWS can increase the safety level of offshore platforms and pipelines,as well as the efficient use of patrol boats in monitoring the safety of the facilities.Meanwhile,ship inspection enables the port to prioritize the ship to be inspected in accordance with the priority ranking inspection score.展开更多
Shipping industry has become more capital intensive, technically more demanding and subject to major global regulatory reforms. As a consequence, the number of African shipping lines has been severely reduced. Interna...Shipping industry has become more capital intensive, technically more demanding and subject to major global regulatory reforms. As a consequence, the number of African shipping lines has been severely reduced. International trade of the WCA countries remains weak, limited to 30% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The goal of this paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of the port and shipping convey management in the WCA region, and of course to describe what has been achieved since then and what still have to be done to better its infrastructures and port community.展开更多
A new equation is proposed for the design of armor units on protected river banks under the combined action of ship-induced waves and river flow.Existing observed field and experimental data in the literature have bee...A new equation is proposed for the design of armor units on protected river banks under the combined action of ship-induced waves and river flow.Existing observed field and experimental data in the literature have been examined and a valuable database has been developed.Different conditions,including the river water depth,flow velocity,river bank slope,Froude number,wave height,wave period,and wave obliquity have been considered.Results from an empirical equation (Bhowmik,1978) that only considers the maximum wave height and river bank slope have been compared with the results calculated by the newly developed equation.Calculated results have also been verified against field data.Results show that not only the maximum wave height and river bank slope but also the water depth,flow velocity,wave length,wave obliquity,and wave period are important parameters for predicting the mean diameter of the armor units,highlighting the multivariate behavior of protecting the river bank in the presence of ship-induced waves and river flow velocity.展开更多
The Titanic sunk 113 years ago on April 14-15,after hitting an iceberg,with human error likely causing the ship to wander into those dangerous waters.Today,autonomous systems built on AI can help ships avoid such acci...The Titanic sunk 113 years ago on April 14-15,after hitting an iceberg,with human error likely causing the ship to wander into those dangerous waters.Today,autonomous systems built on AI can help ships avoid such accidents.But could such a system explain to the captain why it was controlling the ship in a certain way?展开更多
This paper presents a method to design a control scheme for nonlinear systems using fuzzy optimal control.In the design process,the nonlinear system is first converted into local subsystems using sector non linearity ...This paper presents a method to design a control scheme for nonlinear systems using fuzzy optimal control.In the design process,the nonlinear system is first converted into local subsystems using sector non linearity approach of Takagi Sugeno(T S)fuzzy modeling.For each local subsystem,an optimal control is designed.Then,the parameters of local controllers are defuzzified to construct a global optimal controller.To prove the effectiveness of this control scheme,simulations are performed using the mathematical model of Esso Osaka tanker ship for set point regulation with and without disturbance and reference tracking.In addition,the simulation results are compared with that of a PID controller for further verification and validation.It has been shown that the proposed optimal controller can be used for the nonlinear ship steering with good rise time,zero steady state error and fast settling time.展开更多
Nowadays, shipping industry which is the backbone of economic development has affiliated to ship maintenance and repair industry. This industry provides technical maintenance services to ships in a way to enable them ...Nowadays, shipping industry which is the backbone of economic development has affiliated to ship maintenance and repair industry. This industry provides technical maintenance services to ships in a way to enable them to meet the requirements and regulations of the International Maritime Organization and maintaining the vessels at high technical standard & continual seaworthiness condition. Maintaining the minimum requirement of classification societies on the ships is solely taken place with repairs. The research method is an applied study in sake of aim and a descriptive study in sake of nature. This research has been conducted to examine causes and factors contributed to failures repairing in dry docks in the country;using the obtained results, an approach has been presented to reduce obstacles existing in country and reach to standard international levels. The problems include lack of suitable strategy, lack of government support, governmental facet of the structure of this sector, cumbersome laws, customs problems, lack of specialized workshops, low levels of technology and lack of new technology etc. Thus, by taking amendment to the cumbersome rules, taking advantage of industry and modern technology experts, increasing productivity and competitiveness, centralizing active domestic and foreign workshops at private sector, facilitating timely supply of parts and accessories, using research and development sector, increasing quality, reducing costs and repair time, selecting secure industrial- trade partner and etc. can pave the way in this context.展开更多
In designing modern vessels, calculating the propulsion performance of ships in ice is important, including propeller effective thrust, number of revolutions, consumed power, and ship speed. Such calculations allow fo...In designing modern vessels, calculating the propulsion performance of ships in ice is important, including propeller effective thrust, number of revolutions, consumed power, and ship speed. Such calculations allow for more accurate prediction of the ice performance of a designed ship and provide inputs for designers of ship power and automation systems. Preliminary calculations of ship propulsion and thrust characteristics in ice can enable predictions of full-scale ice resistance without measuring the propeller thrust during sea trials. Measuring propeller revolutions,ship speed, and the power delivered to propellers could be sufficient to determine the propeller thrust of the vessel. At present, significant difficulties arise in determining the thrust of icebreakers and ice-class ships in ice conditions. These challenges are related to the fact that the traditional system of propeller/hull interaction coefficients does not function correctly in ice conditions. The wake fraction becomes negative and tends to minus infinity starting from a certain value of the propeller advance coefficient. This issue prevents accurate determination of the performance characteristics, thrust, and rotational speed of the propulsors. In this study, an alternative system of propeller/hull interaction coefficients for ice is proposed. It enables the calculation of all propulsion parameters in ice based on standard hydrodynamic tests with selfpropulsion models. An experimental method is developed to determine alternative propeller/hull interaction coefficients. A prediction method is suggested to determine propulsion performance in ice based on the alternative interaction coefficient system. A case study applying the propulsion prediction method for ice conditions is provided. This study also discusses the following issues of ship operation in ice: the scale effect of icebreaker propellers and the prospects for introducing an ice interaction coefficient.展开更多
Marine services-ranging from ocean tourism and maritime transport to public marine services-have become a powerful driver of China’s ocean economy.In 2024,the country’s gross ocean product(GOP)exceeded 10 trillion y...Marine services-ranging from ocean tourism and maritime transport to public marine services-have become a powerful driver of China’s ocean economy.In 2024,the country’s gross ocean product(GOP)exceeded 10 trillion yuan(US$1.4 trillion)for the first time,with marine services contributing 6.28 trillion yuan(US$880 billion),or 59.6 percent of the total.Among them,marine tourism and maritime transport accounted for the lion’s share.展开更多
Singapore leverages its strategic location as a logistics and financial hub serving Southeast Asia to help companies enhance regional operations and build resilient supply chains,according to Teo Siong Seng,Chairman o...Singapore leverages its strategic location as a logistics and financial hub serving Southeast Asia to help companies enhance regional operations and build resilient supply chains,according to Teo Siong Seng,Chairman of the Singapore Business Federation and Executive Chairman of Pacific International Lines(PIL),at the“Singapore Night”event held on the sidelines of the 21st China-ASEAN Expo.He also expressed hopes to work hand in hand with Chinese enterprises to explore emerging areas of cooperation and realize a vision of mutual benefits.展开更多
This study addresses the issue of ship accidental grounding as an impact phenomenon,with the assumption that an interaction of its structure with the oceanic seabed(obstruction),idealized as rock topology,is capable o...This study addresses the issue of ship accidental grounding as an impact phenomenon,with the assumption that an interaction of its structure with the oceanic seabed(obstruction),idealized as rock topology,is capable of initiating a so-called hard ground scenario.This occurrence variation was considered by performing two main instances,encompassing raking and stranding,often experienced by oil/chemical tankers as thin-walled structures.In addition,a failure criterion was implemented on the structural geometry,in order to define its ultimate limit and possible damage,during interaction with the obstructions.Subsequently,the analysis results were compiled to assess structural crashworthiness as well as progressive failure of the double bottom part of the tanker,where energy criterion indicated the raking to be more destructive.Meanwhile,detailed observation of the failure sequence indicated the stranding to have successfully breached the inner bottom shell.展开更多
A numerical study of ship-to-ship interaction forces is performed using a commercial CFD code,and the results are compared with experimental data and with the results of a panel method analysis.Two ship models have be...A numerical study of ship-to-ship interaction forces is performed using a commercial CFD code,and the results are compared with experimental data and with the results of a panel method analysis.Two ship models have been used in the interaction forces analysis:a tug and a tanker,advancing parallel to each other with different lateral distances and two different values of the fluid depth.Computations are carried out with four different flow models:inviscid and viscous flow with the free surface modeled as a rigid wall and inviscid and viscous flow with the deformable free surface.A fair agreement was obtained with available experimental data and results obtained by panel method.The influence of viscosity in the computations is found to be comparatively weak,while the wavemaking effects may be important,at small magnitude of the horizontal clearance.展开更多
This paper proposes a novel ship wake detection algorithm based on the White Top-hat Transform(WTHT)and the Radon transform,which aims to improve the contrast between the ship wake and the background so as to improve ...This paper proposes a novel ship wake detection algorithm based on the White Top-hat Transform(WTHT)and the Radon transform,which aims to improve the contrast between the ship wake and the background so as to improve the detection performance on Synthetic Aperture Radar(SAR)images.The proposed algorithm includes two major processes,and one is to improve the contrast and another one is to locate the ship wake.In high sea state conditions,the contrast of ship wake and background can be very low,which makes it difficult to detect.In the first step,the proposed contrast improvement algorithm is applied to improving the contrast which helps for improving the detection performance.An attribute filter based on edge detection result is adopted here.In the second step the contrast improved image is transformed into the Radon domain followed by peak extraction process to find the wake,the WTHT is used once more in this step.Finally,in the last step,the wake is overlapped on the original image.Experimental results on Tiangong-2 Interferometric Imaging Radar Altimeter(InIRA)images are presented and compared with that obtained by using the classical algorithm,and in this way,the better performance of our algorithm is demonstrated.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41476088)the National High Resolution Project of China(No.41Y30B12-9001-14/16)+1 种基金the 2016 Key Projects for Marine Environmental Security(No.2016YFC14032)the research grants of the Second Institute of Oceanography,MNR(No.JT1307)
文摘The maritime administrative department employs synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite remote sensing technology to obtain evidence of illegal discharge of ships. If the ship is discharged during navigation, it forms a long dark wake on the SAR image due to the suppression of the Bragg wave by the oil fi lm. This study investigates key techniques for rapid detection of long ship wakes, thereby providing law enforcement agencies with candidate ships for possible discharge. This paper presents a rapid long ship wake detection method that uses satellite imaging parameters and the axial direction of the ship in images to determine the potential detection area of the wake. Then, the threshold of long ship wake detection is determined using statistical analysis, the area is binarized, and isolated points are removed using a morphological filter operator. The method was tested with ENVISAT Synthetic Aperture Radar and GF-3 SAR data, and results showed that the method was eff ective, and the overall accuracy of the decision reaches 71%. We present two innovations;one is a method that draws a Doppler shift curve, and uses the SAR imaging parameters to determine the detection area of the long wake to achieve rapid detection and reduce the image detection area. The other is where a classical linear fitting method is used to quickly and accurately determine whether the detected dark area is a long ship wake and realizes the twisted long ship wake detection caused by the sea surface flow field, which is otherwise diffi cult to detect by the traditional Radon and Hough transform methods. This method has good suppression performance for the dark spot false alarm formed by low speed wind region or upward flow. The method is developed for maritime ship monitoring system and will promote the operational application of maritime ship monitoring system.
文摘Various structures such as marine structures age over time. In order to always maintain safety conditions, maintenance processes including inspection and repair should be implemented on them. Corrosion and fatigue cracks are two main factors that reduce the ultimate strength of the ship's hull girder over time and thus increase the probability and risk of failure. At the time of inspection,the structural conditions must be checked so that, if necessary, the required repairs can be done on it. The main objective of this paper is to provide optimized maintenance plans of the ship structure based on probabilistic concepts with regard to corrosion and fatigue cracks. Maintenance activities increase the operational costs of ships; therefore, it is advisable to inspect and repair in the optimal times. Optimal maintenance planning of the ship structure can be conducted by formulating and solving a multi-objective optimization problem. The use of risk as a structural performance indicator has become more common in recent years. The objective functions of the optimization problem include minimizing the structure's lifecycle maintenance costs, including inspection and repair costs, and also minimizing the maximum risk of structural failure during the ship's life. In the following,to achieve better responses, reliability index has been added to the problem as the third objective function. The multi-objective optimization problem is solved using genetic algorithms. The proposed risk-based approach is applied to the hull structure of a tanker ship.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2022YFC3701500)the Key R&D Plan Projects of Zhejiang Province(No.2024SSYS0072)Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation(No.LDT23E0601).
文摘Ship operations are crucial to global trade,and their decarbonization is essential to mitigate climate change.This study evaluates the economic viability of existing and emerging decarbonization technologies in maritime shipping using the levelized cost of energy methodology.It includes a detailed comparative analysis based on essential criteria and sensitivity assessments to highlight the economic impacts of technological advancements.Key factors influencing total costs include fuel costs,carbon pricing,and energy demands for carbon capture.The findings reveal that methanol is more cost-effective than heavy fuel oil(HFO)when priced below 3000 CNY/t,assuming HFO costs 4400 CNY/t.Additionally,methanol with post-combustion carbon capture is less expensive than pre-combustion carbon capture.When carbon prices rise above 480 CNY/t,carbon capture technologies prove more economical than purchasing carbon emission allowances for HFO and liquefied natural gas.Enhanc-ing the use of exhaust gas waste heat is recommended for cost savings.Post-combustion carbon capture also shows greater efficiency,requiring about 1.1 GJ/t less energy than pre-combustion methods,leading to lower overall costs.Future research should focus on market mechanisms to stabilize fuel prices and develop less energy-intensive carbon capture technologies.This study offers critical insights into effective decarbonization strategies for advancing global maritime trade in the present and future.
文摘The main challenge for container ports is the planning required for berthing container ships while docked in port.Growth of containerization is creating problems for ports and container terminals as they reach their capacity limits of various resources which increasingly leads to traffic and port congestion.Good planning and management of container terminal operations reduces waiting time for liner ships.Reducing the waiting time improves the terminal’s productivity and decreases the port difficulties.Two important keys to reducing waiting time with berth allocation are determining suitable access channel depths and increasing the number of berths which in this paper are studied and analyzed as practical solutions.Simulation based analysis is the only way to understand how various resources interact with each other and how they are affected in the berthing time of ships.We used the Enterprise Dynamics software to produce simulation models due to the complexity and nature of the problems.We further present case study for berth allocation simulation of the biggest container terminal in Iran and the optimum access channel depth and the number of berths are obtained from simulation results.The results show a significant reduction in the waiting time for container ships and can be useful for major functions in operations and development of container ship terminals.
文摘The transformation of parallel translation can improve the smoothness of discrete series sometimes. In this paper, for ship pitch, a method to modify the system error is proposed via the transformation of parallel translation, which can give the optimize parameters using the Method of Minimum Squares. The series in the method can fit white exponential law better, and then be applied in GM (1,1) very well. The numerical experiments imply that the method is practical, which make the ship pitch system model more accurate than GM ( 1,1 ).
文摘Semisubmersible naval ships are versatile military crafts that combine the advantageous features of high-speed planing crafts and submarines.At-surface,these ships are designed to provide sufficient speed and maneuverability.Additionally,they can perform shallow dives,offering low visual and acoustic detectability.Therefore,the hydrodynamic design of a semisubmersible naval ship should address at-surface and submerged conditions.In this study,Numerical analyses were performed using a semisubmersible hull form to analyze its hydrodynamic features,including resistance,powering,and maneuvering.The simulations were conducted with Star CCM+version 2302,a commercial package program that solves URANS equations using the SST k-ωturbulence model.The flow analysis was divided into two parts:at-surface simulations and shallowly submerged simulations.At-surface simulations cover the resistance,powering,trim,and sinkage at transition and planing regimes,with corresponding Froude numbers ranging from 0.42 to 1.69.Shallowly submerged simulations were performed at seven different submergence depths,ranging from D/LOA=0.0635 to D/LOA=0.635,and at two different speeds with Froude numbers of 0.21 and 0.33.The behaviors of the hydrodynamic forces and pitching moment for different operation depths were comprehensively analyzed.The results of the numerical analyses provide valuable insights into the hydrodynamic performance of semisubmersible naval ships,highlighting the critical factors influencing their resistance,powering,and maneuvering capabilities in both at-surface and submerged conditions.
文摘In 2024,global shipments of new short-staple spindles and open-end rotors decreased by 40%and 39%,respectively(year-on-year).Deliveries of long-staple spindles increased by 62%.The number of draw texturing spindles improved by 77%and shipped shuttleless looms grew by 32%.Shipments of large circular knitting machines deteriorated by 15%and shipped flat knitting machines registered a 16%increase.The sum of all deliveries in the fin-ishing segment slightlyrose by 6%.
基金Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41771139,41671132,41801111)Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(No.BK20171516)Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(No.LY18D010004)
文摘Using the ‘theoretical hypothesis—empirical study—case verification' method, this paper studies the spatial distribution and differentiation of port & shipping service enterprises(PSSE), as well as the variation process and underlying mechanism in the Yangtze River Delta(YRD). First, through inductive and deductive reasoning, we propose the following hypothesis: the regional distribution of different types of PSSE would show different spatial agglomeration-decentralization tendency; and there would be distinct regional differentiation in the industrial structure of the enterprises. Second, based on data obtained from enterprises, empirical research is conducted using Gini coefficient and spatial interpolation simulation methods. Results show that: 1) The overall enterprise distribution is decentralized within a city. 2) Different types of enterprises show different spatial agglomeration-decentralization tendencies. At 3000 m×3000 m grid scale, there is an agglomeration tendency along seas and rivers in the spatial distribution of enterprises. Shanghai has been identified consistently as a hot spot. 3) There is significant regional differentiation in 12 port cities with respect to the industrial structures of enterprises. Finally, the transportization and the increase of shipping service demand, the globalization and the expansion of multinational corporate activities, the hierarchization and the cooperation among port cities as well as the decentralization and the behavioral difference between the central and local states can be seen as main driving mechanism of the spatial phenomenon.
文摘The aim of this research is to develop an algorithm and application that can perform real-time monitoring of the safety operation of offshore platforms and subsea gas pipelines as well as determine the need for ship inspection using data obtained from automatic identification system(AIS).The research also focuses on the integration of shipping database,AIS data,and others to develop a prototype for designing a real-time monitoring system of offshore platforms and pipelines.A simple concept is used in the development of this prototype,which is achieved by using an overlaying map that outlines the coordinates of the offshore platform and subsea gas pipeline with the ship’s coordinates(longitude/latitude)as detected by AIS.Using such information,we can then build an early warning system(EWS)relayed through short message service(SMS),email,or other means when the ship enters the restricted and exclusion zone of platforms and pipelines.The ship inspection system is developed by combining several attributes.Then,decision analysis software is employed to prioritize the vessel’s four attributes,including ship age,ship type,classification,and flag state.Results show that the EWS can increase the safety level of offshore platforms and pipelines,as well as the efficient use of patrol boats in monitoring the safety of the facilities.Meanwhile,ship inspection enables the port to prioritize the ship to be inspected in accordance with the priority ranking inspection score.
文摘Shipping industry has become more capital intensive, technically more demanding and subject to major global regulatory reforms. As a consequence, the number of African shipping lines has been severely reduced. International trade of the WCA countries remains weak, limited to 30% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The goal of this paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of the port and shipping convey management in the WCA region, and of course to describe what has been achieved since then and what still have to be done to better its infrastructures and port community.
文摘A new equation is proposed for the design of armor units on protected river banks under the combined action of ship-induced waves and river flow.Existing observed field and experimental data in the literature have been examined and a valuable database has been developed.Different conditions,including the river water depth,flow velocity,river bank slope,Froude number,wave height,wave period,and wave obliquity have been considered.Results from an empirical equation (Bhowmik,1978) that only considers the maximum wave height and river bank slope have been compared with the results calculated by the newly developed equation.Calculated results have also been verified against field data.Results show that not only the maximum wave height and river bank slope but also the water depth,flow velocity,wave length,wave obliquity,and wave period are important parameters for predicting the mean diameter of the armor units,highlighting the multivariate behavior of protecting the river bank in the presence of ship-induced waves and river flow velocity.
文摘The Titanic sunk 113 years ago on April 14-15,after hitting an iceberg,with human error likely causing the ship to wander into those dangerous waters.Today,autonomous systems built on AI can help ships avoid such accidents.But could such a system explain to the captain why it was controlling the ship in a certain way?
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 61751210)the Jiangsu Natural Science Foundation of China (No. BK20171417)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No. NG2019002)
文摘This paper presents a method to design a control scheme for nonlinear systems using fuzzy optimal control.In the design process,the nonlinear system is first converted into local subsystems using sector non linearity approach of Takagi Sugeno(T S)fuzzy modeling.For each local subsystem,an optimal control is designed.Then,the parameters of local controllers are defuzzified to construct a global optimal controller.To prove the effectiveness of this control scheme,simulations are performed using the mathematical model of Esso Osaka tanker ship for set point regulation with and without disturbance and reference tracking.In addition,the simulation results are compared with that of a PID controller for further verification and validation.It has been shown that the proposed optimal controller can be used for the nonlinear ship steering with good rise time,zero steady state error and fast settling time.
文摘Nowadays, shipping industry which is the backbone of economic development has affiliated to ship maintenance and repair industry. This industry provides technical maintenance services to ships in a way to enable them to meet the requirements and regulations of the International Maritime Organization and maintaining the vessels at high technical standard & continual seaworthiness condition. Maintaining the minimum requirement of classification societies on the ships is solely taken place with repairs. The research method is an applied study in sake of aim and a descriptive study in sake of nature. This research has been conducted to examine causes and factors contributed to failures repairing in dry docks in the country;using the obtained results, an approach has been presented to reduce obstacles existing in country and reach to standard international levels. The problems include lack of suitable strategy, lack of government support, governmental facet of the structure of this sector, cumbersome laws, customs problems, lack of specialized workshops, low levels of technology and lack of new technology etc. Thus, by taking amendment to the cumbersome rules, taking advantage of industry and modern technology experts, increasing productivity and competitiveness, centralizing active domestic and foreign workshops at private sector, facilitating timely supply of parts and accessories, using research and development sector, increasing quality, reducing costs and repair time, selecting secure industrial- trade partner and etc. can pave the way in this context.
基金supported by a grant No. 23-19-00039 of Russian Research Fund “Theoretical basis and application tools for developing a system of intellectual fleet planning and support of decisions on Arctic navigation”。
文摘In designing modern vessels, calculating the propulsion performance of ships in ice is important, including propeller effective thrust, number of revolutions, consumed power, and ship speed. Such calculations allow for more accurate prediction of the ice performance of a designed ship and provide inputs for designers of ship power and automation systems. Preliminary calculations of ship propulsion and thrust characteristics in ice can enable predictions of full-scale ice resistance without measuring the propeller thrust during sea trials. Measuring propeller revolutions,ship speed, and the power delivered to propellers could be sufficient to determine the propeller thrust of the vessel. At present, significant difficulties arise in determining the thrust of icebreakers and ice-class ships in ice conditions. These challenges are related to the fact that the traditional system of propeller/hull interaction coefficients does not function correctly in ice conditions. The wake fraction becomes negative and tends to minus infinity starting from a certain value of the propeller advance coefficient. This issue prevents accurate determination of the performance characteristics, thrust, and rotational speed of the propulsors. In this study, an alternative system of propeller/hull interaction coefficients for ice is proposed. It enables the calculation of all propulsion parameters in ice based on standard hydrodynamic tests with selfpropulsion models. An experimental method is developed to determine alternative propeller/hull interaction coefficients. A prediction method is suggested to determine propulsion performance in ice based on the alternative interaction coefficient system. A case study applying the propulsion prediction method for ice conditions is provided. This study also discusses the following issues of ship operation in ice: the scale effect of icebreaker propellers and the prospects for introducing an ice interaction coefficient.
文摘Marine services-ranging from ocean tourism and maritime transport to public marine services-have become a powerful driver of China’s ocean economy.In 2024,the country’s gross ocean product(GOP)exceeded 10 trillion yuan(US$1.4 trillion)for the first time,with marine services contributing 6.28 trillion yuan(US$880 billion),or 59.6 percent of the total.Among them,marine tourism and maritime transport accounted for the lion’s share.
文摘Singapore leverages its strategic location as a logistics and financial hub serving Southeast Asia to help companies enhance regional operations and build resilient supply chains,according to Teo Siong Seng,Chairman of the Singapore Business Federation and Executive Chairman of Pacific International Lines(PIL),at the“Singapore Night”event held on the sidelines of the 21st China-ASEAN Expo.He also expressed hopes to work hand in hand with Chinese enterprises to explore emerging areas of cooperation and realize a vision of mutual benefits.
文摘This study addresses the issue of ship accidental grounding as an impact phenomenon,with the assumption that an interaction of its structure with the oceanic seabed(obstruction),idealized as rock topology,is capable of initiating a so-called hard ground scenario.This occurrence variation was considered by performing two main instances,encompassing raking and stranding,often experienced by oil/chemical tankers as thin-walled structures.In addition,a failure criterion was implemented on the structural geometry,in order to define its ultimate limit and possible damage,during interaction with the obstructions.Subsequently,the analysis results were compiled to assess structural crashworthiness as well as progressive failure of the double bottom part of the tanker,where energy criterion indicated the raking to be more destructive.Meanwhile,detailed observation of the failure sequence indicated the stranding to have successfully breached the inner bottom shell.
基金the project PTDC/EMSTRA/5628/2014 "Maneuvering and moored ships in ports-physical and numerical modeling,"funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology(FCT)financed by FCT under contract number SFRH/BD/67070/2009
文摘A numerical study of ship-to-ship interaction forces is performed using a commercial CFD code,and the results are compared with experimental data and with the results of a panel method analysis.Two ship models have been used in the interaction forces analysis:a tug and a tanker,advancing parallel to each other with different lateral distances and two different values of the fluid depth.Computations are carried out with four different flow models:inviscid and viscous flow with the free surface modeled as a rigid wall and inviscid and viscous flow with the deformable free surface.A fair agreement was obtained with available experimental data and results obtained by panel method.The influence of viscosity in the computations is found to be comparatively weak,while the wavemaking effects may be important,at small magnitude of the horizontal clearance.
基金Supported by National Key R&D Program of China(2016YFC1401004)along with China Manned Space Program。
文摘This paper proposes a novel ship wake detection algorithm based on the White Top-hat Transform(WTHT)and the Radon transform,which aims to improve the contrast between the ship wake and the background so as to improve the detection performance on Synthetic Aperture Radar(SAR)images.The proposed algorithm includes two major processes,and one is to improve the contrast and another one is to locate the ship wake.In high sea state conditions,the contrast of ship wake and background can be very low,which makes it difficult to detect.In the first step,the proposed contrast improvement algorithm is applied to improving the contrast which helps for improving the detection performance.An attribute filter based on edge detection result is adopted here.In the second step the contrast improved image is transformed into the Radon domain followed by peak extraction process to find the wake,the WTHT is used once more in this step.Finally,in the last step,the wake is overlapped on the original image.Experimental results on Tiangong-2 Interferometric Imaging Radar Altimeter(InIRA)images are presented and compared with that obtained by using the classical algorithm,and in this way,the better performance of our algorithm is demonstrated.
