1. CROSS COUNTRY SHIPPING
Low Carbon, High Speed by Andy Technology
33 % Fuel for same Power. nasp
Shipping at 330 knots. 50,000 GRT , 60,000 DWT
Dim; 120 m L, 50 m W, 10 m Draught 20 m Depth
Flat bottomed, all Fueled Jet / Radial Propeller
Drive along 50 m Land track and in open Sea
Power = 50,000*600/50= 600,000 hp. Fuel used 20 kL/hr
OH- 10%+Fuel-10 %+Tax-15 %+Misc -5 %= 40 %
Fare $1/50 km; Freight $1/50 km/T; $ 0.5/km/TEU
Revenue= 50,000*600/50*20h*300d= 3600 mn$/yr
Cost 200 mn$. Net 3600-1440=`2160 mn$/yr
ROI = 21.6/2= 1080 %
CROSSING ROUTES 4200 km 42 bn$ 3 yrs
S no Continent Country Distance Cost bn$
1 Latin America Nigaragua 300 km 3 bn
2 West Asia Egypt 300 km 3 bn
3 do Turkey-Black Sea-Georgia-
Caspian Sea-Iran 1000 km 10 bn
4 do Turkey-Iran-
Casp. Sea-Iran 1000 km 10 bn
5 Asia India 1000 km 10 bn
6 S.E.Asia Thailand 300 km 3 bn
7 do Indonesia 300 km 3 bn
Total 4200 km 42 bn$
FARE Ferry 660 knots
Chennai-Singapore 4000 km, 4.0 hrs $ 80 / seat
Chennai-KL 3500 km, 3.5 hrs $ 70 / seat
FREIGHT Container 330 knots
Chennai-Singapore 4000 km, 6.0 hrs $ 2000 / TEU
Chennai-KL 3500 km, 5.0 hrs $ 1760 / TEU
M Andy Appan, M.E, 48 yrs Expert, India