A study on determining specifications of vessels and profit of a ship company by an estimation for cargo demand analysis on ferry or RORO-ship lines

Abstract

Domestic shipping companies should decide whether a new or existing line is profitable or not. We propose a method to find profitability for an examining sea line and proper specifications of a ship for it. The method is made of PC programs including an estimating method of cargo demand and calculate a fleet condition, ship specifications and shipping account for a long haul ferry or RORO ship line.