Development of a sustainability impact method for Pacific inter-island maritime transport

Maritime transport represents one of the main means of product delivery and passenger transportation across the world but its impact on climate change has positioned it among the world's biggest CO2 pollutants. One of the most impacted regions in the world by maritime transport emissions is the South Pacific Region. Studies show that if climate...

Early Stage Fouling Effects Prediction for Yacht Design: A grey-box model approach using operational voyage data

In this thesis a grey-box model is developed to predict the power increase over time due to marine biofouling. Biofouling is known as the undesired adverse effect of living organisms growing on submerged surfaces. Fouling creates roughness on the hull and propeller and thus additional frictional resistance and loss of propeller efficiency, also...

Optimization of Outbound Handling and Freight to Customer Operations (Tier 2) by adjusting the Customer Order Frequency and the Minimum Order Quantity: A case study of The Kraft Heinz Company

This research investigates ways to maximize the outbound handling and freight to customer operations efficiency based on the real data of The Kraft Heinz Company. A cost to serve model has been developed to evaluate the performance of various design alternatives deriving from the field of "quantity adjustment" as the dependence of cost...