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Table 8 Cost comparison between Four Alternatives of Feeder Network Design (Source: authors)
From: Research on feeder network design: a case study of feeder service for the port of Kotka
Vessel Type | Scheme 1 | Scheme 2 | Scheme 3 | Scheme 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Vessel Cost | ||||
 Vessel Rental Cost | $6000/Day*2 | $6000/Day*2 | $6000/Day*2 | $6000/Day*1 |
 Full Voyage Time | 7 Day | 7 Day | 7 Day | 7 Day |
Vessel Cost in Total | $ 84,000 | $ 84,000 | $ 84,000 | $ 42,000 |
Fuel cost | ||||
 Fuel Consumption on Sailing | 276.33 Ton | 306.17 Ton | 304.17 Ton | 132.67 Ton |
 Fuel Consumption on Berthing | 29.79 Ton | 27.19 Ton | 26.67 Ton | 14.17 Ton |
 Sailing Time on Sea | 165.8 Hour | 183.7 Hour | 182.5 Hour | 79.6 Hour |
 Berthing Time on Port | 143 Hour | 130.5 Hour | 128 Hour | 68 Hour |
 Price of Heavy Oil | $ 650/Ton | $ 650/Ton | $ 650/Ton | $ 650/Ton |
 Price of Light Oil | $ 1000/Ton | $ 1000/Ton | $ 1000/Ton | $ 1000/Ton |
Fuel Cost in Total | 209,404.5 | 226,200.5 | 224,380.5 | 100,405.5 |
Port Cost | ||||
 Port Cost of Hamburg | $ 26,000 | $ 26,000 | $ 26,000 | $ 13,000 |
 Port Cost of ST Petersburg | $ 12,000 | $ 12,000 | N/A | N/A |
 Port Cost of Kotka | $ 13,000 | $ 13,000 | $ 13,000 | N/A |
 Port Cost of Helsinki | $ 13,000 | N/A | $ 13,000 | N/A |
 Port Cost of Aarhus | $ 13,000 | N/A | $ 13,000 | $ 13,000 |
 Port Cost of Copenhagen | $ 13,000 | N/A | $ 13,000 | $ 13,000 |
 Port Cost of Gdynia | N/A | $ 13,000 | N/A | N/A |
 Port Cost of Gdansk | N/A | $ 13,000 | N/A | N/A |
 Port Cost of Rotterdam | N/A | N/A | $ 13,000 | $ 13,000 |
 Port Cost of Kiel Canal | $ 30,000 | $ 30,000 | $ 30,000 | $ 15,000 |
Port Cost in Total | $ 120,000 | $ 107,000 | $ 121,000 | $ 67,000 |
Total Sailing Cost | $ 413,404.5 | $ 417,200.5 | $ 429,380.5 | $ 209,405.5 |
Available Capacity | 1050*2 TEU | 1050*2 TEU | 1050*2 TEU | 1050*1 TEU |
Single Allocation Cost | $ 196.8 | $ 198.7 | $ 204.4 | $ 199.4 |