Applied Technologies and & 'Cheong-Hae 30' for Shor Sea Shipping Systems in North-East Asian Region

Abstract

Efficient, reliable, and yet environmentally sound, Short Sea Shipping systems in the north-east Asia region, especially in the Yellow Sea region, are urgently needed. Considering the 700 million inhabitants and 5 trillion USD of Gross Regional Products and the ever-expanding economy in the Yellow Sea rim area, the present marine transportation system needs to be modernized to keep up with the world-class standards. The Short Sea Shipping (SSS) concept, actively exploited and adopted, firstly in Europe and then in the U.S., is well suited to be applied to a Yellow Sea marine transportation system. The efficient SSS system should be flexible, fast in loading/unloading of cargos, and well connected with the inter-modal transportation means such as trucks, rails, airs and other waterways. Many technologies to realize the concept have been developed, and some new technologies are now under developing stage. In this paper technologies for efficient SSS systems are surveyed and some key technologies are proposed for more exploitation. Conceptual design of a new high speed container ship, namely ‘Cheong-Hae 30’, which can be adopted as a fast container feeder in north-east Asian sea routes is introduced. Comparison of the calculated Required Freight Rates with ‘Cheong-Hae 30’ and a conventional ship is given on the sea route between Incheon and Qingdao.