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Ship Design and Selection of Access Equipment — Bulk Cargo

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Cargo Access Equipment for Merchant Ships

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This chapter discusses the considerations to be taken into account in the design of ships for bulk cargoes, their cargo spaces and the selection of their access equipment. The main types of bulk carrier are described, with the requirements for hatch sizes and types. A check list for choosing possible hatch covers summarizes the main considerations. A method of economic evaluation that includes more than first cost is described.

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  1. Buxton, I. L. Engineering Economics and Ship Design. British Ship Research Association, 1976.

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  1. Department of Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK

    I. L. Buxton (Reader in Marine Transport), R. P. Daggitt (Naval Architect, Sandock Austral, Durban Formerly Research Associate) & J. King (Professor of Maritime Technology, University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology Formerly Lecturer)

  2. University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology, UK

    J. King (Professor of Maritime Technology, University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology Formerly Lecturer)

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Buxton, I.L., Daggitt, R.P., King, J. (1978). Ship Design and Selection of Access Equipment — Bulk Cargo. In: Cargo Access Equipment for Merchant Ships. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8243-0_7

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8243-0_7

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA

  • Print ISBN: 978-1-4684-8245-4

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