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SHIPPING WATER FROM FINNISH PORTS FOR CRISIS AID: Evaluation on Ability of Finnish Ports to Supply Potable Water for Business or Crisis Aid Purposes
Subject of the thesis is to evaluate how viable it is to ship water from Finland and Finnish ports to drought-stricken or other crisis locations and to figure out if Finnish ports have the capacity to ship it quickly at the time of the need. The aim is to assess if such a capacity is available on quick notice and what would be the optimal way to perform such an operation. Main sources for the information were different ports, operators and terminals, and the municipal water suppliers providing them with water. It was found that due to the vastly cheaper energy and economic costs of producing potable water through desalination, shipping water from Finland during regular times has no viability as business model. An imaginary crisis scenario was used to framework what kind of solutions could be viable and what kind of solutions different ports and operators could offer. As superior options were found the options with weaker performance were eliminated. Different ship types and methods of carrying cargo were evaluated, as well as different port types and their capabilities at sourcing the water to the ships along with the municipal water facilities supplying the ports with the water. It was found that most of the ports in Finland are only equipped to deal with the water needs of merchant vessels and that their capacity to provide large quantities of water were low. With some modifications to the infrastructure the capacity could be increased in some locations quickly at a cost. A suitable location with readiness to provide large quantities of water with little warning and little issues for the municipal water provider was found. With these capabilities it was found that certain Finnish ports could easily fulfil the criteria set for the aid project in the crisis scenario at reasonable cost.
SHIPPING WATER FROM FINNISH PORTS FOR CRISIS AID: Evaluation on Ability of Finnish Ports to Supply Potable Water for Business or Crisis Aid Purposes
Subject of the thesis is to evaluate how viable it is to ship water from Finland and Finnish ports to drought-stricken or other crisis locations and to figure out if Finnish ports have the capacity to ship it quickly at the time of the need. The aim is to assess if such a capacity is available on quick notice and what would be the optimal way to perform such an operation. Main sources for the information were different ports, operators and terminals, and the municipal water suppliers providing them with water. It was found that due to the vastly cheaper energy and economic costs of producing potable water through desalination, shipping water from Finland during regular times has no viability as business model. An imaginary crisis scenario was used to framework what kind of solutions could be viable and what kind of solutions different ports and operators could offer. As superior options were found the options with weaker performance were eliminated. Different ship types and methods of carrying cargo were evaluated, as well as different port types and their capabilities at sourcing the water to the ships along with the municipal water facilities supplying the ports with the water. It was found that most of the ports in Finland are only equipped to deal with the water needs of merchant vessels and that their capacity to provide large quantities of water were low. With some modifications to the infrastructure the capacity could be increased in some locations quickly at a cost. A suitable location with readiness to provide large quantities of water with little warning and little issues for the municipal water provider was found. With these capabilities it was found that certain Finnish ports could easily fulfil the criteria set for the aid project in the crisis scenario at reasonable cost.
SHIPPING WATER FROM FINNISH PORTS FOR CRISIS AID: Evaluation on Ability of Finnish Ports to Supply Potable Water for Business or Crisis Aid Purposes
Vaarula, Ilkka (Autor:in)
01.01.2023
Sonstige
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
DDC:
690
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