Marine Transportation Planning

Our experience in naval architecture, risk and reliability, provides us with a unique capability to model marine transportation systems. Our knowledge of ship design, procurement, operations, marine safety, regulatory issues, and economic analysis is critical to our ability to serve our clients effectively in this field. Our transportation models consider engineering realities, such as the relationship between vessel size, performance, and acquisition, operating, and life-cycle costs, enhancing the value of our transportation studies.

In addition to analyzing the physical and financial performance of transportation systems, we collaborate with other firms to develop price-and-service elasticity models. Together, these relationships can be used to maximize ferry revenues and net total benefit to passengers. Using our proprietary transportation analysis software G FORTE (Glosten Ferry Optimization & Route-based Transportation Evaluation), we can rapidly evaluate numerous ferry system options, by varying route and vessel characteristics, and calculate performance parameters and acquisition, operating, and life-cycle costs for each system. Using G FORTE, Glosten can assist clients in the design of ferry systems that best meet their diverse transportation objectives.