THERE ARE TWO ENTRANCES/EXITS BETWEEN THE NORTH SEA REGION AND THE ATLANTIC OCEAN SFCT Pentland Firth to Halifax: 2,446 nm Pentland Firth Dover Strait to Halifax: 2,650 nm Dover Strait Ushant Isle to Halifax: 2,393 nm Ushant Isle
Ma<strong>in</strong>l<strong>in</strong>e ship deviation distance/ cost Nautical Miles 2000 1500 1000 500 Ma<strong>in</strong>l<strong>in</strong>e ship deviation distance <strong>in</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Europe (Deviation po<strong>in</strong>t Ushant Island) 0 53 SFCT (Transatlantic) Go<strong>the</strong>nburg 1768 Hamburg 1386 Bremerhaven 1290 Rotterdam 880 890 Antwerp Felixstowe 742 Le Havre 470 440 Southampton Average current hubs 983 Estimated ma<strong>in</strong>l<strong>in</strong>e ship deviation costs for 4,000 teu ship size Port Deviation Time <strong>in</strong> Vessel Fuel Port Cost <strong>of</strong> Total Cost Time Port Deviation Cost Access Time <strong>in</strong> Marg<strong>in</strong>al Per (Days)* (Days) Time Cost ($)*** Charges Port Cost teu/slot ($)** ($) ($) ($) $ TRANSHIPMENT VIA SCAPA FLOW SFCT 0.1 1 6,721 4,033 30,000 70,000 110,754 27.69 TRANSHIPMENT VIA CURRENT HUB PORTS Go<strong>the</strong>nburg 3.2 1 224,203 134,522 30,000 70,000 458,725 114.68 Hamburg 2.5 1 175,761 105,457 30,000 70,000 381,217 95.3 Bremerhaven 2.3 1 163,587 98,152 30,000 70,000 361,739 90.43 Rotterdam 1.6 1 111,594 66,957 30,000 70,000 278,551 69.64 Antwerp 1.6 1 112,862 67,717 30,000 70,000 280,580 70.14 Felixstowe 1.3 1 94,094 56,457 30,000 70,000 250,551 62.64 Le Havre 0.9 1 59,601 35,761 30,000 70,000 195,362 48.84 Southampton 0.8 1 55,797 33,478 30,000 70,000 189,275 47.32 Average curren 1.8 1 124,688 74,813 30,000 70,000 299,500 74.88 * Fully built-up runn<strong>in</strong>g cost <strong>of</strong> $70,000 per day for 4,000 T<strong>EU</strong> vessel ** Fuel consumption 140 tonnes per day @ $300 per tonne