Upload your answer to the Van Bemmel assignment here. Read the case study below; take it slow and it's usually best if you graph or plot out the routes otherwise it can get overwhelming.

Van Bemmel Steamship Company was a small U.S. flag carrier operating only one vessel on a regular route between the East Coast and Japan via the Panama Canal, with intermediate stops, in both directions, at San Juan, Long Beach, and Honolulu. Its approximate route starts at New York, then San Juan, Long Beach, Honolulu, Osaka, then back to New York. At each port of call, the vessel spends an entire day discharging and taking on containers. The vessel's time at sea between ports (in either direction) was NY-SJ = 2 DAYS, SJ-LB = 5 DAYS, LB-HO = 4 DAYS and HO-OS = 6 DAYS.THESE DAYS ARE IN ADDITION TO THE SINGLE DAY SPENT IN EACH PORT WHENEVER THE VESSEL STOPPED. The vessel made about nine (9) round trips per year, and it could carry 1,200 containers, either empty or full.

The vessel's operating costs were $8,000 per day while sailing and $6,000 per day while at port. Its fixed costs were $10,000 per day. The vessel handled only containers, and the port terminal operator charged $100 for loading or unloading containers.(full or empty). Review the table of information below concerning containers, source, and destinations. The numbers reflect the number of full containers carried between the ports on its route, then answer the following questions. 1. How many containers does VB move? 2. Are there any opportunites for reducing the amount of containers or leasing containers to save ship space? 3. Calculate the Total cost per movement for each leg of the trip based on round trip calculations.(should have 8 figures) 4. What is the cost per voyage leg per container for each of the 8 totals calculated in question 3? Here's the container information Destination New York 500 San Juan 400 Long Beach 300 Honolulu 600 Osaka 400 SOURCE New York to SJ 100 to LB 100 to HO 200 to OS 100 San Juan to NY 100 to OS 100 Long Be to NY 100 to SJ 200 to HO 300 to OS 200 Honolulu to NY 100 to SJ 100 to LB 100 Osaka to NY 200 to LB 100 to HO 100

It is best to try and lay this out on paper like a graph to see all the destinations and the containers due for delivery both ways as there are 8 trips down and 8 return trips. The math isn't difficult, basically adding and subtracting however; it's easy to get lost in the details if you do not keep track of containers on and off and destinations.

Case Figure 11-1 Route of the Van Bemmel Steamship Company Case Table 11-1 shows the number of full containers that the Van Bemmel vessel carried between the ports on its route. At present the firm is attempting to determine its costs of carrying containers between the different ports it serves. Case Table 11-1 Number of Full Containers Carried on the Van Bemmel Company's Route Destination Source New York San Juan Long Beach Honolulu Osaka 100 100 200 New York San Juan Long Beach Honolulu Osaka 100 100 200 300 100 100 100 200 200 100 100 100 100 Atlantic Ocean Osaka Long Beach New York San Juan Honolulu Pacific Ocean Case Figure 11-1 Route of the Van Bemmel Steamship Company. 1 out of 2 Case Figure 11-1 Route of the Van Bemmel Steamship Company Case Table 11-1 shows the number of full containers that the Van Bemmel vessel carried between the ports on its route. At present the firm is attempting to determine its costs of carrying containers between the different ports it serves. Case Table 11-1 Number of Full Containers Carried on the Van Bemmel Company's Route Destination Source New York San Juan Long Beach Honolulu Osaka 100 100 200 New York San Juan Long Beach Honolulu Osaka 100 100 200 300 100 100 100 200 200 100 100 100 100 Atlantic Ocean Osaka Long Beach New York San Juan Honolulu Pacific Ocean Case Figure 11-1 Route of the Van Bemmel Steamship Company. 1 out of 2