Dimensioning the approach to the Liquefied Natural Gas terminal in Świnoujście using analytical and simulation methods

This article presents a comparison between the use of analytical methods and simulations for dimensioning the approach to the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Świnoujście. Parameters of rectilinear sections of the fairway were obtained by analytical methods, widely used in traffic engineering. These methods are: the method of the Three Components, the Panama Canal method, the Canadian method, the method of the INM and the PIANC method. Dimensioning the approaching fairway to the LNG terminal in Świnoujście was conducted for two types of LNG tankers: Q-flex and Q-max. Results for simulation methods were obtained using a navigational bridge simulator. Results obtained using analytical and simulation methods allowed the comparison of parameters of the approach to the LND terminal in Świnoujście, and an indication of the optimal dimensioning methods of a fairway’s straight sections.