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Table 3 Development in ship quality variables over time

From: Benchmarking bulkers delivered between 2010 and 2016, identifying the effect of the EEDI introduction

Average / Median

Trend line Coefficient

2010

n = 478

2011

n = 590

2012

n = 558

2013

n = 406

2014

n = 380

2015

n = 430

2016

n = 345

DWT

− 1530

79,216 / 57,999

79,551 / 57,981

78,456 / 58,470

75,274 / 58,096

73,420 / 61,291

70,235 / 61,309

73,466 / 63,314

Building Time

−1.58

36 / 37

38 / 41

37 / 32

37 / 33

31 / 26

27 / 24

31 / 30

EEDI

−0.0003

0.0161 / 0.0163

0.0162 / 0.0163

0.0164 / 0.0165

0.0155 / 0.0153

0.0151 / 0.0147

0.0149 / 0.0145

0.0146 / 0.0134

Admiralty Constant

15.4

378 / 367

379 / 365

394 / 370

420 / 396

447 / 435

449 / 443

455 / 449

Power

− 409.8

15,083 / 13,542

15,249 / 13,542

15,028 / 13,542

14,047 / 12,710

13,435 / 11,326

13,052 / 11,277

13,380 / 11,557

LDT Ratio

−0.0024

1.055 / 1.039

1.053 / 1.018

1.043 / 0.99

1.068 / 1.019

1.016 / 0.959

0.978 / 0.924

0.955 / 0.881

L/B

0.00116

6.252 / 6.18

6.232 / 6.18

6.283 / 6.19

6.275 / 6.19

6.266 / 6.19

6.273 / 6.19

6.344 / 6.19

L-Ratio

0.0111

4.926 / 4.91

4.927 / 4.93

4.96 / 4.98

4.985 / 5.01

4.983 / 4.99

4.979 / 4.97

4.982 / 4.97

Area-Ratio

0.0003

2.624 / 2.621

2.625 / 2.621

2.626 / 2.621

2.628 / 2.622

2.627 / 2.621

2.627 / 2.62

2.624 / 2.619