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Table 8 Case study inputs

From: Maritime fuels of the future: what is the impact of alternative fuels on the optimal economic speed of large container vessels

Case study inputs

Value

Unit

Source

Operational input

Dry docking & ss interval

5

Years

IMO (1974)

Dry docking & ss duraton

16

days

Bimco estimate

Broker commission

1,5

%

Industry std

Cargo handling and terminal op. cost

60

%

Stopford (2013)

Time loading at full utilization

36

hours

Stopford (2013)

Time discharging at full utilization

24

hours

Stopford (2013)

Additional auxiliary power requirement

5

%

Stopford (2013)

Financial input

EUR/USD exchange rate

1,17

EUR/USD

As of July 2020

Base vessel purchase price

116,8

m$

Clarksons Research (2020)

Equity share

20

%

Stopford (2013)

Gearing

80

%

Stopford (2013)

Bullet % of debt share

10

%

Stopford (2013)

Interest rate

7,5

%

Stopford (2013)

Discount rate

8

%

Industry experts

European CO2 EA cost

25

$/ton

Stopford (2013)