Level I analyzed only one ship (specifically a 1992 newbuilding gas
carrier flying the Italian flag), and aimed at illustrating, by means of a detailed
example, the complete procedure one should follow to assess the competitiveness
improvement resulting from the implementation of advanced technologies onboard that ship.
Several technologies (such as an Integrated Ship Control package), that would result in
specific crew reductions, were examined, and the corresponding changes in the ship's RFR
were calculated. However, since only one ship was examined, obviously no conclusions on
any competitiveness issue were drawn from Level I alone.
Level II analyzed a sample of 20 EU ships, for which accurate cost data
was obtained via questionnaires. Questionnaires were sent to about 800 shipping companies
worldwide, and answers for 78 ships were received, of which those that were valid and
concerned EU ships were 20. A sample of the Level II analysis is show in Figure 1 below,
For each of the 20 ships of the Level II analysis, Figure 1 represents the maximum
additional capital cost a shipowner would be willing to pay in order to own an ATOMOS-type
ship (manned either by 10 or by 15 people) instead of the actual conventional parent ship
(the figure also depicts crew size for each of the 20 parent ships - shown by a square dot
and measured on the right-hand scale).
Figure 1
Maximum
Additional Capital Cost for Crew reduction to 10 or 15
Crew Size Overlayed - Int. Rate＝0%
An observation from this figure is that as the estimated additional
cost of an ATOMOS ISC is between 1 and 2 million USD, in most cases above such a ship
would be preferable over its equivalent conventional one (on the basis of cost). Of
course, due to the small sample, no general conclusions from Level II can be drawn.
