케미컬 탱커 운영특성에 관한 실증분석

Abstract

The shipping industry has been influenced by reduced quantity of goods transported vastly. At this moment, this study could be proper to overcome this crisis in some way in shipping industry, especially in chemical tanker market. A positive analysis of management and operation of chemical tanker has not been actively studied internationally and domestically due to relatively its small market, compared to its market value.

This study is dependant on regression analysis. A number of chemical cargo, calling port, sea speed, etc are independent variables, while cargo loading tonnage rate, layday, and fuel consumption rate are dependant variables. Since the chemical tanker is different from crude oil tanker, it should load diverse cargos in many cargo holds at the same voyage, which means that the volume of economy with the single cargo cannot be achieved due to its characteristic diverse cargo and small size. The result of the analysis, relating to the size of chemical tanker, suggests that in Asian market a medium-size chemical tanker is more appropriate relatively.

As a result, for chemical tanker operators and managers, this is very important consequences to make a voyage and stowage plan, a new building or chartering design.