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An Investigation on the Optimal Ship Size for Chemical Tankers by Main Shipping Routes

케미컬 탱커선 운항노선별 최적선형에 관한 연구

  • Kim, Jae-Ho (Graduate School of Shipping & Logistics Management, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Kim, Taek-Won (Graduate School of International Trade & Logistics, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Woo, Su-Han (Dept. of International Logistics, Chung-Ang University)
  • 김재호 (중앙대학교 글로벌인적자원개발대학원 해운물류학과) ;
  • 김택원 (중앙대학교 일반대학원 무역물류학과) ;
  • 우수한 (중앙대학교 국제물류학과)
  • Received : 2015.11.19
  • Accepted : 2015.12.28
  • Published : 2015.12.31

Abstract

This study objects to find characteristics in chemical tanker markets and to determine optimal chemical tanker size using a total shipping cost in main trading route of asia chemical tankers .Precedent studies of determination of the optimal ship size and case studies about chemical tankers was carried out and tried to introduce a cost model which is applicable to chemical tanker. This study is dependant on numerical analysis and involves scenario analysis to minimize sensitivity of results. This analysis shows as follows. First, 12,000DWT tanker is an optimal size on the 'Far East-Middle East' services, 9,000DWT tanker is a most competitive on the 'Far East-South East Asia' services and 3,000DWT tanker is a most economic size on the 'Inner Far East' services at average market situation. Second, the bigger size of chemical tanker, the more competitive advantage the tanker will obtain when bunker fuel prices rise. Small size ship gets more competitive during bunker prices down. Third, market fluctuation of time charter rate for chemical tanker is less than 20% against its average time charter hire which means less volatile. And tanker's competitiveness per each size is remained mostly same when time charterer rates rise at same proportion. Fourth, bigger size chemical tankers have cost advantages when tanker's quantity of each part cargo increase. And small-sized tanks are more competitive when part cargo scales decrease. For the last, ship's port stay strongly influences on the determination of the optical tanker size. When vessel has shorter port stay, bigger-sized tanker will be more competitive and even can be competitive if applies in short voyage as well.

본 연구는 아시아 케미컬 탱커 시장을 구성하는 수요 및 공급적 특성을 알아보고 케미컬 탱커선의 주요 비용을 파악하여 탱커시장의 주요 노선별로 최적선형을 제시하는 것이다. 따라서 본 연구는 선박 운항 상 비용분석에 관한 선행연구사례를 파악하고 케미컬 탱커 관련 연구를 통해 케미컬 탱커선에 적용 가능한 비용모델을 파악하였다. 또한 각 비용요소에 해당하는 데이터를 수치해석(Numerical Analysis)하고 연구결과의 민감도를 최소화하기 위해 시나리오 분석을 시행하였다. 그 결과 다음과 같이 다섯 가지의 시사점을 도출할 수 있다. 첫째, 연구대상 선형에서 평균적인 마켓상황을 가정했을 때, '극동-중동 노선'에서는 12,000DWT급 선형, '극동-동남아시아 노선'에서는 9,000DWT급 선형, 극동지역 내 에서는 3,000DWT급이 비용측면에서 경쟁력을 보일 수 있다. 둘째, 케미컬 탱커의 선박 사이즈가 커질수록, 연료의 가격이 상승함에 따른 경쟁우위가 높아지고 작은 사이즈의 경우 연료가격이 하락할 경우 경쟁우위가 높아지는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 케미컬 탱커의 용선료 변동은 호황기와 불황기의 표준편차가 20%미만으로 시황의 영향을 덜 받는 것으로 나타났으며, 비슷한 비율로 상승 시 사이즈별 경쟁력에는 큰 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 넷째, 케미컬 탱커의 Parcelling의 규모가 커질수록 큰 사이즈의 케미컬 탱커가 경쟁력을 가지며 반대의 경우 작은 탱커의 경쟁력이 상승하는 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로, 케미컬 탱커의 재항시간은 선박의 비용측면에 큰 영향을 미치는데 재항시간이 감소할 경우 큰 사이즈의 선박 경쟁력이 더욱 상승하여 보다 짧은 루트에 투입하여도 경쟁력이 있는 것으로 나타났다.

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