Investigation into the optimal fleet employment strategy with concentration on the supramax bulk carrier east of Suez market

• Main Author: Long, Matthew Jiwei
• Other Authors: Soh Woei Liang
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Maritime studies::Maritime management and business
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/61200
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this research we investigate the optimal fleet acquisition strategy for a shipowner who is operating a fleet of 10 Supramax vessels for the period 2006 to 2012. Part 1 of the research focuses on cost minimization, which is largely dependent on how a shipowner decides to acquire his vessels. Th...