Economies of Density of Ocean Tanker Ships

Economies of Density of Ocean Tanker Ships

The authors find that elasticities of costs and economies of density vary for different sizes of ships. An optimum ship size for a given type of ship should not be derived from a single ship size elasticity of operating costs.

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