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And assumes a 50 year life time. That sounds optimistically long, although I have no idea how long a conventional container ship lasts.
by ragebol 4y ago
And assumes a 50 year life time. That sounds optimistically long, although I have no idea how long a conventional container ship lasts.
- giraffe_lady 4y agoI think 50 years is at the longer side of ship lifetime but not especially an outlier. The big commissioning fleets sell them after a couple decades and replace them with new. The secondhand owner refits for a different purpose or partially overhaul then runs it for another couple decades. Sometimes a third owner gets some use out of it. They normally go at least 35 years before total decommissioning though, usually longer.
- smorrebrod 4y agoIt depends on ship type. For example methane carriers are expected to hit 40 years of lifetime while some low-end bulk carriers are scrapped after only 15 years.