Table 3

General characteristics of survey respondents

FactorsFrequency (ratio)
Average ship size 10,000 tons or less10,001–
30,000 tons
30,001–
50,000 tons
50,001 tons or moreOthers and missing values
Study 19 (7.4%)18 (14.9%)46 (38.0%)39 (32.2%)9 (7.4%)
Study 222 (16.5%)31 (23.3%)10 (7.5%)63 (47.4%)7 (5.3%)
Major sailing routes (multiple responses) American routesEuropean routesKorean/Chinese/Japanese routesSoutheast Asian routesOthers and missing values
Study 174 (27.2%)92 (33.8%)50 (18.4%)45 (16.5%)11 (4.0%)
Study 260 (36.8%)33 (17.3%)38 (21.1%)22 (9.0%)7 (15.8%)
Years of service by respondents Less than 10 years11–15 years16–20 years21 years or moreOthers and missing values
Study 14 (3.3%)26 (21.5%)50 (41.3%)32 (26.4%)9 (7.4%)
Study 247 (35.3%)19 (14.3%)30 (22.6%)33 (24.8%)4 (3.0%)
Field of business of respondents SalesOperationsCustomer ServiceDocument, etc.Others and missing values
Study 176 (62.8%)26 (21.5%)10 (8.3%)9 (7.4%)0 (0.0%)
Study 232 (24.1%)57 (42.9%)32 (24.1%)11 (8.3%)1 (0.8%)

Source(s): Authors' own work based on survey results

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