Table 1

Descriptive statistics of the numerical and dummy variables

Variable nameSymbolMinimumMeanMaximum
Numerical VariablesPrice ($ Mn)price1.5013.6261.00
1 Year Time Charter Rate ($k/Day) Benchmark*tc3.5613.5938.00
Newbuild Price ($ Mn) Benchmarknb19.5028.8369.03
Scrap Price ($ Mn) Benchmarkscrap1.474.7818.62
Deadweight (tonne)dwt25,00068,860234,000
Age at saleage0.0011.3130.00
3 month US Dollar LIBORlibor0.111.154.77
Variable nameCategorySymbolValuePercentage (%)
Dummy VariablesCountry of buildJapancountry_jp158.9
Chinacountry_cn126.8
South Koreacountry_kr18.6
Othercountry_o15.7
Scrubber InstallationNoscrubber093.6
Yes16.3
Ballast water treatment installationNobwts080.4
Yes119.6
EcoNoeco099.1
Yes10.9

Note(s): * Linear interpolation is applied based on the deadweight difference with neighbouring benchmarks for those not falling into the popular benchmarks

Source(s): Table by the author; data collected and collated from Hellenic Shipping News (2022)

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