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Preliminary Analysis of Cost of Ballast Water Treatment Systems
December 22, 2009
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Vessel Type
Vessel Size
US Yard Foreign Yard US Yard
Foreign Yard
US Vessel Foreign Vessel
Initial Purchase
$600,000 $600,000
$640,000
$640,000 $640,000
$640,000
Install - New Const
$67,500
$61,500
Install - Retrofit
$117,000
$108,500 $185,500
$170,500
Fixed Annual Cost
$9,000
$9,000
$9,000
$9,000
$9,000
$9,000
Cost per MT Ballast
$0.19
$0.19
$0.19
$0.19
$0.19
$0.19
MT Ballast/Year
105,000
105,000
105,000
105,000 105,000
105,000
Expected Life
25
25
25
25
25
25
Total Cost of System $1,395,533 $1,386,252 $1,485,033
$1,473,252 $1,553,533
$1,535,252
Lifecycle Cost/MT
$0.53
$0.53
$0.57
$0.56
$0.59
$0.58
Initial Purchase Cost US Yard Foreign Yard US Bulk Price Foreign Bulk Price
System 1
$640,000 $640,000
$600,000
$600,000 Verified
Average Price
$640,000 $640,000
$600,000
$600,000
Installation Matrix
Expense
US Yard Foreign Yard US Yard
Foreign Yard
US Vessel Foreign Vessel
Design Engineering
$2,500
$2,000
$3,500
$3,000
$3,500
$3,000
Design Review
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$2,000
$2,500
Purchasing Support
$2,000
$2,000
$2,000
$2,000
$2,000
$2,000
Piping Installation
$35,000
$32,500
$46,500
$43,000 $82,000
$75,000
Electrical Installation
$5,500
$4,500
$13,500
$12,500 $23,000
$21,500
Steel Fabrication
$8,500
$7,000
$30,000
$27,000 $51,500
$46,500
QA/QC Costs
$3,500
$2,500
$5,000
$4,000
$0
$0
Supervisor Costs
$1,500
$1,000
$3,000
$2,500 $12,000
$9,500
Painting Costs
$3,500
$3,000
$7,000
$6,500
$5,500
$5,500
Regulatory Fees
$4,500
$5,500
$4,500
$5,500
$4,000
$5,000
Drydock Costs
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Divers Costs
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Vessel Downtime
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Total Costs
$67,500
$61,500
$117,000
$108,500 $185,500
$170,500
Fixed Annual Costs US Ship Foreign Ship
Crew Costs
$2,500
$2,000
Parts Required
$1,500
$1,500
Est. Breakage
$2,500
$2,500
Industrial Assistance
$2,500
$3,000
Technical Support
$0
$0
Total Annual Costs
$9,000
$9,000
Cost per MT Ballast US Ship Foreign Ship
Crew Costs per hour
$8
$7 Start-up, monitoring of burner unit
Consumables
$0
$0
Power Requirements
25kW 25kW
Fuel Costs
$184
$184
Flow Rate
1000
1000
Total Hourly Cost
$192
$190
Total Cost/MT Flow
$0.19
$0.19
NOTES:
Retrofit in Service based upon use of riding crew
Fuel rates for NEI burner $178.09/hr as per published report dated 24 Apr 2007
Fuel cost based on 20MT/day consumption MGO, 2.0MW normal bus load
Fixed annual costs are only for maintenance of BWT system
New construction purchase cost assumes bulk price procured directly by shipyard.
Ballast Treatment System:
General Cargo
Ro-Ro
Deoxygenation and Cavitation
Retrofit In Service
New Construction
Retrofit Yard
Retrofit In Service
New Construction
Retrofit Yard