Richard Greiner
International accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens says total annual operating costs in the shipping industry fell by 1.3% in 2017. This compares with the 1.1% average fall in costs recorded for 2016. For the third successive year, all categories of expenditure in 2017 were down on those for the previous 12-month period, most notably for insurance costs and stores.
The findings are set out in OpCost 2018 (www.opcostonline.com), Moore Stephens’ unique ship operating...