Economic analysis taking into account all relevant factors (capex, opex, operational constraints, loss of cargo space etc.) show LNG to be a very attractive solution when compared to other compliance solutions, although the
breakeven time will depend on several parameters such as the age of the vessel, the cost differential between LNG and traditional fuels, and the time spent in Emissions Control Areas (geographic areas with stricter emission standards under the MARPOL treaty).
And this high CEO involvement correlates strongly and significantly at the global level, with the strongest correlates found among the North American firms, with key corporate competitive measures such as technology leadership and decreased breakeven time (both measures to be defined later).
Also related to these parameters, but of course quite different, are the "Changes in Breakeven Time" that have occurred over the past five years (Figure 23).
We examined the correlates of decreases in breakeven time and found several with statistically significant indicators.
Again, those concerned with data consistency in the study will be pleased to know that for the entire sample there are strong correlations among the responses in regard to decreased breakeven time, improved time to market, perceived R&D timeliness, meeting target dates for product/service commercialization, and meeting target dates for process implementation (albeit each of these is a separately measured concept).