EngineeringDesignMarine EngineeringCost ManagementNaval ArchitectureShip DesignCost AnalysisCost EstimationExpenditure EstimationShip ConstructionShip Weight EstimationWeight EstimationCost Estimation For PrefabricationEarly-stage Weight EstimationEngineering Cost EstimationPreliminary Cost EstimationPreliminary EstimatingShipping Cost EstimationUnit Cost EstimatingWeight Estimation During Preliminary Design
The paper suggests a method for assessing the approximate capital cost of merchant ships in the very early stages of design. It is intended as a guide to ship designers, students and others concerned at the beginning of a new project who may wish to know the ship cost, and how it changes with alterations to principal design variables such as dimensions, weights, powering or carrying capacity. The method does not supplant more refined techniques used by professional cost estimators at later stages in the design, but it may be useful in circumstances where cost estimating expertise or actual shipyard costs are not immediately to hand. Simple worked examples are included to demonstrate the application of the method.