In order to reduce the running cost of a ship, the following factors must be reduced: ship building cost, fuel costs and costs of other consumables, crew costs, harbour and cargo-handling costs.
Ukuze kukwazeke ukucuthwa amaxabiso enqanawa asebenzayo, ezi meko zilandelayo mazicuthwe, ixabiso lokwakhiwa kwenqanawa, ixabiso lepetrol, namaxabiso ezinye izinto ezisetyenzswayo, amaxabiso abasebenzi, ixabiso lezibuko nelokuphathwa komthwalo.