Superyacht vs. Cargo Vessel
How different is the construction of a 40m LOA superyacht in comparison to a cargo vessel of 175m LOA? Just to give you some idea:
The displacement of a 40m LOA superyacht could be in the range of approximately 140 tonnes. It takes 20 months to build and consumes approximately 150,000 man-hours. This translates to 7t/month, and about 1100 man-hours/tonne. The displacement of a 175m LOA cargo vessel may be in the range of approximately 7500 tonnes. It takes nine months to build and consumes approximately 650,000 man-hours. This translates to 836t/month and 85 man-hours/tonne. From the data above you can see how the construction of a superyacht is more labour-intensive in comparison with a much larger cargo vessel – almost thirteen times more labour-intensive, in fact.
