Hola César,
That graph, in my opinion gives little to discuss in detail, I think, precisely because of spoons or sophisticated machinery, genuine or invented jobs and so on.
After many years calling ports of different countries, I learnt that any parameter taken isolated from the rest of the local circumstances could lead to wrong conclusions in no time.
I used to ask: what is the minimum salary by law? Later, I learnt to add: and how many people is getting paid that minimum?
Once, crossing to Japan, we had to call Tahiti to replenish bunkers and we spent just few hours ashore. Everybody was shocked by the high salaries paid even for the simplest jobs. Impressive ones, really. Later, when we learnt that everything had to be imported, making for astronomic prices and the illusion vanished.
Even the typical comparison with a Coke or a Big Mac in every country is a doubtful parameter. The BM, locally, was installed in the market as an expensive thing when they started more than 30 years ago. Not what I saw in the original country.
For the same type of vessel, I've met some with maybe no more than 18 crew members while in another of a different nationality there were more than 30!
BTW, have to admit that those with smaller crew have a much better performance, I would say, always.
That graph, in my opinion gives little to discuss in detail, I think, precisely because of spoons or sophisticated machinery, genuine or invented jobs and so on.
After many years calling ports of different countries, I learnt that any parameter taken isolated from the rest of the local circumstances could lead to wrong conclusions in no time.
I used to ask: what is the minimum salary by law? Later, I learnt to add: and how many people is getting paid that minimum?
Once, crossing to Japan, we had to call Tahiti to replenish bunkers and we spent just few hours ashore. Everybody was shocked by the high salaries paid even for the simplest jobs. Impressive ones, really. Later, when we learnt that everything had to be imported, making for astronomic prices and the illusion vanished.
Even the typical comparison with a Coke or a Big Mac in every country is a doubtful parameter. The BM, locally, was installed in the market as an expensive thing when they started more than 30 years ago. Not what I saw in the original country.
For the same type of vessel, I've met some with maybe no more than 18 crew members while in another of a different nationality there were more than 30!
BTW, have to admit that those with smaller crew have a much better performance, I would say, always.