Please answer the given financial question based on the context.
Context: ||As of December 31,||
||2018|2019|
|Ship management creditors|268|328|
|Amounts due to related parties|169|200|
GasLog Ltd. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the consolidated financial statements (Continued)
For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019
(All amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share data)
Current Liabilities
Ship management creditors’ liability is comprised of cash collected from Egypt LNG Shipping Ltd. to cover the obligations of its vessel under the Group’s management
Amounts due to related parties of $200 (December 31, 2018: $169) are expenses paid by a related party on behalf of the Group and payables to other related parties for the office lease and other operating expenses.
Question: Which year was the ship management creditors lower?
Answer:
2018