Voyage estimate
Suezmax voyage: Beaumont to Chiba
A Suezmax carrying 130,000 tonnes from Beaumont to Chiba sails about 14,686 nm laden via the Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Malacca Strait, about 49.0 days at 12.5 knots. With the ballast leg back and 4 days in port, the round voyage takes about 82.8 days and burns about 3,044 tonnes of fuel.
Round voyage
82.8 d
49.0 d laden
Laden distance
14,686 nm
Avoiding the Panama Canal
Fuel (VLSFO)
3,044 t
Round voyage
CO2
9,592 t
Outside EU ETS
Round voyage breakdown
| Leg | Distance | Speed | Days | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Laden Beaumont → Chiba | 14,686 nm | 12.5 kn | 49.0 | 1,958 t |
Ballast Chiba → Beaumont | 9,321 nm | 13 kn | 29.9 | 986 t |
Port time Loading and discharge | — | — | 4.0 | 100 t |
| Round voyage | 24,007 nm | 82.8 | 3,044 t |
Laden via the Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Malacca Strait; ballast via the Panama Canal.
A laden Suezmax draws about 17 m, deeper than the Panama Canal's 15.2 m limit, so the laden leg takes a longer route: avoiding the Panama Canal.
Emissions and EU ETS
The round voyage burns about 3,044 tonnes of VLSFO, emitting about 9,592 tonnes of CO2. Neither port is in the EU ETS area, so no EU allowances are needed for this voyage.
Assumptions
- Cargo
- 130,000 t
- Laden speed
- 12.5 kn at 40 t/day
- Ballast speed
- 13 kn at 33 t/day
- Port time
- 4 days at 25 t/day
- Laden draft
- 17 m
- CO2 factor
- 3.151 t per t fuel
Other ship sizes on this route
Questions
How long does a Suezmax take from Beaumont to Chiba?
About 48 days 23 hours laden at 12.5 knots over 14,686 nm via the Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Malacca Strait. The full round voyage, with the ballast leg back and 4 days in port, takes about 82.8 days.
How much fuel does a Suezmax burn on this voyage?
About 3,044 tonnes of VLSFO for the round voyage (1,958 t laden, 986 t ballast, 100 t in port), emitting about 9,592 tonnes of CO2.