Voyage estimate
Suezmax voyage: Burnaby to Long Beach
A Suezmax carrying 130,000 tonnes from Burnaby to Long Beach sails about 1,250 nm laden on the open-sea route, about 4.2 days at 12.5 knots. With the ballast leg back and 4 days in port, the round voyage takes about 12.2 days and burns about 399 tonnes of fuel.
Round voyage
12.2 d
4.2 d laden
Laden distance
1,250 nm
Shortest route
Fuel (VLSFO)
399 t
Round voyage
CO2
1,257 t
Outside EU ETS
Round voyage breakdown
| Leg | Distance | Speed | Days | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Laden Burnaby → Long Beach | 1,250 nm | 12.5 kn | 4.2 | 167 t |
Ballast Long Beach → Burnaby | 1,250 nm | 13 kn | 4.0 | 132 t |
Port time Loading and discharge | — | — | 4.0 | 100 t |
| Round voyage | 2,500 nm | 12.2 | 399 t |
Laden on the open-sea route; ballast on the open-sea route.
Emissions and EU ETS
The round voyage burns about 399 tonnes of VLSFO, emitting about 1,257 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 Burnaby to Long Beach?
About 4 days 4 hours laden at 12.5 knots over 1,250 nm on the open-sea route. The full round voyage, with the ballast leg back and 4 days in port, takes about 12.2 days.
How much fuel does a Suezmax burn on this voyage?
About 399 tonnes of VLSFO for the round voyage (167 t laden, 132 t ballast, 100 t in port), emitting about 1,257 tonnes of CO2.