Voyage estimate
Suezmax voyage: Covenas to Qingdao
A Suezmax carrying 130,000 tonnes from Covenas to Qingdao sails about 13,616 nm laden via the Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Malacca Strait, about 45.4 days at 12.5 knots. With the ballast leg back and 4 days in port, the round voyage takes about 78.9 days and burns about 2,888 tonnes of fuel.
Round voyage
78.9 d
45.4 d laden
Laden distance
13,616 nm
Avoiding the Panama Canal
Fuel (VLSFO)
2,888 t
Round voyage
CO2
9,100 t
Outside EU ETS
Round voyage breakdown
| Leg | Distance | Speed | Days | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Laden Covenas → Qingdao | 13,616 nm | 12.5 kn | 45.4 | 1,815 t |
Ballast Qingdao → Covenas | 9,195 nm | 13 kn | 29.5 | 973 t |
Port time Loading and discharge | — | — | 4.0 | 100 t |
| Round voyage | 22,811 nm | 78.9 | 2,888 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 2,888 tonnes of VLSFO, emitting about 9,100 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 Covenas to Qingdao?
About 45 days 9 hours laden at 12.5 knots over 13,616 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 78.9 days.
How much fuel does a Suezmax burn on this voyage?
About 2,888 tonnes of VLSFO for the round voyage (1,815 t laden, 973 t ballast, 100 t in port), emitting about 9,100 tonnes of CO2.