Voyage estimate
Aframax voyage: CPC Terminal to Paradip
A Aframax carrying 80,000 tonnes from CPC Terminal to Paradip sails about 5,659 nm laden via the Bosphorus, Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb, about 18.9 days at 12.5 knots. With the ballast leg back and 4 days in port, the round voyage takes about 41.0 days and burns about 1,192 tonnes of fuel.
Round voyage
41.0 d
18.9 d laden
Laden distance
5,659 nm
Shortest route
Fuel (VLSFO)
1,192 t
Round voyage
CO2
3,756 t
Outside EU ETS
Round voyage breakdown
| Leg | Distance | Speed | Days | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Laden CPC Terminal → Paradip | 5,659 nm | 12.5 kn | 18.9 | 622 t |
Ballast Paradip → CPC Terminal | 5,659 nm | 13 kn | 18.1 | 490 t |
Port time Loading and discharge | — | — | 4.0 | 80 t |
| Round voyage | 11,317 nm | 41.0 | 1,192 t |
Laden via the Bosphorus, Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb; ballast via the Bosphorus, Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb.
Emissions and EU ETS
The round voyage burns about 1,192 tonnes of VLSFO, emitting about 3,756 tonnes of CO2. Neither port is in the EU ETS area, so no EU allowances are needed for this voyage.
Assumptions
- Cargo
- 80,000 t
- Laden speed
- 12.5 kn at 33 t/day
- Ballast speed
- 13 kn at 27 t/day
- Port time
- 4 days at 20 t/day
- Laden draft
- 14.5 m
- CO2 factor
- 3.151 t per t fuel
Other ship sizes on this route
Questions
How long does a Aframax take from CPC Terminal to Paradip?
About 18 days 21 hours laden at 12.5 knots over 5,659 nm via the Bosphorus, Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb. The full round voyage, with the ballast leg back and 4 days in port, takes about 41.0 days.
How much fuel does a Aframax burn on this voyage?
About 1,192 tonnes of VLSFO for the round voyage (622 t laden, 490 t ballast, 80 t in port), emitting about 3,756 tonnes of CO2.