Voyage estimate
Aframax voyage: Novorossiysk to Ningbo
A Aframax carrying 80,000 tonnes from Novorossiysk to Ningbo sails about 8,395 nm laden via the Bosphorus, Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Malacca Strait, about 28.0 days at 12.5 knots. With the ballast leg back and 4 days in port, the round voyage takes about 58.9 days and burns about 1,730 tonnes of fuel.
Round voyage
58.9 d
28.0 d laden
Laden distance
8,395 nm
Shortest route
Fuel (VLSFO)
1,730 t
Round voyage
CO2
5,451 t
Outside EU ETS
Round voyage breakdown
| Leg | Distance | Speed | Days | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Laden Novorossiysk → Ningbo | 8,395 nm | 12.5 kn | 28.0 | 923 t |
Ballast Ningbo → Novorossiysk | 8,395 nm | 13 kn | 26.9 | 727 t |
Port time Loading and discharge | — | — | 4.0 | 80 t |
| Round voyage | 16,791 nm | 58.9 | 1,730 t |
Laden via the Bosphorus, Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Malacca Strait; ballast via the Bosphorus, Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Malacca Strait.
Emissions and EU ETS
The round voyage burns about 1,730 tonnes of VLSFO, emitting about 5,451 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 Novorossiysk to Ningbo?
About 28 days laden at 12.5 knots over 8,395 nm via the Bosphorus, Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Malacca Strait. The full round voyage, with the ballast leg back and 4 days in port, takes about 58.9 days.
How much fuel does a Aframax burn on this voyage?
About 1,730 tonnes of VLSFO for the round voyage (923 t laden, 727 t ballast, 80 t in port), emitting about 5,451 tonnes of CO2.