Voyage estimate
Aframax voyage: Ust-Luga to Qingdao
A Aframax carrying 80,000 tonnes from Ust-Luga to Qingdao sails about 12,106 nm laden via the Dover Strait, Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Malacca Strait, about 40.4 days at 12.5 knots. With the ballast leg back and 4 days in port, the round voyage takes about 83.2 days and burns about 2,459 tonnes of fuel.
Round voyage
83.2 d
40.4 d laden
Laden distance
12,106 nm
Shortest route
Fuel (VLSFO)
2,459 t
Round voyage
CO2
7,749 t
Outside EU ETS
Round voyage breakdown
| Leg | Distance | Speed | Days | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Laden Ust-Luga → Qingdao | 12,106 nm | 12.5 kn | 40.4 | 1,332 t |
Ballast Qingdao → Ust-Luga | 12,106 nm | 13 kn | 38.8 | 1,048 t |
Port time Loading and discharge | — | — | 4.0 | 80 t |
| Round voyage | 24,211 nm | 83.2 | 2,459 t |
Laden via the Dover Strait, Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Malacca Strait; ballast via the Dover Strait, Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Malacca Strait.
Emissions and EU ETS
The round voyage burns about 2,459 tonnes of VLSFO, emitting about 7,749 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 Ust-Luga to Qingdao?
About 40 days 8 hours laden at 12.5 knots over 12,106 nm via the Dover Strait, 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 83.2 days.
How much fuel does a Aframax burn on this voyage?
About 2,459 tonnes of VLSFO for the round voyage (1,332 t laden, 1,048 t ballast, 80 t in port), emitting about 7,749 tonnes of CO2.