Voyage estimate
LR1 voyage: Yanbu to Port Louis
A LR1 carrying 60,000 tonnes from Yanbu to Port Louis sails about 3,092 nm laden via the Bab-el-Mandeb, about 10.3 days at 12.5 knots. With the ballast leg back and 4 days in port, the round voyage takes about 24.2 days and burns about 577 tonnes of fuel.
Round voyage
24.2 d
10.3 d laden
Laden distance
3,092 nm
Shortest route
Fuel (VLSFO)
577 t
Round voyage
CO2
1,817 t
Outside EU ETS
Round voyage breakdown
| Leg | Distance | Speed | Days | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Laden Yanbu → Port Louis | 3,092 nm | 12.5 kn | 10.3 | 289 t |
Ballast Port Louis → Yanbu | 3,092 nm | 13 kn | 9.9 | 228 t |
Port time Loading and discharge | — | — | 4.0 | 60 t |
| Round voyage | 6,184 nm | 24.2 | 577 t |
Laden via the Bab-el-Mandeb; ballast via the Bab-el-Mandeb.
Emissions and EU ETS
The round voyage burns about 577 tonnes of VLSFO, emitting about 1,817 tonnes of CO2. Neither port is in the EU ETS area, so no EU allowances are needed for this voyage.
Assumptions
- Cargo
- 60,000 t
- Laden speed
- 12.5 kn at 28 t/day
- Ballast speed
- 13 kn at 23 t/day
- Port time
- 4 days at 15 t/day
- Laden draft
- 13 m
- CO2 factor
- 3.151 t per t fuel
Other ship sizes on this route
Questions
How long does a LR1 take from Yanbu to Port Louis?
About 10 days 7 hours laden at 12.5 knots over 3,092 nm via the Bab-el-Mandeb. The full round voyage, with the ballast leg back and 4 days in port, takes about 24.2 days.
How much fuel does a LR1 burn on this voyage?
About 577 tonnes of VLSFO for the round voyage (289 t laden, 228 t ballast, 60 t in port), emitting about 1,817 tonnes of CO2.