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Table 1 Ship data

From: Shipping optimization systems (SOS) for tramp: stochastic cargo soft time windows

Data item

Tanker

El Kosseir

Safaga

Sidi Kirear

Deadweight in mt* (capacities other than cargo are ignored)

40,000

50,000

70,000

Low, medium, and high speed in knots

15, 17, 19

14, 16, 18

13, 15, 17

Main engine** laden fuel consumption in mt*/day

37, 54, 75

35, 52, 74

35, 55, 79

Main engine** ballast fuel consumption in mt*/day

22, 32, 44

22, 33, 47

20, 31, 45

Auxiliary engine*** fuel consumption in mt*/day

0.5

0.6

1

Heating fuel consumption in mt* of main engine** fuel/day/100 mt* of cargo

0.125

0.11

0.1

Sues Canal dues, laden and ballast in US$

158,960; 135,180

172,310; 146,560

185,650; 157,940

Panama Canal dues, laden and ballast in US$

79,000; 62,900

98,250; 78,150

117,500; 93,400

Bosporus and Dardanelles dues in US$

9640

12,150

13,850

Running cost in US$/day

5000

7000

7700

  1. *mt metric ton, **fuel cost of main engine is $450/mt, ***fuel cost of auxiliary engine is $675/mt