Table I.

Ship data

Ship Data item*Tanker type ITanker type IITanker type III**
Deadweight in mt40,00050,000170,000
Low (economic), medium, and high speed in knots15; 17; 1914; 16; 1813; 15; 17
Main engine laden fuel consumption in mt/day, each   
speed level37; 54; 7535; 52; 7462; 96; 139
Main engine ballast fuel consumption in mt/day, each   
speed level22; 32; 4422; 33; 4739; 60; 88
Auxiliary engine fuel consumption in mt/day0.50.61
Heating fuel consumption in mt of main engine   
fuel/day/100 mt of cargo0.1250.110.15
Sues Canal dues, laden and ballast in US$158,960; 135,180172,310; 146,560na
Panama Canal dues, laden and ballast in US$79,000; 62,90098,250; 78,150na
Bosporus and Dardanelles dues in US$9,64012,15021,673
Running cost in US$/day5,0007,0007,700

Notes: * mt = metric ton. Fuel cost for main engine is 450 US$/mt. Fuel cost for auxiliary engine is 675 US$/mt ** na = not applicable since the tanker cannot pass the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal

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