Vessel capacity and TEU utilization calculator
How full does the ship sail, and how full must it sail to pay? Enter the Load TEU of each leg and see the utilization percentage, the revenue and the break-even, voyage by voyage.
Container vessel capacity: nominal and effective TEU
A vessel's slot capacity can be quoted two ways. Nominal TEU capacity is the declared figure, the slots the ship could fill. Effective TEU capacity, or available intake, is what it can really carry on a service once container weights, stability, visibility and reefers are allowed for.
Enter the figure you plan on as the vessel's Capacity (TEU). Run the voyage once on each and you have the cost per nominal TEU and the cost per effective TEU, and what the gap between them costs.
The utilization percentage of a voyage
Each leg has its own Load TEU, so a ship that sails full on the long leg and light on the short one is shown as it really sails. The Voyage Performance panel gives the TEU utilization of the whole voyage beside the revenue, the margin and the profit per TEU.
The result at 80, 100 or 115 percent utilization
Most of a voyage's cost is there whether the ship is full or not, so each extra box goes a long way. Enter the load at 80 percent, at 100 percent or at 115 percent of the capacity you set and watch the revenue, the profit per TEU and the break-even freight change. Compare up to five versions side by side.
Vessel capacity against revenue
The break-even utilization shows how full the vessel must sail, at the freight rates of the voyage, to cover its cost. Set it against the utilization you expect: a voyage sailing below its break-even shows in red, while there is still time to change the rotation, the speed or the rates.
From a 1,700 TEU feeder to a 3,000 TEU container ship
The estimator works from your own vessel, so it suits any size: a 1,700 TEU feeder vessel, a 2,500 TEU container vessel or a 3,000 TEU container ship, each with its own GRT, NRT, LOA and speed-wise consumption.
That is how to answer the questions that depend on the ship: the voyage cost of a 2,500 TEU vessel between two ports, the bunker consumption of a 3,000 TEU ship, the fuel burnt at 14 knots or at 20 knots, the sailing days at 16 knots, or the port charges of a 38,000 GRT container vessel from each port's tariff. You get the figures for your vessel, not a general average.
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Vessel Capacity Utilization Calculator, answered.
How do I work out a vessel's capacity utilization?
Enter the vessel's capacity and the Load TEU of each leg. The estimate shows the TEU utilization of the voyage, and the utilization it needs to break even.
Can utilization go above 100 percent?
Yes. A leg's Load TEU can be above the capacity you enter, for example when you plan on a lower capacity figure, and the estimate shows it as it is.
Does a fuller ship change the cost per TEU?
The cost per TEU in the estimate is on the vessel's capacity, so it is the cost of a slot however full the ship sails. The break-even freight beside it shows what each TEU loaded must earn.
What is the cost per nominal TEU or effective TEU?
It is the voyage cost set on that capacity figure. Enter the nominal or the effective capacity as the vessel's capacity and the cost per TEU follows.
Can it calculate the vessel's intake?
No. Enter the capacity you plan on and the load of each leg: stowage and loadability stay with your planners.
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