Slow Steaming - Fuel Savings per Voyage
Fuel savings from reducing voyage speed - cubic-law estimate compared to baseline speed over a fixed route.
Fuel saved
240.0t
Savings
148,824USD
Formula, assumptions, and limits
Cubic law overstates savings near MCR where exponent approaches 4. Slow steaming trades time for cost - include charter / opportunity cost of extra days.
Symbol legend
| Symbol | Meaning | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline speed | kn | voyage orders | |
| Reduced speed | kn | JIT / economics | |
| Baseline fuel consumption | t/day | engine data |