How to use the calculator:

To get started,

  1. Enter a vessel deadweight (dwt) into the top left box under the heading “Your Vessel” under the Baltic logo, then select the Sector (dry, tanker etc.) under the heading “Route Configuration”.
  2. After making the above selection, the Baltic Standard Ship speeds and consumptions will be displayed in the grey boxes. Check the correct “ship type” you wish to assess is displayed in the column heading.
  3. Next adjust the speeds and consumptions for the vessel you would like to calculate or compare against the Baltic standard, in the column under “Your Vessel”.
  4. Then select the fuel type burned in navigation in the box “Main Fuel Type” from the drop-down menu. This selection will override the Baltic Standard fuel, which is VLSFO in navigation, for your vessel.
  5. You can input the fuel cost per tonne in the “Fuel Cost Input” or use the defaults provided.
  6. To add or remove columns to be displayed in the results, check or un-check the boxes under “Output Display Settings”.

The results displayed are based on the following assumptions:

  • The calculations for “Baltic Penalty” are based on VLSFO being consumed in navigation outside ECA zones and MGO for everything else, for example waiting time and fuel consumed in port.
  • The exception to this is for tankers trades requiring heated cargoes or for large tankers discharging their cargoes outside ECA zones, the fuel consumed for these operations is assumed to be VLSFO not MGO.
  • “Your Penalty” is the FuelEU penalty associated with the speeds and consumptions you entered for “Your Vessel” and where applicable the alternative/ “override” fuel you selected.
  • Note when the routes include sailing in a sulphur emission control area (ECA) the assumption is that ECA compliant fuel is burned regardless of the “override” fuel selected.
  • All of the “override fuels” in the current version of the calculator are fossil based. The next released will include the possibility to calculate the outcome for bio-fuel blends with a known well to wake factor.