Cruise Ship Fuel Consumption

11 Figure 2 Norwegian Star route May 2016.

Cruise ship fuel consumption. Smaller vessels like a 440-foot-long ferry might carry around 130000 gallons of fuel while a gigantic ship measuring over 1300 feet in length can tote over 4 million gallons. As a rule of thumb to move the ship at up to 1012 knots 2 DGs would need to be running. IMO 3rd GHG study and BP Statistical Review of.

Cruise Ship Fuel Usage. This will be also determined by other factors using fuel. Fuel Consumption by Ship Type 2012 Total Marine Fuel Consumption 2012.

According to a fact sheet distributed aboard Royal Caribbeans Mariner of the Seas a large ship but by no means the largest in the cruise lines fleet the ship has a top speed of 276 miles per hour 24 knots. At 21 knots this consumption drops to about 150 tons per day a 33 decline. On the basis of the analysis above fuel consumption estimations for the case ship can be based on the following regression formula as shown in Fig.

Since the ship carries 3114 passengers its gas mileage is 1279 mpgpassenger or 1765 mpgperson including crew. Most cruise ships still do in various parts of the world though many use a blend in their diesel engines. The QE2 is often used in conversation as a way of saying very large thing that moves This is because for many years she was just about the biggest and most famous passenger ship around.

With such changing fuel consumption patterns cruise ships use a high share of fuel in shipping. Real-world data fits the model best when ship speed is 7075 of service speed. Not 6 inches per gallon but 125 feet per gallon 250 times better than the oft quoted fact.

Like vehicle travel hitting higher speeds increases drag which results in more fuel usage. Ad Enjoy the flash offer to book World Dream from SGD205 per person. All-aged friendly cruise with 40 facilities and various activities.