Ship Universe Maritime Tool

Just-in-Time Arrival Fuel & Waiting Cost Optimizer

Compare sailing at the current planned speed and arriving early to wait with slowing down for a berth-ready time. Estimate the required JIT speed, sailing and anchorage fuel, waiting hours, bunker savings, carbon value and total voyage savings.

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Berth-Ready Window
Match arrival more closely to expected berth availability
Speed & Fuel
Estimate slower-steaming fuel using an editable speed-fuel relationship
Waiting Economics
Compare anchorage fuel, waiting cost, carbon value and net savings

Remaining Voyage & Berth Time

Enter the remaining distance and the expected number of hours until the berth is ready.

nautical miles
knots
hours
hours early
knots
The optimizer will not recommend a speed below this input.

Sea & Anchorage Fuel

MT/day
%
This portion is not reduced by the speed-fuel curve.
Fuel/day for the speed-sensitive portion scales approximately with speed raised to this exponent.
MT/day
$ /MT

Waiting Cost & Optional Carbon Value

$ /waiting day
Optional. Can represent hire, operating or opportunity exposure not already counted elsewhere.
$
tCO2/MT fuel
$ /tCO2
%
$

Voyage Timing

Advanced mode separates speed-sensitive propulsion fuel from fixed sea auxiliary consumption and adds carbon, waiting and coordination costs explicitly.

nautical miles
knots
hours
hours early
knots
%
Adds a second lower-speed constraint to the optimizer.

Detailed Fuel Model

MT/day
MT/day
MT/day
$ /MT

Waiting & Carbon Economics

$ /waiting day
$
tCO2/MT fuel
Example default only. Replace with the factor appropriate for the fuel and accounting method used.
$ /tCO2
%
$

Just-in-Time Arrival Results

Simple berth-ready optimization

Enter voyage data
Enter remaining distance, planned speed and berth-ready time to compare the current arrival plan with a Just-in-Time arrival.
Planning estimate only. Actual safe and economical speed depends on vessel condition, engine operating limits, charterparty obligations, weather, currents, traffic, under-keel clearance, navigational constraints, pilotage, port instructions, berth certainty, cargo requirements and machinery efficiency. The speed-fuel relationship in this tool is a simplified planning model and should be replaced by vessel-specific performance data where available. Do not use this tool as navigational or engine-operating advice.
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