Ship Universe Maritime Tool
Container Ship Break-Even Freight Rate & Slot Revenue Calculator
Estimate the freight rate, slot revenue and vessel utilization needed for a container service to cover voyage costs or reach a target margin. Advanced mode separates outbound and inbound economics, cargo handling, empty repositioning, bunker cost, commissions, carbon cost and annual round-trip performance.
Capacity & Revenue
Use one service leg or one round-trip-equivalent set of averages. Revenue is calculated on loaded paying TEU, not nominal vessel capacity.
TEU
%
$
/loaded TEU
$
/loaded TEU
$
/loaded TEU
%
% revenue
Voyage & Vessel Cost
days
$
/day
$
/day
Set to 0 if already included in the daily hire
or capital value.
MT
$
/MT
$
$
$
cycles/year
Optional Emissions Cost
tCO2/MT fuel
$
/tCO2
%
Outbound & Inbound Slot Revenue
Model the two revenue directions separately. Loaded TEU are nominal capacity × paying utilization for each direction.
TEU
%
$
/loaded TEU
$
/loaded TEU
$
/loaded TEU
%
$
/loaded TEU
$
/loaded TEU
$
/loaded TEU
Empty Repositioning & Voyage Cost
TEU
$
/empty TEU
TEU
$
/empty TEU
days
days
days
MT/day
MT/day
$
/MT
$
/day
$
/day
Fixed Costs, Commissions & Targets
$
$
$
%
% revenue
round trips
Optional Carbon Cost
tCO2/MT fuel
$
/tCO2
%
Container Service Economics
Simple break-even freight analysis
Enter service data
Enter vessel capacity, utilization and voyage cost
assumptions to calculate break-even freight,
slot revenue and target-margin economics.
Planning estimate only.
Actual container-service economics depend on slot allocation,
vessel intake restrictions, weight and reefer mix, empty
repositioning, alliance or vessel-sharing terms, terminal
contracts, bunker consumption, schedule reliability, port
charges, canal tolls, cargo claims, equipment costs,
commissions, freight collectability, surcharges and commercial
pricing. Avoid double-counting operating costs already embedded
in charter hire or capital-cost assumptions. This calculator
does not determine tariff legality, contract revenue recognition
or regulatory compliance.
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