Tank Barge Load Time Calculator

Pick your barges, set the rate the dock gave you, and see how long the load runs and when you'll be topped off.

Barges on the dock

Or a custom total

bbl

Type a total to override the presets. Clear it to go back.

Dock transfer rate 2,500 bph

Topping off — slow the last 10% to half ratestandard practice: you throttle the header back near the top so you don't paint the deck

Shift between barges

hrs

Dropping wires, shifting the tow, hooking the header back up.

Rule of thumb: a 10k loads in 4–6 hrs, a 30k in 6–8 hrs — if your math says different, check the rate the dock actually gave you.

2 × 30,000 bbl at 2,500 bph

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hooked up to topped off

Total barrels

Effective rate

0 bph over the job

Per barge

0h 0m

Pumping time

0h 0m

Finish-time planner

Start your watch at 06:00, done at —.

These are pumping estimates only — gauging, line displacement, stripping, paperwork and dock delays are not on this clock. The max transfer rate on your Declaration of Inspection governs, always.

Cargo unit converter

Convert a load between barrels, gallons, pounds and tons. Barrels and gallons are volume; pounds and tons are weight — so the weight rows need the product's specific gravity. Pick a cargo or punch in the exact number off your cargo papers.

Product

Specific gravity (at 60°F)

≈ — °API · — lb/gal · — lb/bbl

Amount to convert

Estimates only. Quick 60°F reference conversions for planning — not for custody transfer, gauging or billing. Specific gravity only affects the weight rows (pounds, tons); barrels, gallons and liters are exact volume. For the numbers that count, use the Declaration of Inspection, your gauge tables and the ASTM volume-correction factor. *Crude gravity varies widely by grade — enter the number off your cargo docs.