FP&A · Budget control
Actual vs budget
Monthly budget control for Northwind Shipping (fictional), an 8-vessel fleet of tankers, bulk carriers and offshore supply vessels. Actuals are closed through Sep 2026. All names and figures are synthetic; the structure mirrors a real budget-control model I ran in shipping.
Fleet · Vessel operating result · Sep 2026
| Vessel | Off-hire days B / A | TCE/day B / A | Running cost/day B / A | Result B / A | Var. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT AsterProduct tanker | 1 / 2 | 18,500 / 19,773 | 4,166 / 4,261 | 228k / 235k | +8k |
| MT BoreasProduct tanker | 1 / 1 | 18,000 / 18,946 | 4,267 / 4,412 | 210k / 229k | +19k |
| MT CalypsoChemical tanker | 1 / 2 | 15,500 / 16,302 | 3,759 / 3,741 | 175k / 175k | +1k |
| MT DelphineChemical tanker | 1 / 2 | 15,000 / 15,984 | 3,658 / 3,716 | 163k / 170k | +7k |
| MV EiraBulk carrier | 18 / 18 | 13,500 / 12,436 | 3,353 / 3,421 | −90k / −108k | −19k |
| MV FjordBulk carrier | 1 / 0 | 13,000 / 11,851 | 3,353 / 3,360 | 125k / 97k | −28k |
| OSV GaiaOffshore supply | 1 / 1 | 11,000 / 9,901 | 2,946 / 2,972 | 24k / −12k | −36k |
| OSV HelixOffshore supply | 1 / 2 | 10,500 / 10,166 | 2,946 / 2,995 | 9k / −18k | −27k |
TCE = net hire revenue per on-hire day. Vessel result = revenue − crew − running cost − leases − drydock provision (before G&A).
Synthetic data for a fictional company, for illustration only.