A Boeing 747 uses 14,400 litre of jet fuel per hour. A large container ship uses 9936 litres of marine fuel oil per hour.
Do planes use a lot of fuel?
A plane like a Boeing 747 uses approximately 1 gallon (about 4 liters) of fuel every second. Over the course of a 10-hour flight, it might burn 36,000 gallons (150,000 liters).
Do planes use more fuel than ships?
What pollutes more airplane or cruise ship?
Taking a seven-day cruise is more than three times as carbon-intensive as flying and staying abroad.
Do planes dump fuel in the ocean?
Fuel dumps are instructed under FAA guidance to be done over remote or oceanic areas, or at an altitude at which the dumped fuel can atomize before reaching the ground, although such guidance may be bypassed in dire emergencies, according to the FAA.
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