Port-to-port sea distance
Ain Sukhna to LOOP distance
The sea distance from Ain Sukhna (Egypt) to LOOP (United States) is about 6,552 nautical miles (12,135 km), via the Suez Canal and Strait of Gibraltar. At 12 knots that is about 22 days 18 hours at sea.
Distance
6,552 nm
12,135 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
22.8
22 days 18 hours
ECA miles
3,674 nm
56% of the route
Canals & straits
2
Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 27.3 days | 54.6 days |
| 11 knots | 24.8 days | 49.6 days |
| 12 knots | 22.8 days | 45.5 days |
| 13 knots | 21.0 days | 42.0 days |
| 14 knots | 19.5 days | 39.0 days |
| 15 knots | 18.2 days | 36.4 days |
Steaming time only, with no allowance for weather, canal waiting or port time. The round voyage assumes the ship ballasts back on the same route.
Routes compared
Shortest route
6,552 nm
22.8 days at 12 kn · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · 3,674 nm in ECA
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About this trade
Arabian Gulf & Red Sea → Europe & US crude. Westbound Gulf crude into the Mediterranean, North-west Europe and the US. Routing depends on draft and on the Red Sea: fully laden VLCCs go round the Cape, Suezmaxes can transit Suez.
- Typical ship sizes
- VLCC, Suezmax
- Related benchmark routes
- TD1 (MEG–USG VLCC), TD23 (MEG–Med Suezmax)
Questions
How far is Ain Sukhna from LOOP by sea?
The sea distance from Ain Sukhna to LOOP is about 6,552 nautical miles (12,135 km), via the Suez Canal and Strait of Gibraltar.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Ain Sukhna to LOOP?
About 22 days 18 hours at 12 knots, or 19.5 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Ain Sukhna–LOOP route pass?
The shortest route passes the Suez Canal and Strait of Gibraltar.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 3,674 nm, or 56% of the voyage, is inside an ECA, where ships must burn 0.10% sulphur fuel or use a scrubber.
Terms on this page
Distances are calculated by Vessbook on a modelled global shipping-lane network for a tanker at 12 m draft, from berth area to berth area.