Port-to-port sea distance
Angra dos Reis to Rotterdam distance
The sea distance from Angra dos Reis (Brazil) to Rotterdam (Netherlands) is about 5,286 nautical miles (9,789 km), via the Dover Strait. At 12 knots that is about 18 days 8 hours at sea.
Distance
5,286 nm
9,789 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
18.4
18 days 8 hours
ECA miles
438 nm
8% of the route
Canals & straits
1
Dover Strait
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 22.0 days | 44.0 days |
| 11 knots | 20.0 days | 40.0 days |
| 12 knots | 18.4 days | 36.7 days |
| 13 knots | 16.9 days | 33.9 days |
| 14 knots | 15.7 days | 31.5 days |
| 15 knots | 14.7 days | 29.4 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
Voyage estimates by ship size
About this trade
Latin America crude. Brazilian pre-salt, Guyanese, Colombian and Ecuadorian crude, shipped to China, the US and Europe.
- Typical ship sizes
- VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax
Questions
How far is Angra dos Reis from Rotterdam by sea?
The sea distance from Angra dos Reis to Rotterdam is about 5,286 nautical miles (9,789 km), via the Dover Strait.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Angra dos Reis to Rotterdam?
About 18 days 8 hours at 12 knots, or 15.7 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Angra dos Reis–Rotterdam route pass?
The shortest route passes the Dover Strait.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 438 nm, or 8% 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.
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