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Port-to-port sea distance

Arzew to Lavera distance

The sea distance from Arzew (Algeria) to Lavera (France) is about 533 nautical miles (987 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 1 day 20 hours at sea.

Distance

533 nm

987 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

1.8

1 day 20 hours

ECA miles

533 nm

100% of the route

Canals & straits

0

Open-sea route

Sea days by speed

SpeedOne wayRound voyage
10 knots2.2 days4.4 days
11 knots2.0 days4.0 days
12 knots1.8 days3.7 days
13 knots1.7 days3.4 days
14 knots1.6 days3.2 days
15 knots1.5 days3.0 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

533 nm

1.8 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits · 533 nm in ECA

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Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

North Africa & East Med crude. Libyan, Algerian and Egyptian crude moving around the Mediterranean and up to North-west Europe, mostly on Aframaxes.

Typical ship sizes
Suezmax, Aframax
Related benchmark routes
TD19 (Cross-Med Aframax)

Questions

How far is Arzew from Lavera by sea?

The sea distance from Arzew to Lavera is about 533 nautical miles (987 km), on the open-sea route.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Arzew to Lavera?

About 1 day 20 hours at 12 knots, or 1.6 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Arzew–Lavera route pass?

None. The shortest route stays in open water without passing a major canal or strait.

How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?

About 533 nm, or 100% 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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