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Port-to-port sea distance

Arzew to Wilhelmshaven distance

The sea distance from Arzew (Algeria) to Wilhelmshaven (Germany) is about 1,853 nautical miles (3,432 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar and Dover Strait. At 12 knots that is about 6 days 10 hours at sea.

Distance

1,853 nm

3,432 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

6.4

6 days 10 hours

ECA miles

912 nm

49% of the route

Canals & straits

2

Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait

Sea days by speed

SpeedOne wayRound voyage
10 knots7.7 days15.4 days
11 knots7.0 days14.0 days
12 knots6.4 days12.9 days
13 knots5.9 days11.9 days
14 knots5.5 days11.0 days
15 knots5.1 days10.3 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

1,853 nm

6.4 days at 12 kn · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait · 912 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 Wilhelmshaven by sea?

The sea distance from Arzew to Wilhelmshaven is about 1,853 nautical miles (3,432 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar and Dover Strait.

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

About 6 days 10 hours at 12 knots, or 5.5 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

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

The shortest route passes the Strait of Gibraltar and Dover Strait.

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

About 912 nm, or 49% 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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