Port-to-port sea distance

Basrah Oil Terminal to Kochi distance

The sea distance from Basrah Oil Terminal (Iraq) to Kochi (India) is about 1,975 nautical miles (3,658 km), via the Strait of Hormuz. At 12 knots that is about 6 days 21 hours at sea.

Distance

1,975 nm

3,658 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

6.9

6 days 21 hours

ECA miles

0 nm

No ECA on route

Canals & straits

Strait of Hormuz

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	8.2 days	16.5 days
11 knots	7.5 days	15.0 days
12 knots	6.9 days	13.7 days
13 knots	6.3 days	12.7 days
14 knots	5.9 days	11.8 days
15 knots	5.5 days	11.0 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

1,975 nm

6.9 days at 12 kn · Strait of Hormuz

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Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

Arabian Gulf → India & South Asia crude. Short-haul Gulf crude into India's west-coast refining hub at Sikka and Vadinar, and around the subcontinent to Paradip and Chittagong.

Typical ship sizes: VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax

Questions

How far is Basrah Oil Terminal from Kochi by sea?

The sea distance from Basrah Oil Terminal to Kochi is about 1,975 nautical miles (3,658 km), via the Strait of Hormuz.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Basrah Oil Terminal to Kochi?

About 6 days 21 hours at 12 knots, or 5.9 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Basrah Oil Terminal–Kochi route pass?

The shortest route passes the Strait of Hormuz.

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

None. The whole route is outside Emission Control Areas, so the 0.50% global sulphur cap applies throughout.

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.