Port-to-port sea distance
Bonny to Rotterdam distance
The sea distance from Bonny (Nigeria) to Rotterdam (Netherlands) is about 4,507 nautical miles (8,348 km), via the Dover Strait. At 12 knots that is about 15 days 16 hours at sea.
Distance
4,507 nm
8,348 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
15.7
15 days 16 hours
ECA miles
438 nm
10% of the route
Canals & straits
1
Dover Strait
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 18.8 days | 37.6 days |
| 11 knots | 17.1 days | 34.1 days |
| 12 knots | 15.7 days | 31.3 days |
| 13 knots | 14.4 days | 28.9 days |
| 14 knots | 13.4 days | 26.8 days |
| 15 knots | 12.5 days | 25.0 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
Voyage estimates by ship size
About this trade
West Africa crude. Nigerian, Angolan and Congolese light sweet crude, shipped north to Europe on Suezmaxes and east to India and China on VLCCs.
- Typical ship sizes
- VLCC, Suezmax
- Related benchmark routes
- TD15 (WAF–China VLCC), TD20 (WAF–UKC Suezmax)
Questions
How far is Bonny from Rotterdam by sea?
The sea distance from Bonny to Rotterdam is about 4,507 nautical miles (8,348 km), via the Dover Strait.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Bonny to Rotterdam?
About 15 days 16 hours at 12 knots, or 13.4 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Bonny–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 10% 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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