Port-to-port sea distance
Cabinda to Philadelphia distance
The sea distance from Cabinda (Angola) to Philadelphia (United States) is about 5,750 nautical miles (10,649 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 19 days 23 hours at sea.
Distance
5,750 nm
10,649 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
20.0
19 days 23 hours
ECA miles
746 nm
13% of the route
Canals & straits
0
Open-sea route
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 24.0 days | 47.9 days |
| 11 knots | 21.8 days | 43.6 days |
| 12 knots | 20.0 days | 39.9 days |
| 13 knots | 18.4 days | 36.9 days |
| 14 knots | 17.1 days | 34.2 days |
| 15 knots | 16.0 days | 31.9 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 Cabinda from Philadelphia by sea?
The sea distance from Cabinda to Philadelphia is about 5,750 nautical miles (10,649 km), on the open-sea route.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Cabinda to Philadelphia?
About 19 days 23 hours at 12 knots, or 17.1 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Cabinda–Philadelphia 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 746 nm, or 13% 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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