Port-to-port sea distance
Cabinda to Saint John distance
The sea distance from Cabinda (Angola) to Saint John (Canada) is about 5,444 nautical miles (10,081 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 18 days 22 hours at sea.
Distance
5,444 nm
10,081 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
18.9
18 days 22 hours
ECA miles
439 nm
8% of the route
Canals & straits
0
Open-sea route
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 22.7 days | 45.4 days |
| 11 knots | 20.6 days | 41.2 days |
| 12 knots | 18.9 days | 37.8 days |
| 13 knots | 17.4 days | 34.9 days |
| 14 knots | 16.2 days | 32.4 days |
| 15 knots | 15.1 days | 30.2 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 Saint John by sea?
The sea distance from Cabinda to Saint John is about 5,444 nautical miles (10,081 km), on the open-sea route.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Cabinda to Saint John?
About 18 days 22 hours at 12 knots, or 16.2 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–Saint John 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 439 nm, or 8% 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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