Port-to-port sea distance
Cabinda to Sikka distance
The sea distance from Cabinda (Angola) to Sikka (India) is about 6,569 nautical miles (12,165 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 22 days 19 hours at sea.
Distance
6,569 nm
12,165 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
22.8
22 days 19 hours
ECA miles
0 nm
No ECA on route
Canals & straits
0
Open-sea route
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 27.4 days | 54.7 days |
| 11 knots | 24.9 days | 49.8 days |
| 12 knots | 22.8 days | 45.6 days |
| 13 knots | 21.1 days | 42.1 days |
| 14 knots | 19.5 days | 39.1 days |
| 15 knots | 18.2 days | 36.5 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 Sikka by sea?
The sea distance from Cabinda to Sikka is about 6,569 nautical miles (12,165 km), on the open-sea route.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Cabinda to Sikka?
About 22 days 19 hours at 12 knots, or 19.5 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Cabinda–Sikka 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?
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.
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