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Port-to-port sea distance

Ceyhan to Gdansk distance

The sea distance from Ceyhan (Turkey) to Gdansk (Poland) is about 4,290 nautical miles (7,945 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar and Dover Strait. At 12 knots that is about 14 days 21 hours at sea.

Distance

4,290 nm

7,945 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

14.9

14 days 21 hours

ECA miles

3,294 nm

77% of the route

Canals & straits

2

Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait

Sea days by speed

SpeedOne wayRound voyage
10 knots17.9 days35.7 days
11 knots16.2 days32.5 days
12 knots14.9 days29.8 days
13 knots13.7 days27.5 days
14 knots12.8 days25.5 days
15 knots11.9 days23.8 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

4,290 nm

14.9 days at 12 kn · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait · 3,294 nm in ECA

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Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

Baltic & Black Sea crude. Crude out of the Baltic and the Black Sea, including CPC Blend from Kazakhstan and Azeri crude through Ceyhan and Supsa, into the Mediterranean, Europe and Asia.

Typical ship sizes
Suezmax, Aframax
Related benchmark routes
TD6 (Black Sea–Med Suezmax), TD17 (Baltic–UKC Aframax)

Questions

How far is Ceyhan from Gdansk by sea?

The sea distance from Ceyhan to Gdansk is about 4,290 nautical miles (7,945 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar and Dover Strait.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Ceyhan to Gdansk?

About 14 days 21 hours at 12 knots, or 12.8 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Ceyhan–Gdansk route pass?

The shortest route passes the Strait of Gibraltar and Dover Strait.

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

About 3,294 nm, or 77% 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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