Port-to-port sea distance

Covenas to Rotterdam distance

The sea distance from Covenas (Colombia) to Rotterdam (Netherlands) is about 4,678 nautical miles (8,663 km), via the Dover Strait. At 12 knots that is about 16 days 6 hours at sea.

Distance

4,678 nm

8,663 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

16.2

16 days 6 hours

ECA miles

679 nm

15% of the route

Canals & straits

Dover Strait

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	19.5 days	39.0 days
11 knots	17.7 days	35.4 days
12 knots	16.2 days	32.5 days
13 knots	15.0 days	30.0 days
14 knots	13.9 days	27.8 days
15 knots	13.0 days	26.0 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

Shortest route

4,678 nm

16.2 days at 12 kn · Dover Strait · 679 nm in ECA

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Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

Latin America crude. Brazilian pre-salt, Guyanese, Colombian and Ecuadorian crude, shipped to China, the US and Europe.

Typical ship sizes: VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax

Questions

How far is Covenas from Rotterdam by sea?

The sea distance from Covenas to Rotterdam is about 4,678 nautical miles (8,663 km), via the Dover Strait.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Covenas to Rotterdam?

About 16 days 6 hours at 12 knots, or 13.9 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Covenas–Rotterdam route pass?

The shortest route passes the Dover Strait.

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

About 679 nm, or 15% 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.