Port-to-port sea distance

Djeno to Huelva distance

The sea distance from Djeno (Congo) to Huelva (Spain) is about 3,851 nautical miles (7,133 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 13 days 9 hours at sea.

Distance

3,851 nm

7,133 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

13.4

13 days 9 hours

ECA miles

0 nm

No ECA on route

Canals & straits

Open-sea route

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	16.0 days	32.1 days
11 knots	14.6 days	29.2 days
12 knots	13.4 days	26.7 days
13 knots	12.3 days	24.7 days
14 knots	11.5 days	22.9 days
15 knots	10.7 days	21.4 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

3,851 nm

13.4 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits

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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 Djeno from Huelva by sea?

The sea distance from Djeno to Huelva is about 3,851 nautical miles (7,133 km), on the open-sea route.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Djeno to Huelva?

About 13 days 9 hours at 12 knots, or 11.5 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Djeno–Huelva 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.