Port-to-port sea distance
Djeno to Ningbo distance
The sea distance from Djeno (Congo) to Ningbo (China) is about 9,499 nautical miles (17,591 km), via the Sunda Strait. At 12 knots that is about 33 days at sea.
Distance
9,499 nm
17,591 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
33.0
33 days
ECA miles
0 nm
No ECA on route
Canals & straits
1
Sunda Strait
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 39.6 days | 79.2 days |
| 11 knots | 36.0 days | 72.0 days |
| 12 knots | 33.0 days | 66.0 days |
| 13 knots | 30.4 days | 60.9 days |
| 14 knots | 28.3 days | 56.5 days |
| 15 knots | 26.4 days | 52.8 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
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 Ningbo by sea?
The sea distance from Djeno to Ningbo is about 9,499 nautical miles (17,591 km), via the Sunda Strait.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Djeno to Ningbo?
About 33 days at 12 knots, or 28.3 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–Ningbo route pass?
The shortest route passes the Sunda 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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