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Port-to-port sea distance

Djeno to Wilhelmshaven distance

The sea distance from Djeno (Congo) to Wilhelmshaven (Germany) is about 5,132 nautical miles (9,505 km), via the Dover Strait. At 12 knots that is about 17 days 20 hours at sea.

Distance

5,132 nm

9,505 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

17.8

17 days 20 hours

ECA miles

649 nm

13% of the route

Canals & straits

1

Dover Strait

Sea days by speed

SpeedOne wayRound voyage
10 knots21.4 days42.8 days
11 knots19.4 days38.9 days
12 knots17.8 days35.6 days
13 knots16.4 days32.9 days
14 knots15.3 days30.5 days
15 knots14.3 days28.5 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

Shortest route

5,132 nm

17.8 days at 12 kn · Dover Strait · 649 nm in ECA

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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 Wilhelmshaven by sea?

The sea distance from Djeno to Wilhelmshaven is about 5,132 nautical miles (9,505 km), via the Dover Strait.

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

About 17 days 20 hours at 12 knots, or 15.3 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–Wilhelmshaven route pass?

The shortest route passes the Dover Strait.

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

About 649 nm, or 13% 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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