Port-to-port sea distance
Escravos to Wilhelmshaven distance
The sea distance from Escravos (Nigeria) to Wilhelmshaven (Germany) is about 4,368 nautical miles (8,089 km), via the Dover Strait. At 12 knots that is about 15 days 4 hours at sea.
Distance
4,368 nm
8,089 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
15.2
15 days 4 hours
ECA miles
649 nm
15% of the route
Canals & straits
1
Dover Strait
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 18.2 days | 36.4 days |
| 11 knots | 16.5 days | 33.1 days |
| 12 knots | 15.2 days | 30.3 days |
| 13 knots | 14.0 days | 28.0 days |
| 14 knots | 13.0 days | 26.0 days |
| 15 knots | 12.1 days | 24.3 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 Escravos from Wilhelmshaven by sea?
The sea distance from Escravos to Wilhelmshaven is about 4,368 nautical miles (8,089 km), via the Dover Strait.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Escravos to Wilhelmshaven?
About 15 days 4 hours at 12 knots, or 13.0 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Escravos–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 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.
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