Port-to-port sea distance
Esmeraldas to Houston distance
The sea distance from Esmeraldas (Ecuador) to Houston (United States) is about 2,048 nautical miles (3,793 km), via the Panama Canal. At 12 knots that is about 7 days 3 hours at sea.
Distance
2,048 nm
3,793 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
7.1
7 days 3 hours
ECA miles
491 nm
24% of the route
Canals & straits
1
Panama Canal
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 8.5 days | 17.1 days |
| 11 knots | 7.8 days | 15.5 days |
| 12 knots | 7.1 days | 14.2 days |
| 13 knots | 6.6 days | 13.1 days |
| 14 knots | 6.1 days | 12.2 days |
| 15 knots | 5.7 days | 11.4 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
Avoiding the Panama Canal
11,116 nm+9,068 nm
38.6 days at 12 kn · Strait of Magellan · 1,068 nm in ECA
See it on the map- The Panama Canal's Neopanamax locks take a maximum draft of 15.2 m, so VLCCs and laden Suezmaxes cannot use it. Without Panama the voyage is 11,116 nm, 9,068 nm (about 31.5 days at 12 knots) longer.
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 Esmeraldas from Houston by sea?
The sea distance from Esmeraldas to Houston is about 2,048 nautical miles (3,793 km), via the Panama Canal.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Esmeraldas to Houston?
About 7 days 3 hours at 12 knots, or 6.1 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Esmeraldas–Houston route pass?
The shortest route passes the Panama Canal. Alternative routings are listed above for ships that cannot or will not use them.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 491 nm, or 24% 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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