Port-to-port sea distance
Esmeraldas to Philadelphia distance
The sea distance from Esmeraldas (Ecuador) to Philadelphia (United States) is about 2,448 nautical miles (4,534 km), via the Panama Canal. At 12 knots that is about 8 days 12 hours at sea.
Distance
2,448 nm
4,534 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
8.5
8 days 12 hours
ECA miles
873 nm
36% of the route
Canals & straits
1
Panama Canal
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 10.2 days | 20.4 days |
| 11 knots | 9.3 days | 18.5 days |
| 12 knots | 8.5 days | 17.0 days |
| 13 knots | 7.8 days | 15.7 days |
| 14 knots | 7.3 days | 14.6 days |
| 15 knots | 6.8 days | 13.6 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
10,560 nm+8,112 nm
36.7 days at 12 kn · Strait of Magellan · 1,206 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 10,560 nm, 8,112 nm (about 28.2 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 Philadelphia by sea?
The sea distance from Esmeraldas to Philadelphia is about 2,448 nautical miles (4,534 km), via the Panama Canal.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Esmeraldas to Philadelphia?
About 8 days 12 hours at 12 knots, or 7.3 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Esmeraldas–Philadelphia 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 873 nm, or 36% 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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