Port-to-port sea distance

Esmeraldas to Qingdao distance

The sea distance from Esmeraldas (Ecuador) to Qingdao (China) is about 8,892 nautical miles (16,468 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 30 days 21 hours at sea.

Distance

8,892 nm

16,468 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

30.9

30 days 21 hours

ECA miles

606 nm

7% of the route

Canals & straits

Open-sea route

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	37.0 days	74.1 days
11 knots	33.7 days	67.4 days
12 knots	30.9 days	61.7 days
13 knots	28.5 days	57.0 days
14 knots	26.5 days	52.9 days
15 knots	24.7 days	49.4 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

Shortest route

8,892 nm

30.9 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits · 606 nm in ECA

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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 Qingdao by sea?

The sea distance from Esmeraldas to Qingdao is about 8,892 nautical miles (16,468 km), on the open-sea route.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Esmeraldas to Qingdao?

About 30 days 21 hours at 12 knots, or 26.5 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–Qingdao route pass?

None. The shortest route stays in open water without passing a major canal or strait.

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

About 606 nm, or 7% 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.