Port-to-port sea distance
Esmeraldas to Rotterdam distance
The sea distance from Esmeraldas (Ecuador) to Rotterdam (Netherlands) is about 5,355 nautical miles (9,917 km), via the Panama Canal and Dover Strait. At 12 knots that is about 18 days 14 hours at sea.
Distance
5,355 nm
9,917 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
18.6
18 days 14 hours
ECA miles
672 nm
13% of the route
Canals & straits
2
Panama Canal · Dover Strait
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 22.3 days | 44.6 days |
| 11 knots | 20.3 days | 40.6 days |
| 12 knots | 18.6 days | 37.2 days |
| 13 knots | 17.2 days | 34.3 days |
| 14 knots | 15.9 days | 31.9 days |
| 15 knots | 14.9 days | 29.7 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
5,355 nm
18.6 days at 12 kn · Panama Canal · Dover Strait · 672 nm in ECA
See it on the mapAvoiding the Panama Canal
10,973 nm+5,618 nm
38.1 days at 12 kn · Strait of Magellan · Dover Strait · 438 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 10,973 nm, 5,618 nm (about 19.5 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 Rotterdam by sea?
The sea distance from Esmeraldas to Rotterdam is about 5,355 nautical miles (9,917 km), via the Panama Canal and Dover Strait.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Esmeraldas to Rotterdam?
About 18 days 14 hours at 12 knots, or 15.9 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–Rotterdam route pass?
The shortest route passes the Panama Canal and Dover Strait. 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 672 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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