Port-to-port sea distance

Esmeraldas to Singapore distance

The sea distance from Esmeraldas (Ecuador) to Singapore (Singapore) is about 10,643 nautical miles (19,711 km), via the Malacca Strait. At 12 knots that is about 36 days 23 hours at sea.

Distance

10,643 nm

19,711 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

37.0

36 days 23 hours

ECA miles

0 nm

No ECA on route

Canals & straits

Malacca Strait

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	44.3 days	88.7 days
11 knots	40.3 days	80.6 days
12 knots	37.0 days	73.9 days
13 knots	34.1 days	68.2 days
14 knots	31.7 days	63.4 days
15 knots	29.6 days	59.1 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

10,643 nm

37.0 days at 12 kn · Malacca Strait

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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 Singapore by sea?

The sea distance from Esmeraldas to Singapore is about 10,643 nautical miles (19,711 km), via the Malacca Strait.

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

About 36 days 23 hours at 12 knots, or 31.7 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–Singapore route pass?

The shortest route passes the Malacca Strait.

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

None. The whole route is outside Emission Control Areas, so the 0.50% global sulphur cap applies throughout.

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.