Port-to-port sea distance
Esmeraldas to Trieste distance
The sea distance from Esmeraldas (Ecuador) to Trieste (Italy) is about 6,559 nautical miles (12,147 km), via the Panama Canal and Strait of Gibraltar. At 12 knots that is about 22 days 19 hours at sea.
Distance
6,559 nm
12,147 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
22.8
22 days 19 hours
ECA miles
1,924 nm
29% of the route
Canals & straits
2
Panama Canal · Strait of Gibraltar
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 27.3 days | 54.7 days |
| 11 knots | 24.8 days | 49.7 days |
| 12 knots | 22.8 days | 45.5 days |
| 13 knots | 21.0 days | 42.0 days |
| 14 knots | 19.5 days | 39.0 days |
| 15 knots | 18.2 days | 36.4 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
6,559 nm
22.8 days at 12 kn · Panama Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · 1,924 nm in ECA
See it on the mapAvoiding the Panama Canal
11,619 nm+5,060 nm
40.3 days at 12 kn · Strait of Magellan · Strait of Gibraltar · 1,710 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 11,619 nm, 5,060 nm (about 17.6 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 Trieste by sea?
The sea distance from Esmeraldas to Trieste is about 6,559 nautical miles (12,147 km), via the Panama Canal and Strait of Gibraltar.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Esmeraldas to Trieste?
About 22 days 19 hours at 12 knots, or 19.5 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–Trieste route pass?
The shortest route passes the Panama Canal and Strait of Gibraltar. 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 1,924 nm, or 29% 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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