Port-to-port sea distance
Freeport to Rotterdam distance
The sea distance from Freeport (United States) to Rotterdam (Netherlands) is about 5,027 nautical miles (9,310 km), via the Dover Strait. At 12 knots that is about 17 days 11 hours at sea.
Distance
5,027 nm
9,310 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
17.5
17 days 11 hours
ECA miles
2,412 nm
48% of the route
Canals & straits
1
Dover Strait
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 20.9 days | 41.9 days |
| 11 knots | 19.0 days | 38.1 days |
| 12 knots | 17.5 days | 34.9 days |
| 13 knots | 16.1 days | 32.2 days |
| 14 knots | 15.0 days | 29.9 days |
| 15 knots | 14.0 days | 27.9 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
Voyage estimates by ship size
About this trade
US Gulf crude exports. US shale crude out of Corpus Christi, Houston and the LOOP to Europe and Asia, often reverse-lightered onto VLCCs offshore.
- Typical ship sizes
- VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax
- Related benchmark routes
- TD22 (USG–China VLCC), TD25 (USG–UKC Aframax)
Questions
How far is Freeport from Rotterdam by sea?
The sea distance from Freeport to Rotterdam is about 5,027 nautical miles (9,310 km), via the Dover Strait.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Freeport to Rotterdam?
About 17 days 11 hours at 12 knots, or 15.0 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Freeport–Rotterdam route pass?
The shortest route passes the Dover Strait.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 2,412 nm, or 48% 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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