Port-to-port sea distance
Freeport to Wilhelmshaven distance
The sea distance from Freeport (United States) to Wilhelmshaven (Germany) is about 5,199 nautical miles (9,628 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 18 days 1 hour at sea.
Distance
5,199 nm
9,628 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
18.1
18 days 1 hour
ECA miles
2,490 nm
48% of the route
Canals & straits
0
Open-sea route
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 21.7 days | 43.3 days |
| 11 knots | 19.7 days | 39.4 days |
| 12 knots | 18.1 days | 36.1 days |
| 13 knots | 16.7 days | 33.3 days |
| 14 knots | 15.5 days | 30.9 days |
| 15 knots | 14.4 days | 28.9 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 Wilhelmshaven by sea?
The sea distance from Freeport to Wilhelmshaven is about 5,199 nautical miles (9,628 km), on the open-sea route.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Freeport to Wilhelmshaven?
About 18 days 1 hour at 12 knots, or 15.5 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Freeport–Wilhelmshaven 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 2,490 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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