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Port-to-port sea distance

Garyville to Paranagua distance

The sea distance from Garyville (United States) to Paranagua (Brazil) is about 5,411 nautical miles (10,022 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 18 days 19 hours at sea.

Distance

5,411 nm

10,022 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

18.8

18 days 19 hours

ECA miles

872 nm

16% of the route

Canals & straits

0

Open-sea route

Sea days by speed

SpeedOne wayRound voyage
10 knots22.5 days45.1 days
11 knots20.5 days41.0 days
12 knots18.8 days37.6 days
13 knots17.3 days34.7 days
14 knots16.1 days32.2 days
15 knots15.0 days30.1 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

5,411 nm

18.8 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits · 872 nm in ECA

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Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

US Gulf clean products. Diesel and gasoline exports from the Texas and Louisiana refining belt to Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe, the core MR trade in the Atlantic.

Typical ship sizes
MR, LR1
Related benchmark routes
TC14 (USG–UKC MR), TC21 (USG–Caribbean MR)

Questions

How far is Garyville from Paranagua by sea?

The sea distance from Garyville to Paranagua is about 5,411 nautical miles (10,022 km), on the open-sea route.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Garyville to Paranagua?

About 18 days 19 hours at 12 knots, or 16.1 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Garyville–Paranagua 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 872 nm, or 16% 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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