Port-to-port sea distance
Garyville to Rotterdam distance
The sea distance from Garyville (United States) to Rotterdam (Netherlands) is about 4,815 nautical miles (8,917 km), via the Dover Strait. At 12 knots that is about 16 days 17 hours at sea.
Distance
4,815 nm
8,917 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
16.7
16 days 17 hours
ECA miles
2,200 nm
46% of the route
Canals & straits
1
Dover Strait
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 20.1 days | 40.1 days |
| 11 knots | 18.2 days | 36.5 days |
| 12 knots | 16.7 days | 33.4 days |
| 13 knots | 15.4 days | 30.9 days |
| 14 knots | 14.3 days | 28.7 days |
| 15 knots | 13.4 days | 26.8 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 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 Rotterdam by sea?
The sea distance from Garyville to Rotterdam is about 4,815 nautical miles (8,917 km), via the Dover Strait.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Garyville to Rotterdam?
About 16 days 17 hours at 12 knots, or 14.3 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–Rotterdam route pass?
The shortest route passes the Dover Strait.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 2,200 nm, or 46% 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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