Port-to-port sea distance
Garyville to Tuxpan distance
The sea distance from Garyville (United States) to Tuxpan (Mexico) is about 797 nautical miles (1,477 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 2 days 18 hours at sea.
Distance
797 nm
1,477 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
2.8
2 days 18 hours
ECA miles
444 nm
56% of the route
Canals & straits
0
Open-sea route
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 3.3 days | 6.6 days |
| 11 knots | 3.0 days | 6.0 days |
| 12 knots | 2.8 days | 5.5 days |
| 13 knots | 2.6 days | 5.1 days |
| 14 knots | 2.4 days | 4.7 days |
| 15 knots | 2.2 days | 4.4 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
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 Tuxpan by sea?
The sea distance from Garyville to Tuxpan is about 797 nautical miles (1,477 km), on the open-sea route.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Garyville to Tuxpan?
About 2 days 18 hours at 12 knots, or 2.4 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–Tuxpan 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 444 nm, or 56% 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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