Port-to-port sea distance

Hound Point to Fos-sur-Mer distance

The sea distance from Hound Point (United Kingdom) to Fos-sur-Mer (France) is about 2,362 nautical miles (4,375 km), via the Dover Strait and Strait of Gibraltar. At 12 knots that is about 8 days 5 hours at sea.

Distance

2,362 nm

4,375 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

8.2

8 days 5 hours

ECA miles

1,370 nm

58% of the route

Canals & straits

Dover Strait · Strait of Gibraltar

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	9.8 days	19.7 days
11 knots	8.9 days	17.9 days
12 knots	8.2 days	16.4 days
13 knots	7.6 days	15.1 days
14 knots	7.0 days	14.1 days
15 knots	6.6 days	13.1 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

2,362 nm

8.2 days at 12 kn · Dover Strait · Strait of Gibraltar · 1,370 nm in ECA

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Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

North Sea crude. North Sea grades loaded at Sullom Voe, Hound Point, Mongstad and Sture, moved short-haul into Europe or arbitraged long-haul to Asia.

Typical ship sizes: Aframax, Suezmax

Questions

How far is Hound Point from Fos-sur-Mer by sea?

The sea distance from Hound Point to Fos-sur-Mer is about 2,362 nautical miles (4,375 km), via the Dover Strait and Strait of Gibraltar.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Hound Point to Fos-sur-Mer?

About 8 days 5 hours at 12 knots, or 7.0 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Hound Point–Fos-sur-Mer route pass?

The shortest route passes the Dover Strait and Strait of Gibraltar.

How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?

About 1,370 nm, or 58% of the voyage, is inside an ECA, where ships must burn 0.10% sulphur fuel or use a scrubber.

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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.