Port-to-port sea distance

Houston to Paranagua distance

The sea distance from Houston (United States) to Paranagua (Brazil) is about 5,607 nautical miles (10,384 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 19 days 11 hours at sea.

Distance

5,607 nm

10,384 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

19.5

19 days 11 hours

ECA miles

1,068 nm

19% of the route

Canals & straits

Open-sea route

Run the TCE free See on map

Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	23.4 days	46.7 days
11 knots	21.2 days	42.5 days
12 knots	19.5 days	38.9 days
13 knots	18.0 days	35.9 days
14 knots	16.7 days	33.4 days
15 knots	15.6 days	31.1 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

5,607 nm

19.5 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits · 1,068 nm in ECA

See it on the map

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 Houston from Paranagua by sea?

The sea distance from Houston to Paranagua is about 5,607 nautical miles (10,384 km), on the open-sea route.

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

About 19 days 11 hours at 12 knots, or 16.7 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Houston–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 1,068 nm, or 19% 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.