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Port-to-port sea distance

Jebel Dhanna to Chittagong distance

The sea distance from Jebel Dhanna (United Arab Emirates) to Chittagong (Bangladesh) is about 3,262 nautical miles (6,040 km), via the Strait of Hormuz. At 12 knots that is about 11 days 8 hours at sea.

Distance

3,262 nm

6,040 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

11.3

11 days 8 hours

ECA miles

0 nm

No ECA on route

Canals & straits

1

Strait of Hormuz

Sea days by speed

SpeedOne wayRound voyage
10 knots13.6 days27.2 days
11 knots12.4 days24.7 days
12 knots11.3 days22.6 days
13 knots10.5 days20.9 days
14 knots9.7 days19.4 days
15 knots9.1 days18.1 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

3,262 nm

11.3 days at 12 kn · Strait of Hormuz

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Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

Arabian Gulf → India & South Asia crude. Short-haul Gulf crude into India's west-coast refining hub at Sikka and Vadinar, and around the subcontinent to Paradip and Chittagong.

Typical ship sizes
VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax

Questions

How far is Jebel Dhanna from Chittagong by sea?

The sea distance from Jebel Dhanna to Chittagong is about 3,262 nautical miles (6,040 km), via the Strait of Hormuz.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Jebel Dhanna to Chittagong?

About 11 days 8 hours at 12 knots, or 9.7 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Jebel Dhanna–Chittagong route pass?

The shortest route passes the Strait of Hormuz.

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

None. The whole route is outside Emission Control Areas, so the 0.50% global sulphur cap applies throughout.

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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