Port-to-port sea distance

Jose to Rotterdam distance

The sea distance from Jose (Venezuela) to Rotterdam (Netherlands) is about 4,200 nautical miles (7,779 km), via the Dover Strait. At 12 knots that is about 14 days 14 hours at sea.

Distance

4,200 nm

7,779 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

14.6

14 days 14 hours

ECA miles

438 nm

10% of the route

Canals & straits

Dover Strait

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	17.5 days	35.0 days
11 knots	15.9 days	31.8 days
12 knots	14.6 days	29.2 days
13 knots	13.5 days	26.9 days
14 knots	12.5 days	25.0 days
15 knots	11.7 days	23.3 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

4,200 nm

14.6 days at 12 kn · Dover Strait · 438 nm in ECA

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Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

Latin America crude. Brazilian pre-salt, Guyanese, Colombian and Ecuadorian crude, shipped to China, the US and Europe.

Typical ship sizes: VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax

Questions

How far is Jose from Rotterdam by sea?

The sea distance from Jose to Rotterdam is about 4,200 nautical miles (7,779 km), via the Dover Strait.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Jose to Rotterdam?

About 14 days 14 hours at 12 knots, or 12.5 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Jose–Rotterdam route pass?

The shortest route passes the Dover Strait.

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

About 438 nm, or 10% 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.