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Port-to-port sea distance

Jose to Singapore distance

The sea distance from Jose (Venezuela) to Singapore (Singapore) is about 10,583 nautical miles (19,600 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Malacca Strait. At 12 knots that is about 36 days 18 hours at sea.

Distance

10,583 nm

19,600 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

36.7

36 days 18 hours

ECA miles

2,042 nm

19% of the route

Canals & straits

4

Strait of Gibraltar · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb · Malacca Strait

Sea days by speed

SpeedOne wayRound voyage
10 knots44.1 days88.2 days
11 knots40.1 days80.2 days
12 knots36.7 days73.5 days
13 knots33.9 days67.8 days
14 knots31.5 days63.0 days
15 knots29.4 days58.8 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

10,583 nm

36.7 days at 12 kn · Strait of Gibraltar · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb · Malacca Strait · 2,042 nm in ECA

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Via the Cape of Good Hope (avoiding Suez and the Red Sea)

11,080 nm+497 nm

38.5 days at 12 kn · Sunda Strait · Malacca Strait

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Avoiding the Malacca Strait (via Sunda or Lombok)

11,080 nm+497 nm

38.5 days at 12 kn · Sunda Strait · Malacca Strait

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  • A fully laden VLCC is deeper than the Suez Canal's 20.1 m draft limit, so it either goes round the Cape of Good Hope or discharges part of its cargo into the SUMED pipeline first. For a laden VLCC the Cape routing of 11,080 nm is the one to use.
  • Since early 2024 many owners have kept their ships out of the Red Sea. Routing via the Cape of Good Hope adds 497 nm (about 1.7 days at 12 knots).
  • Very deep-draft ships sometimes avoid the Malacca and Singapore straits and go through the Lombok or Sunda strait instead, which adds 497 nm (about 1.7 days at 12 knots).

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 Singapore by sea?

The sea distance from Jose to Singapore is about 10,583 nautical miles (19,600 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Malacca Strait.

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

About 36 days 18 hours at 12 knots, or 31.5 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–Singapore route pass?

The shortest route passes the Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Malacca Strait. Alternative routings are listed above for ships that cannot or will not use them.

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

About 2,042 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.

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