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Port-to-port sea distance

Lake Charles to Montevideo distance

The sea distance from Lake Charles (United States) to Montevideo (Uruguay) is about 6,351 nautical miles (11,761 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 22 days 1 hour at sea.

Distance

6,351 nm

11,761 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

22.1

22 days 1 hour

ECA miles

1,008 nm

16% of the route

Canals & straits

0

Open-sea route

Sea days by speed

SpeedOne wayRound voyage
10 knots26.5 days52.9 days
11 knots24.1 days48.1 days
12 knots22.1 days44.1 days
13 knots20.4 days40.7 days
14 knots18.9 days37.8 days
15 knots17.6 days35.3 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

6,351 nm

22.1 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits · 1,008 nm in ECA

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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 Lake Charles from Montevideo by sea?

The sea distance from Lake Charles to Montevideo is about 6,351 nautical miles (11,761 km), on the open-sea route.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Lake Charles to Montevideo?

About 22 days 1 hour at 12 knots, or 18.9 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Lake Charles–Montevideo 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 1,008 nm, or 16% 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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