Port-to-port sea distance

LOOP to Augusta distance

The sea distance from LOOP (United States) to Augusta (Italy) is about 5,549 nautical miles (10,277 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar. At 12 knots that is about 19 days 6 hours at sea.

Distance

5,549 nm

10,277 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

19.3

19 days 6 hours

ECA miles

2,702 nm

49% of the route

Canals & straits

Strait of Gibraltar

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	23.1 days	46.2 days
11 knots	21.0 days	42.0 days
12 knots	19.3 days	38.5 days
13 knots	17.8 days	35.6 days
14 knots	16.5 days	33.0 days
15 knots	15.4 days	30.8 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

5,549 nm

19.3 days at 12 kn · Strait of Gibraltar · 2,702 nm in ECA

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Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

US Gulf crude exports. US shale crude out of Corpus Christi, Houston and the LOOP to Europe and Asia, often reverse-lightered onto VLCCs offshore.

Typical ship sizes: VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax
Related benchmark routes: TD22 (USG–China VLCC), TD25 (USG–UKC Aframax)

Questions

How far is LOOP from Augusta by sea?

The sea distance from LOOP to Augusta is about 5,549 nautical miles (10,277 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar.

How long does a tanker take to sail from LOOP to Augusta?

About 19 days 6 hours at 12 knots, or 16.5 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the LOOP–Augusta route pass?

The shortest route passes the Strait of Gibraltar.

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

About 2,702 nm, or 49% of the voyage, is inside an ECA, where ships must burn 0.10% sulphur fuel or use a scrubber.

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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.