Port-to-port sea distance

LOOP to Fos-sur-Mer distance

The sea distance from LOOP (United States) to Fos-sur-Mer (France) is about 5,211 nautical miles (9,650 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar. At 12 knots that is about 18 days 2 hours at sea.

Distance

5,211 nm

9,650 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

18.1

18 days 2 hours

ECA miles

2,364 nm

45% of the route

Canals & straits

Strait of Gibraltar

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	21.7 days	43.4 days
11 knots	19.7 days	39.5 days
12 knots	18.1 days	36.2 days
13 knots	16.7 days	33.4 days
14 knots	15.5 days	31.0 days
15 knots	14.5 days	28.9 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

5,211 nm

18.1 days at 12 kn · Strait of Gibraltar · 2,364 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 Fos-sur-Mer by sea?

The sea distance from LOOP to Fos-sur-Mer is about 5,211 nautical miles (9,650 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar.

How long does a tanker take to sail from LOOP to Fos-sur-Mer?

About 18 days 2 hours at 12 knots, or 15.5 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–Fos-sur-Mer route pass?

The shortest route passes the Strait of Gibraltar.

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

About 2,364 nm, or 45% 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.