Port-to-port sea distance

LOOP to Gdansk distance

The sea distance from LOOP (United States) to Gdansk (Poland) is about 5,329 nautical miles (9,869 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 18 days 12 hours at sea.

Distance

5,329 nm

9,869 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

18.5

18 days 12 hours

ECA miles

2,593 nm

49% of the route

Canals & straits

Open-sea route

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	22.2 days	44.4 days
11 knots	20.2 days	40.4 days
12 knots	18.5 days	37.0 days
13 knots	17.1 days	34.2 days
14 knots	15.9 days	31.7 days
15 knots	14.8 days	29.6 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

5,329 nm

18.5 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits · 2,593 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 Gdansk by sea?

The sea distance from LOOP to Gdansk is about 5,329 nautical miles (9,869 km), on the open-sea route.

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

About 18 days 12 hours at 12 knots, or 15.9 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the LOOP–Gdansk 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 2,593 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.