Port-to-port sea distance

LOOP to Rotterdam distance

The sea distance from LOOP (United States) to Rotterdam (Netherlands) is about 4,776 nautical miles (8,845 km), via the Dover Strait. At 12 knots that is about 16 days 14 hours at sea.

Distance

4,776 nm

8,845 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

16.6

16 days 14 hours

ECA miles

2,161 nm

45% of the route

Canals & straits

Dover Strait

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	19.9 days	39.8 days
11 knots	18.1 days	36.2 days
12 knots	16.6 days	33.2 days
13 knots	15.3 days	30.6 days
14 knots	14.2 days	28.4 days
15 knots	13.3 days	26.5 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

4,776 nm

16.6 days at 12 kn · Dover Strait · 2,161 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 Rotterdam by sea?

The sea distance from LOOP to Rotterdam is about 4,776 nautical miles (8,845 km), via the Dover Strait.

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

About 16 days 14 hours at 12 knots, or 14.2 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–Rotterdam route pass?

The shortest route passes the Dover Strait.

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

About 2,161 nm, or 45% 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.