Port-to-port sea distance
LOOP to Sikka distance
The sea distance from LOOP (United States) to Sikka (India) is about 9,420 nautical miles (17,447 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb. At 12 knots that is about 32 days 17 hours at sea.
Distance
9,420 nm
17,447 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
32.7
32 days 17 hours
ECA miles
3,674 nm
39% of the route
Canals & straits
3
Strait of Gibraltar · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 39.3 days | 78.5 days |
| 11 knots | 35.7 days | 71.4 days |
| 12 knots | 32.7 days | 65.4 days |
| 13 knots | 30.2 days | 60.4 days |
| 14 knots | 28.0 days | 56.1 days |
| 15 knots | 26.2 days | 52.3 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
9,420 nm
32.7 days at 12 kn · Strait of Gibraltar · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb · 3,674 nm in ECA
See it on the mapVia the Cape of Good Hope (avoiding Suez and the Red Sea)
11,966 nm+2,546 nm
41.5 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits · 833 nm in ECA
See it on the map- A fully laden VLCC is deeper than the Suez Canal's 20.1 m draft limit, so it either goes round the Cape of Good Hope or discharges part of its cargo into the SUMED pipeline first. For a laden VLCC the Cape routing of 11,966 nm is the one to use.
- Since early 2024 many owners have kept their ships out of the Red Sea. Routing via the Cape of Good Hope adds 2,546 nm (about 8.8 days at 12 knots).
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 Sikka by sea?
The sea distance from LOOP to Sikka is about 9,420 nautical miles (17,447 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb.
How long does a tanker take to sail from LOOP to Sikka?
About 32 days 17 hours at 12 knots, or 28.0 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–Sikka route pass?
The shortest route passes the Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb. Alternative routings are listed above for ships that cannot or will not use them.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 3,674 nm, or 39% 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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