Port-to-port sea distance

LOOP to Trieste distance

The sea distance from LOOP (United States) to Trieste (Italy) is about 6,186 nautical miles (11,457 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar. At 12 knots that is about 21 days 12 hours at sea.

Distance

6,186 nm

11,457 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

21.5

21 days 12 hours

ECA miles

3,339 nm

54% of the route

Canals & straits

Strait of Gibraltar

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	25.8 days	51.6 days
11 knots	23.4 days	46.9 days
12 knots	21.5 days	43.0 days
13 knots	19.8 days	39.7 days
14 knots	18.4 days	36.8 days
15 knots	17.2 days	34.4 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

6,186 nm

21.5 days at 12 kn · Strait of Gibraltar · 3,339 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 Trieste by sea?

The sea distance from LOOP to Trieste is about 6,186 nautical miles (11,457 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar.

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

About 21 days 12 hours at 12 knots, or 18.4 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–Trieste route pass?

The shortest route passes the Strait of Gibraltar.

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

About 3,339 nm, or 54% 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.