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Port-to-port sea distance

Mailiao to Hong Kong distance

The sea distance from Mailiao (Taiwan) to Hong Kong (Hong Kong) is about 466 nautical miles (863 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 1 day 15 hours at sea.

Distance

466 nm

863 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

1.6

1 day 15 hours

ECA miles

0 nm

No ECA on route

Canals & straits

0

Open-sea route

Sea days by speed

SpeedOne wayRound voyage
10 knots1.9 days3.9 days
11 knots1.8 days3.5 days
12 knots1.6 days3.2 days
13 knots1.5 days3.0 days
14 knots1.4 days2.8 days
15 knots1.3 days2.6 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

466 nm

1.6 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits

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Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

Asia-Pacific clean products. Singapore and North Asian refinery exports supplying Australia, New Zealand and South-east Asia, which import most of the fuel they burn.

Typical ship sizes
LR2, LR1, MR
Related benchmark routes
TC7 (Singapore–East Coast Australia MR), TC11 (South Korea–Singapore MR)

Questions

How far is Mailiao from Hong Kong by sea?

The sea distance from Mailiao to Hong Kong is about 466 nautical miles (863 km), on the open-sea route.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Mailiao to Hong Kong?

About 1 day 15 hours at 12 knots, or 1.4 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Mailiao–Hong Kong 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?

None. The whole route is outside Emission Control Areas, so the 0.50% global sulphur cap applies throughout.

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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