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Port-to-port sea distance

Malongo to Augusta distance

The sea distance from Malongo (Angola) to Augusta (Italy) is about 4,806 nautical miles (8,901 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar. At 12 knots that is about 16 days 17 hours at sea.

Distance

4,806 nm

8,901 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

16.7

16 days 17 hours

ECA miles

1,073 nm

22% of the route

Canals & straits

1

Strait of Gibraltar

Sea days by speed

SpeedOne wayRound voyage
10 knots20.0 days40.1 days
11 knots18.2 days36.4 days
12 knots16.7 days33.4 days
13 knots15.4 days30.8 days
14 knots14.3 days28.6 days
15 knots13.4 days26.7 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

4,806 nm

16.7 days at 12 kn · Strait of Gibraltar · 1,073 nm in ECA

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Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

West Africa crude. Nigerian, Angolan and Congolese light sweet crude, shipped north to Europe on Suezmaxes and east to India and China on VLCCs.

Typical ship sizes
VLCC, Suezmax
Related benchmark routes
TD15 (WAF–China VLCC), TD20 (WAF–UKC Suezmax)

Questions

How far is Malongo from Augusta by sea?

The sea distance from Malongo to Augusta is about 4,806 nautical miles (8,901 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Malongo to Augusta?

About 16 days 17 hours at 12 knots, or 14.3 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Malongo–Augusta route pass?

The shortest route passes the Strait of Gibraltar.

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

About 1,073 nm, or 22% 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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