Port-to-port sea distance
Marsa El Brega to Aliaga distance
The sea distance from Marsa El Brega (Libya) to Aliaga (Turkey) is about 700 nautical miles (1,297 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 2 days 10 hours at sea.
Distance
700 nm
1,297 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
2.4
2 days 10 hours
ECA miles
700 nm
100% of the route
Canals & straits
0
Open-sea route
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 2.9 days | 5.8 days |
| 11 knots | 2.7 days | 5.3 days |
| 12 knots | 2.4 days | 4.9 days |
| 13 knots | 2.2 days | 4.5 days |
| 14 knots | 2.1 days | 4.2 days |
| 15 knots | 1.9 days | 3.9 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
Voyage estimates by ship size
About this trade
North Africa & East Med crude. Libyan, Algerian and Egyptian crude moving around the Mediterranean and up to North-west Europe, mostly on Aframaxes.
- Typical ship sizes
- Suezmax, Aframax
- Related benchmark routes
- TD19 (Cross-Med Aframax)
Questions
How far is Marsa El Brega from Aliaga by sea?
The sea distance from Marsa El Brega to Aliaga is about 700 nautical miles (1,297 km), on the open-sea route.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Marsa El Brega to Aliaga?
About 2 days 10 hours at 12 knots, or 2.1 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Marsa El Brega–Aliaga 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?
About 700 nm, or 100% 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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