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Port-to-port sea distance

Marsa El Brega to Sarroch distance

The sea distance from Marsa El Brega (Libya) to Sarroch (Italy) is about 757 nautical miles (1,402 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 2 days 15 hours at sea.

Distance

757 nm

1,402 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

2.6

2 days 15 hours

ECA miles

757 nm

100% of the route

Canals & straits

0

Open-sea route

Sea days by speed

SpeedOne wayRound voyage
10 knots3.2 days6.3 days
11 knots2.9 days5.7 days
12 knots2.6 days5.3 days
13 knots2.4 days4.9 days
14 knots2.3 days4.5 days
15 knots2.1 days4.2 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

757 nm

2.6 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits · 757 nm in ECA

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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 Sarroch by sea?

The sea distance from Marsa El Brega to Sarroch is about 757 nautical miles (1,402 km), on the open-sea route.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Marsa El Brega to Sarroch?

About 2 days 15 hours at 12 knots, or 2.3 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Marsa El Brega–Sarroch 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 757 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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