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Port-to-port sea distance

Marsa El Brega to Wilhelmshaven distance

The sea distance from Marsa El Brega (Libya) to Wilhelmshaven (Germany) is about 3,018 nautical miles (5,589 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar and Dover Strait. At 12 knots that is about 10 days 11 hours at sea.

Distance

3,018 nm

5,589 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

10.5

10 days 11 hours

ECA miles

2,077 nm

69% of the route

Canals & straits

2

Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait

Sea days by speed

SpeedOne wayRound voyage
10 knots12.6 days25.1 days
11 knots11.4 days22.9 days
12 knots10.5 days21.0 days
13 knots9.7 days19.3 days
14 knots9.0 days18.0 days
15 knots8.4 days16.8 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

3,018 nm

10.5 days at 12 kn · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait · 2,077 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 Wilhelmshaven by sea?

The sea distance from Marsa El Brega to Wilhelmshaven is about 3,018 nautical miles (5,589 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar and Dover Strait.

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

About 10 days 11 hours at 12 knots, or 9.0 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–Wilhelmshaven route pass?

The shortest route passes the Strait of Gibraltar and Dover Strait.

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

About 2,077 nm, or 69% 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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