Port-to-port sea distance
Mellitah to Rotterdam distance
The sea distance from Mellitah (Libya) to Rotterdam (Netherlands) is about 2,493 nautical miles (4,618 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar and Dover Strait. At 12 knots that is about 8 days 16 hours at sea.
Distance
2,493 nm
4,618 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
8.7
8 days 16 hours
ECA miles
1,553 nm
62% of the route
Canals & straits
2
Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 10.4 days | 20.8 days |
| 11 knots | 9.4 days | 18.9 days |
| 12 knots | 8.7 days | 17.3 days |
| 13 knots | 8.0 days | 16.0 days |
| 14 knots | 7.4 days | 14.8 days |
| 15 knots | 6.9 days | 13.9 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
Shortest route
2,493 nm
8.7 days at 12 kn · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait · 1,553 nm in ECA
See it on the mapVoyage 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 Mellitah from Rotterdam by sea?
The sea distance from Mellitah to Rotterdam is about 2,493 nautical miles (4,618 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar and Dover Strait.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Mellitah to Rotterdam?
About 8 days 16 hours at 12 knots, or 7.4 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Mellitah–Rotterdam 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 1,553 nm, or 62% 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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