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Port-to-port sea distance

Novorossiysk to Constanta distance

The sea distance from Novorossiysk (Russia) to Constanta (Romania) is about 437 nautical miles (809 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 1 day 12 hours at sea.

Distance

437 nm

809 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

1.5

1 day 12 hours

ECA miles

0 nm

No ECA on route

Canals & straits

0

Open-sea route

Sea days by speed

SpeedOne wayRound voyage
10 knots1.8 days3.6 days
11 knots1.7 days3.3 days
12 knots1.5 days3.0 days
13 knots1.4 days2.8 days
14 knots1.3 days2.6 days
15 knots1.2 days2.4 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

437 nm

1.5 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits

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Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

Baltic & Black Sea crude. Crude out of the Baltic and the Black Sea, including CPC Blend from Kazakhstan and Azeri crude through Ceyhan and Supsa, into the Mediterranean, Europe and Asia.

Typical ship sizes
Suezmax, Aframax
Related benchmark routes
TD6 (Black Sea–Med Suezmax), TD17 (Baltic–UKC Aframax)

Questions

How far is Novorossiysk from Constanta by sea?

The sea distance from Novorossiysk to Constanta is about 437 nautical miles (809 km), on the open-sea route.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Novorossiysk to Constanta?

About 1 day 12 hours at 12 knots, or 1.3 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Novorossiysk–Constanta 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?

None. The whole route is outside Emission Control Areas, so the 0.50% global sulphur cap applies throughout.

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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