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Port-to-port sea distance

Pascagoula to Le Havre distance

The sea distance from Pascagoula (United States) to Le Havre (France) is about 4,534 nautical miles (8,397 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 15 days 18 hours at sea.

Distance

4,534 nm

8,397 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

15.7

15 days 18 hours

ECA miles

1,919 nm

42% of the route

Canals & straits

0

Open-sea route

Sea days by speed

SpeedOne wayRound voyage
10 knots18.9 days37.8 days
11 knots17.2 days34.3 days
12 knots15.7 days31.5 days
13 knots14.5 days29.1 days
14 knots13.5 days27.0 days
15 knots12.6 days25.2 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

4,534 nm

15.7 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits · 1,919 nm in ECA

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Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

US Gulf clean products. Diesel and gasoline exports from the Texas and Louisiana refining belt to Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe, the core MR trade in the Atlantic.

Typical ship sizes
MR, LR1
Related benchmark routes
TC14 (USG–UKC MR), TC21 (USG–Caribbean MR)

Questions

How far is Pascagoula from Le Havre by sea?

The sea distance from Pascagoula to Le Havre is about 4,534 nautical miles (8,397 km), on the open-sea route.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Pascagoula to Le Havre?

About 15 days 18 hours at 12 knots, or 13.5 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Pascagoula–Le Havre 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 1,919 nm, or 42% 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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