Port-to-port sea distance
Port Arthur to Balboa distance
The sea distance from Port Arthur (United States) to Balboa (Panama) is about 1,507 nautical miles (2,792 km), via the Panama Canal. At 12 knots that is about 5 days 6 hours at sea.
Distance
1,507 nm
2,792 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
5.2
5 days 6 hours
ECA miles
476 nm
32% of the route
Canals & straits
1
Panama Canal
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 6.3 days | 12.6 days |
| 11 knots | 5.7 days | 11.4 days |
| 12 knots | 5.2 days | 10.5 days |
| 13 knots | 4.8 days | 9.7 days |
| 14 knots | 4.5 days | 9.0 days |
| 15 knots | 4.2 days | 8.4 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
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 Port Arthur from Balboa by sea?
The sea distance from Port Arthur to Balboa is about 1,507 nautical miles (2,792 km), via the Panama Canal.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Port Arthur to Balboa?
About 5 days 6 hours at 12 knots, or 4.5 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Port Arthur–Balboa route pass?
The shortest route passes the Panama Canal.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 476 nm, or 32% 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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