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Port-to-port sea distance

Port Arthur to Santos distance

The sea distance from Port Arthur (United States) to Santos (Brazil) is about 5,555 nautical miles (10,288 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 19 days 7 hours at sea.

Distance

5,555 nm

10,288 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

19.3

19 days 7 hours

ECA miles

1,016 nm

18% of the route

Canals & straits

0

Open-sea route

Sea days by speed

SpeedOne wayRound voyage
10 knots23.1 days46.3 days
11 knots21.0 days42.1 days
12 knots19.3 days38.6 days
13 knots17.8 days35.6 days
14 knots16.5 days33.1 days
15 knots15.4 days30.9 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

5,555 nm

19.3 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits · 1,016 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 Port Arthur from Santos by sea?

The sea distance from Port Arthur to Santos is about 5,555 nautical miles (10,288 km), on the open-sea route.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Port Arthur to Santos?

About 19 days 7 hours at 12 knots, or 16.5 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–Santos 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 1,016 nm, or 18% 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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