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Port-to-port sea distance

Primorsk to Rotterdam distance

The sea distance from Primorsk (Russia) to Rotterdam (Netherlands) is about 1,265 nautical miles (2,343 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 4 days 9 hours at sea.

Distance

1,265 nm

2,343 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

4.4

4 days 9 hours

ECA miles

1,210 nm

96% of the route

Canals & straits

0

Open-sea route

Sea days by speed

SpeedOne wayRound voyage
10 knots5.3 days10.5 days
11 knots4.8 days9.6 days
12 knots4.4 days8.8 days
13 knots4.1 days8.1 days
14 knots3.8 days7.5 days
15 knots3.5 days7.0 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

1,265 nm

4.4 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits · 1,210 nm in ECA

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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 Primorsk from Rotterdam by sea?

The sea distance from Primorsk to Rotterdam is about 1,265 nautical miles (2,343 km), on the open-sea route.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Primorsk to Rotterdam?

About 4 days 9 hours at 12 knots, or 3.8 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Primorsk–Rotterdam 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 1,210 nm, or 96% 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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