Port-to-port sea distance
Qua Iboe to Augusta distance
The sea distance from Qua Iboe (Nigeria) to Augusta (Italy) is about 4,529 nautical miles (8,387 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar. At 12 knots that is about 15 days 17 hours at sea.
Distance
4,529 nm
8,387 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
15.7
15 days 17 hours
ECA miles
1,073 nm
24% of the route
Canals & straits
1
Strait of Gibraltar
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 18.9 days | 37.7 days |
| 11 knots | 17.2 days | 34.3 days |
| 12 knots | 15.7 days | 31.4 days |
| 13 knots | 14.5 days | 29.0 days |
| 14 knots | 13.5 days | 27.0 days |
| 15 knots | 12.6 days | 25.2 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
Voyage estimates by ship size
About this trade
West Africa crude. Nigerian, Angolan and Congolese light sweet crude, shipped north to Europe on Suezmaxes and east to India and China on VLCCs.
- Typical ship sizes
- VLCC, Suezmax
- Related benchmark routes
- TD15 (WAF–China VLCC), TD20 (WAF–UKC Suezmax)
Questions
How far is Qua Iboe from Augusta by sea?
The sea distance from Qua Iboe to Augusta is about 4,529 nautical miles (8,387 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Qua Iboe to Augusta?
About 15 days 17 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 Qua Iboe–Augusta route pass?
The shortest route passes the Strait of Gibraltar.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 1,073 nm, or 24% 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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