Port-to-port sea distance
Qua Iboe to Milford Haven distance
The sea distance from Qua Iboe (Nigeria) to Milford Haven (United Kingdom) is about 4,312 nautical miles (7,986 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 14 days 23 hours at sea.
Distance
4,312 nm
7,986 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
15.0
14 days 23 hours
ECA miles
7 nm
0% of the route
Canals & straits
0
Open-sea route
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 18.0 days | 35.9 days |
| 11 knots | 16.3 days | 32.7 days |
| 12 knots | 15.0 days | 29.9 days |
| 13 knots | 13.8 days | 27.6 days |
| 14 knots | 12.8 days | 25.7 days |
| 15 knots | 12.0 days | 24.0 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
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 Milford Haven by sea?
The sea distance from Qua Iboe to Milford Haven is about 4,312 nautical miles (7,986 km), on the open-sea route.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Qua Iboe to Milford Haven?
About 14 days 23 hours at 12 knots, or 12.8 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Qua Iboe–Milford Haven 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 7 nm, or 0% 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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