Port-to-port sea distance
Qua Iboe to Sikka distance
The sea distance from Qua Iboe (Nigeria) to Sikka (India) is about 7,162 nautical miles (13,263 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 24 days 21 hours at sea.
Distance
7,162 nm
13,263 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
24.9
24 days 21 hours
ECA miles
0 nm
No ECA on route
Canals & straits
0
Open-sea route
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 29.8 days | 59.7 days |
| 11 knots | 27.1 days | 54.3 days |
| 12 knots | 24.9 days | 49.7 days |
| 13 knots | 23.0 days | 45.9 days |
| 14 knots | 21.3 days | 42.6 days |
| 15 knots | 19.9 days | 39.8 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 Sikka by sea?
The sea distance from Qua Iboe to Sikka is about 7,162 nautical miles (13,263 km), on the open-sea route.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Qua Iboe to Sikka?
About 24 days 21 hours at 12 knots, or 21.3 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–Sikka 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?
None. The whole route is outside Emission Control Areas, so the 0.50% global sulphur cap applies throughout.
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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