Port-to-port sea distance
Ras Lanuf to Cartagena distance
The sea distance from Ras Lanuf (Libya) to Cartagena (Spain) is about 1,196 nautical miles (2,215 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 4 days 4 hours at sea.
Distance
1,196 nm
2,215 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
4.2
4 days 4 hours
ECA miles
1,196 nm
100% of the route
Canals & straits
0
Open-sea route
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 5.0 days | 10.0 days |
| 11 knots | 4.5 days | 9.1 days |
| 12 knots | 4.2 days | 8.3 days |
| 13 knots | 3.8 days | 7.7 days |
| 14 knots | 3.6 days | 7.1 days |
| 15 knots | 3.3 days | 6.6 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
North Africa & East Med crude. Libyan, Algerian and Egyptian crude moving around the Mediterranean and up to North-west Europe, mostly on Aframaxes.
- Typical ship sizes
- Suezmax, Aframax
- Related benchmark routes
- TD19 (Cross-Med Aframax)
Questions
How far is Ras Lanuf from Cartagena by sea?
The sea distance from Ras Lanuf to Cartagena is about 1,196 nautical miles (2,215 km), on the open-sea route.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Ras Lanuf to Cartagena?
About 4 days 4 hours at 12 knots, or 3.6 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Ras Lanuf–Cartagena 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 1,196 nm, or 100% 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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