Port-to-port sea distance
Sidi Kerir to Houston distance
The sea distance from Sidi Kerir (Egypt) to Houston (United States) is about 6,557 nautical miles (12,143 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar. At 12 knots that is about 22 days 18 hours at sea.
Distance
6,557 nm
12,143 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
22.8
22 days 18 hours
ECA miles
3,710 nm
57% of the route
Canals & straits
1
Strait of Gibraltar
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 27.3 days | 54.6 days |
| 11 knots | 24.8 days | 49.7 days |
| 12 knots | 22.8 days | 45.5 days |
| 13 knots | 21.0 days | 42.0 days |
| 14 knots | 19.5 days | 39.0 days |
| 15 knots | 18.2 days | 36.4 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
Arabian Gulf & Red Sea → Europe & US crude. Westbound Gulf crude into the Mediterranean, North-west Europe and the US. Routing depends on draft and on the Red Sea: fully laden VLCCs go round the Cape, Suezmaxes can transit Suez.
- Typical ship sizes
- VLCC, Suezmax
- Related benchmark routes
- TD1 (MEG–USG VLCC), TD23 (MEG–Med Suezmax)
Questions
How far is Sidi Kerir from Houston by sea?
The sea distance from Sidi Kerir to Houston is about 6,557 nautical miles (12,143 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Sidi Kerir to Houston?
About 22 days 18 hours at 12 knots, or 19.5 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Sidi Kerir–Houston route pass?
The shortest route passes the Strait of Gibraltar.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 3,710 nm, or 57% 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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