Port-to-port sea distance
Sidi Kerir to Rotterdam distance
The sea distance from Sidi Kerir (Egypt) to Rotterdam (Netherlands) is about 3,199 nautical miles (5,924 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar and Dover Strait. At 12 knots that is about 11 days 3 hours at sea.
Distance
3,199 nm
5,924 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
11.1
11 days 3 hours
ECA miles
2,258 nm
71% of the route
Canals & straits
2
Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 13.3 days | 26.7 days |
| 11 knots | 12.1 days | 24.2 days |
| 12 knots | 11.1 days | 22.2 days |
| 13 knots | 10.3 days | 20.5 days |
| 14 knots | 9.5 days | 19.0 days |
| 15 knots | 8.9 days | 17.8 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
Shortest route
3,199 nm
11.1 days at 12 kn · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait · 2,258 nm in ECA
See it on the mapVoyage 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.
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
- VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax
- Related benchmark routes
- TD1 (MEG–USG VLCC), TD23 (MEG–Med Suezmax), TD19 (Cross-Med Aframax)
Questions
How far is Sidi Kerir from Rotterdam by sea?
The sea distance from Sidi Kerir to Rotterdam is about 3,199 nautical miles (5,924 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar and Dover Strait.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Sidi Kerir to Rotterdam?
About 11 days 3 hours at 12 knots, or 9.5 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–Rotterdam route pass?
The shortest route passes the Strait of Gibraltar and Dover Strait.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 2,258 nm, or 71% 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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