Port-to-port sea distance
Sikka to Port Moresby distance
The sea distance from Sikka (India) to Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) is about 5,459 nautical miles (10,110 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 18 days 23 hours at sea.
Distance
5,459 nm
10,110 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
19.0
18 days 23 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 | 22.7 days | 45.5 days |
| 11 knots | 20.7 days | 41.4 days |
| 12 knots | 19.0 days | 37.9 days |
| 13 knots | 17.5 days | 35.0 days |
| 14 knots | 16.2 days | 32.5 days |
| 15 knots | 15.2 days | 30.3 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
Asia-Pacific clean products. Singapore and North Asian refinery exports supplying Australia, New Zealand and South-east Asia, which import most of the fuel they burn.
- Typical ship sizes
- LR2, LR1, MR
- Related benchmark routes
- TC7 (Singapore–East Coast Australia MR), TC11 (South Korea–Singapore MR)
Questions
How far is Sikka from Port Moresby by sea?
The sea distance from Sikka to Port Moresby is about 5,459 nautical miles (10,110 km), on the open-sea route.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Sikka to Port Moresby?
About 18 days 23 hours at 12 knots, or 16.2 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Sikka–Port Moresby 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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