Port-to-port sea distance
Sture to Ningbo distance
The sea distance from Sture (Norway) to Ningbo (China) is about 10,956 nautical miles (20,291 km), via the Dover Strait, Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Malacca Strait. At 12 knots that is about 38 days 1 hour at sea.
Distance
10,956 nm
20,291 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
38.0
38 days 1 hour
ECA miles
2,943 nm
27% of the route
Canals & straits
5
Dover Strait · Strait of Gibraltar · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb · Malacca Strait
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 45.7 days | 91.3 days |
| 11 knots | 41.5 days | 83.0 days |
| 12 knots | 38.0 days | 76.1 days |
| 13 knots | 35.1 days | 70.2 days |
| 14 knots | 32.6 days | 65.2 days |
| 15 knots | 30.4 days | 60.9 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
10,956 nm
38.0 days at 12 kn · Dover Strait · Strait of Gibraltar · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb · Malacca Strait · 2,943 nm in ECA
See it on the mapVia the Cape of Good Hope (avoiding Suez and the Red Sea)
13,718 nm+2,762 nm
47.6 days at 12 kn · Panama Canal · 1,383 nm in ECA
See it on the mapAvoiding the Malacca Strait (via Sunda or Lombok)
11,494 nm+537 nm
39.9 days at 12 kn · Dover Strait · Strait of Gibraltar · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb · Sunda Strait · 2,943 nm in ECA
See it on the mapVia the Cape (avoiding both Suez and Panama)
14,255 nm+3,299 nm
49.5 days at 12 kn · Dover Strait · Sunda Strait · 922 nm in ECA
See it on the map- Since early 2024 many owners have kept their ships out of the Red Sea. Routing via the Cape of Good Hope adds 2,762 nm (about 9.6 days at 12 knots).
- Very deep-draft ships sometimes avoid the Malacca and Singapore straits and go through the Lombok or Sunda strait instead, which adds 537 nm (about 1.9 days at 12 knots).
Voyage estimates by ship size
About this trade
North Sea crude. North Sea grades loaded at Sullom Voe, Hound Point, Mongstad and Sture, moved short-haul into Europe or arbitraged long-haul to Asia.
- Typical ship sizes
- Aframax, Suezmax
Questions
How far is Sture from Ningbo by sea?
The sea distance from Sture to Ningbo is about 10,956 nautical miles (20,291 km), via the Dover Strait, Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Malacca Strait.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Sture to Ningbo?
About 38 days 1 hour at 12 knots, or 32.6 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Sture–Ningbo route pass?
The shortest route passes the Dover Strait, Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Malacca Strait. Alternative routings are listed above for ships that cannot or will not use them.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 2,943 nm, or 27% 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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