Port-to-port sea distance

Supsa to Sikka distance

The sea distance from Supsa (Georgia) to Sikka (India) is about 4,350 nautical miles (8,055 km), via the Bosphorus, Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb. At 12 knots that is about 15 days 2 hours at sea.

Distance

4,350 nm

8,055 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

15.1

15 days 2 hours

ECA miles

866 nm

20% of the route

Canals & straits

Bosphorus · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	18.1 days	36.2 days
11 knots	16.5 days	33.0 days
12 knots	15.1 days	30.2 days
13 knots	13.9 days	27.9 days
14 knots	12.9 days	25.9 days
15 knots	12.1 days	24.2 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

4,350 nm

15.1 days at 12 kn · Bosphorus · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb · 866 nm in ECA

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Via the Cape of Good Hope (avoiding Suez and the Red Sea)

12,220 nm+7,870 nm

42.4 days at 12 kn · Bosphorus · Strait of Gibraltar · 1,837 nm in ECA

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Since early 2024 many owners have kept their ships out of the Red Sea. Routing via the Cape of Good Hope adds 7,870 nm (about 27.3 days at 12 knots).

Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

Baltic & Black Sea crude. Crude out of the Baltic and the Black Sea, including CPC Blend from Kazakhstan and Azeri crude through Ceyhan and Supsa, into the Mediterranean, Europe and Asia.

Typical ship sizes: Suezmax, Aframax
Related benchmark routes: TD6 (Black Sea–Med Suezmax), TD17 (Baltic–UKC Aframax)

Questions

How far is Supsa from Sikka by sea?

The sea distance from Supsa to Sikka is about 4,350 nautical miles (8,055 km), via the Bosphorus, Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Supsa to Sikka?

About 15 days 2 hours at 12 knots, or 12.9 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Supsa–Sikka route pass?

The shortest route passes the Bosphorus, Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb. 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 866 nm, or 20% of the voyage, is inside an ECA, where ships must burn 0.10% sulphur fuel or use a scrubber.

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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.