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Port-to-port sea distance

Texas City to Wilhelmshaven distance

The sea distance from Texas City (United States) to Wilhelmshaven (Germany) is about 5,154 nautical miles (9,545 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 17 days 22 hours at sea.

Distance

5,154 nm

9,545 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

17.9

17 days 22 hours

ECA miles

2,445 nm

47% of the route

Canals & straits

0

Open-sea route

Sea days by speed

SpeedOne wayRound voyage
10 knots21.5 days42.9 days
11 knots19.5 days39.0 days
12 knots17.9 days35.8 days
13 knots16.5 days33.0 days
14 knots15.3 days30.7 days
15 knots14.3 days28.6 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

5,154 nm

17.9 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits · 2,445 nm in ECA

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Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

US Gulf crude exports. US shale crude out of Corpus Christi, Houston and the LOOP to Europe and Asia, often reverse-lightered onto VLCCs offshore.

Typical ship sizes
VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax
Related benchmark routes
TD22 (USG–China VLCC), TD25 (USG–UKC Aframax)

Questions

How far is Texas City from Wilhelmshaven by sea?

The sea distance from Texas City to Wilhelmshaven is about 5,154 nautical miles (9,545 km), on the open-sea route.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Texas City to Wilhelmshaven?

About 17 days 22 hours at 12 knots, or 15.3 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Texas City–Wilhelmshaven 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?

About 2,445 nm, or 47% 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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