Port-to-port sea distance

Ulsan to Port Moresby distance

The sea distance from Ulsan (South Korea) to Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) is about 3,593 nautical miles (6,653 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 12 days 11 hours at sea.

Distance

3,593 nm

6,653 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

12.5

12 days 11 hours

ECA miles

0 nm

No ECA on route

Canals & straits

Open-sea route

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	15.0 days	29.9 days
11 knots	13.6 days	27.2 days
12 knots	12.5 days	24.9 days
13 knots	11.5 days	23.0 days
14 knots	10.7 days	21.4 days
15 knots	10.0 days	20.0 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

3,593 nm

12.5 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits

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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 Ulsan from Port Moresby by sea?

The sea distance from Ulsan to Port Moresby is about 3,593 nautical miles (6,653 km), on the open-sea route.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Ulsan to Port Moresby?

About 12 days 11 hours at 12 knots, or 10.7 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Ulsan–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.