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Port-to-port sea distance

Ust-Luga to Fos-sur-Mer distance

The sea distance from Ust-Luga (Russia) to Fos-sur-Mer (France) is about 3,293 nautical miles (6,098 km), via the Dover Strait and Strait of Gibraltar. At 12 knots that is about 11 days 10 hours at sea.

Distance

3,293 nm

6,098 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

11.4

11 days 10 hours

ECA miles

2,297 nm

70% of the route

Canals & straits

2

Dover Strait · Strait of Gibraltar

Sea days by speed

SpeedOne wayRound voyage
10 knots13.7 days27.4 days
11 knots12.5 days24.9 days
12 knots11.4 days22.9 days
13 knots10.6 days21.1 days
14 knots9.8 days19.6 days
15 knots9.1 days18.3 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

Shortest route

3,293 nm

11.4 days at 12 kn · Dover Strait · Strait of Gibraltar · 2,297 nm in ECA

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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 Ust-Luga from Fos-sur-Mer by sea?

The sea distance from Ust-Luga to Fos-sur-Mer is about 3,293 nautical miles (6,098 km), via the Dover Strait and Strait of Gibraltar.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Ust-Luga to Fos-sur-Mer?

About 11 days 10 hours at 12 knots, or 9.8 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Ust-Luga–Fos-sur-Mer route pass?

The shortest route passes the Dover Strait and Strait of Gibraltar.

How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?

About 2,297 nm, or 70% 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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