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Port-to-port sea distance

Ust-Luga to Gdansk distance

The sea distance from Ust-Luga (Russia) to Gdansk (Poland) is about 493 nautical miles (913 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 1 day 17 hours at sea.

Distance

493 nm

913 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

1.7

1 day 17 hours

ECA miles

493 nm

100% of the route

Canals & straits

0

Open-sea route

Sea days by speed

SpeedOne wayRound voyage
10 knots2.1 days4.1 days
11 knots1.9 days3.7 days
12 knots1.7 days3.4 days
13 knots1.6 days3.2 days
14 knots1.5 days2.9 days
15 knots1.4 days2.7 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

493 nm

1.7 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits · 493 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 Gdansk by sea?

The sea distance from Ust-Luga to Gdansk is about 493 nautical miles (913 km), on the open-sea route.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Ust-Luga to Gdansk?

About 1 day 17 hours at 12 knots, or 1.5 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–Gdansk 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 493 nm, or 100% 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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