Port-to-port sea distance

Zafiro to Milford Haven distance

The sea distance from Zafiro (Equatorial Guinea) to Milford Haven (United Kingdom) is about 4,312 nautical miles (7,986 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 14 days 23 hours at sea.

Distance

4,312 nm

7,986 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

15.0

14 days 23 hours

ECA miles

7 nm

0% of the route

Canals & straits

Open-sea route

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Sea days by speed

Speed	One way	Round voyage
10 knots	18.0 days	35.9 days
11 knots	16.3 days	32.7 days
12 knots	15.0 days	29.9 days
13 knots	13.8 days	27.6 days
14 knots	12.8 days	25.7 days
15 knots	12.0 days	24.0 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

4,312 nm

15.0 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits · 7 nm in ECA

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Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

West Africa crude. Nigerian, Angolan and Congolese light sweet crude, shipped north to Europe on Suezmaxes and east to India and China on VLCCs.

Typical ship sizes: VLCC, Suezmax
Related benchmark routes: TD15 (WAF–China VLCC), TD20 (WAF–UKC Suezmax)

Questions

How far is Zafiro from Milford Haven by sea?

The sea distance from Zafiro to Milford Haven is about 4,312 nautical miles (7,986 km), on the open-sea route.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Zafiro to Milford Haven?

About 14 days 23 hours at 12 knots, or 12.8 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Zafiro–Milford Haven 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 7 nm, or 0% 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.