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Port-to-port sea distance

Zueitina to Cartagena distance

The sea distance from Zueitina (Libya) to Cartagena (Spain) is about 1,260 nautical miles (2,334 km), on the open-sea route. At 12 knots that is about 4 days 9 hours at sea.

Distance

1,260 nm

2,334 km

Sea days @ 12 kn

4.4

4 days 9 hours

ECA miles

1,260 nm

100% of the route

Canals & straits

0

Open-sea route

Sea days by speed

SpeedOne wayRound voyage
10 knots5.3 days10.5 days
11 knots4.8 days9.5 days
12 knots4.4 days8.8 days
13 knots4.0 days8.1 days
14 knots3.8 days7.5 days
15 knots3.5 days7.0 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

1,260 nm

4.4 days at 12 kn · no canals or straits · 1,260 nm in ECA

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Voyage estimates by ship size

About this trade

North Africa & East Med crude. Libyan, Algerian and Egyptian crude moving around the Mediterranean and up to North-west Europe, mostly on Aframaxes.

Typical ship sizes
Suezmax, Aframax
Related benchmark routes
TD19 (Cross-Med Aframax)

Questions

How far is Zueitina from Cartagena by sea?

The sea distance from Zueitina to Cartagena is about 1,260 nautical miles (2,334 km), on the open-sea route.

How long does a tanker take to sail from Zueitina to Cartagena?

About 4 days 9 hours at 12 knots, or 3.8 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.

Which canals and straits does the Zueitina–Cartagena 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 1,260 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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