Port-to-port sea distance
Zueitina to Rotterdam distance
The sea distance from Zueitina (Libya) to Rotterdam (Netherlands) is about 2,871 nautical miles (5,317 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar and Dover Strait. At 12 knots that is about 9 days 23 hours at sea.
Distance
2,871 nm
5,317 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
10.0
9 days 23 hours
ECA miles
1,930 nm
67% of the route
Canals & straits
2
Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 12.0 days | 23.9 days |
| 11 knots | 10.9 days | 21.7 days |
| 12 knots | 10.0 days | 19.9 days |
| 13 knots | 9.2 days | 18.4 days |
| 14 knots | 8.5 days | 17.1 days |
| 15 knots | 8.0 days | 15.9 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
2,871 nm
10.0 days at 12 kn · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait · 1,930 nm in ECA
See it on the mapVoyage 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 Rotterdam by sea?
The sea distance from Zueitina to Rotterdam is about 2,871 nautical miles (5,317 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar and Dover Strait.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Zueitina to Rotterdam?
About 9 days 23 hours at 12 knots, or 8.5 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Zueitina–Rotterdam route pass?
The shortest route passes the Strait of Gibraltar and Dover Strait.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 1,930 nm, or 67% 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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