Nautical Numbers

Sea distance and voyage time between any two of 10,800 ports, along real shipping lanes.

From

Ship

Service speed

Margin % Departure

Route Avoid Suez CanalBlocks Bab el-Mandeb, so Europe–Asia traffic goes via the Cape of Good Hope Avoid Panama Canal Avoid Strait of Messina Avoid Strait of Bonifacio Allow Kiel CanalFor ships up to about 235 m long Allow Corinth CanalSmall vessels only (about 25 m wide) Allow Arctic routesNorthwest and Northeast Passages, seasonal and ice-dependent

Distance

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Time at sea

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Arrival

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Time at other speeds