Sea distances
Tanker port-to-port distances
1,200 voyages across the main crude and clean product trades, each with sea days by speed, ECA miles and the Suez, Panama and Cape alternatives.
Plan any routeArabian Gulf → Far East crude
Arabian Gulf crude to China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan is the benchmark VLCC trade and the single biggest source of long-haul tanker demand.
Arabian Gulf → India & South Asia crude
Short-haul Gulf crude into India's west-coast refining hub at Sikka and Vadinar, and around the subcontinent to Paradip and Chittagong.
Arabian Gulf → South-east Asia crude
Gulf crude into Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines, often part-discharged or transhipped around the Singapore Strait.
Arabian Gulf & Red Sea → Europe & US crude
Westbound Gulf crude into the Mediterranean, North-west Europe and the US. Routing depends on draft and on the Red Sea: fully laden VLCCs go round the Cape, Suezmaxes can transit Suez.
West Africa crude
Nigerian, Angolan and Congolese light sweet crude, shipped north to Europe on Suezmaxes and east to India and China on VLCCs.
From Bonny
- to Augusta4,465 nm
- to Cartagena3,670 nm
- to Durban3,221 nm
- to Fos-sur-Mer4,126 nm
- to Huelva3,438 nm
- to Milford Haven4,248 nm
- to Ningbo9,956 nm
- to Paradip7,796 nm
- to Philadelphia5,408 nm
- to Qingdao10,386 nm
- to Rizhao10,338 nm
- to Rotterdam4,507 nm
- to Saint John5,102 nm
- to Sikka7,098 nm
- to Sines3,442 nm
- to Trieste5,102 nm
- to Vadinar7,098 nm
- to Wilhelmshaven4,719 nm
From Brass
- to Augusta4,465 nm
- to Cartagena3,670 nm
- to Durban3,221 nm
- to Fos-sur-Mer4,126 nm
- to Huelva3,438 nm
- to Milford Haven4,248 nm
- to Ningbo9,956 nm
- to Paradip7,796 nm
- to Philadelphia5,408 nm
- to Qingdao10,386 nm
- to Rizhao10,338 nm
- to Rotterdam4,507 nm
- to Saint John5,102 nm
- to Sikka7,098 nm
- to Sines3,442 nm
- to Trieste5,102 nm
- to Vadinar7,098 nm
- to Wilhelmshaven4,719 nm
From Cabinda
- to Augusta4,806 nm
- to Cartagena4,011 nm
- to Durban2,691 nm
- to Fos-sur-Mer4,468 nm
- to Huelva3,779 nm
- to Milford Haven4,590 nm
- to Ningbo9,426 nm
- to Paradip7,267 nm
- to Philadelphia5,750 nm
- to Qingdao9,856 nm
- to Rizhao9,809 nm
- to Rotterdam4,849 nm
- to Saint John5,444 nm
- to Sikka6,569 nm
- to Sines3,783 nm
- to Trieste5,443 nm
- to Vadinar6,569 nm
- to Wilhelmshaven5,060 nm
From Djeno
- to Augusta4,878 nm
- to Cartagena4,084 nm
- to Durban2,764 nm
- to Fos-sur-Mer4,540 nm
- to Huelva3,851 nm
- to Milford Haven4,662 nm
- to Ningbo9,499 nm
- to Paradip7,339 nm
- to Philadelphia5,822 nm
- to Qingdao9,929 nm
- to Rizhao9,881 nm
- to Rotterdam4,921 nm
- to Saint John5,516 nm
- to Sikka6,641 nm
- to Sines3,855 nm
- to Trieste5,516 nm
- to Vadinar6,641 nm
- to Wilhelmshaven5,132 nm
From Escravos
- to Augusta4,114 nm
- to Cartagena3,319 nm
- to Durban3,370 nm
- to Fos-sur-Mer3,776 nm
- to Huelva3,087 nm
- to Milford Haven3,898 nm
- to Ningbo10,105 nm
- to Paradip7,945 nm
- to Philadelphia5,058 nm
- to Qingdao10,535 nm
- to Rizhao10,487 nm
- to Rotterdam4,157 nm
- to Saint John4,751 nm
- to Sikka7,247 nm
- to Sines3,091 nm
- to Trieste4,751 nm
- to Vadinar7,247 nm
- to Wilhelmshaven4,368 nm
From Forcados
- to Augusta4,114 nm
- to Cartagena3,319 nm
- to Durban3,370 nm
- to Fos-sur-Mer3,776 nm
- to Huelva3,087 nm
- to Milford Haven3,898 nm
- to Ningbo10,105 nm
- to Paradip7,945 nm
- to Philadelphia5,058 nm
- to Qingdao10,535 nm
- to Rizhao10,487 nm
- to Rotterdam4,157 nm
- to Saint John4,751 nm
- to Sikka7,247 nm
- to Sines3,091 nm
- to Trieste4,751 nm
- to Vadinar7,247 nm
- to Wilhelmshaven4,368 nm
From Malongo
- to Augusta4,806 nm
- to Cartagena4,011 nm
- to Durban2,691 nm
- to Fos-sur-Mer4,468 nm
- to Huelva3,779 nm
- to Milford Haven4,590 nm
- to Ningbo9,426 nm
- to Paradip7,267 nm
- to Philadelphia5,750 nm
- to Qingdao9,856 nm
- to Rizhao9,809 nm
- to Rotterdam4,849 nm
- to Saint John5,444 nm
- to Sikka6,569 nm
- to Sines3,783 nm
- to Trieste5,443 nm
- to Vadinar6,569 nm
- to Wilhelmshaven5,060 nm
From Qua Iboe
- to Augusta4,529 nm
- to Cartagena3,734 nm
- to Durban3,285 nm
- to Fos-sur-Mer4,190 nm
- to Huelva3,502 nm
- to Milford Haven4,312 nm
- to Ningbo10,020 nm
- to Paradip7,860 nm
- to Philadelphia5,472 nm
- to Qingdao10,450 nm
- to Rizhao10,402 nm
- to Rotterdam4,571 nm
- to Saint John5,166 nm
- to Sikka7,162 nm
- to Sines3,505 nm
- to Trieste5,166 nm
- to Vadinar7,162 nm
- to Wilhelmshaven4,782 nm
From Soyo
- to Augusta4,837 nm
- to Cartagena4,042 nm
- to Durban2,722 nm
- to Fos-sur-Mer4,499 nm
- to Huelva3,810 nm
- to Milford Haven4,621 nm
- to Ningbo9,457 nm
- to Paradip7,297 nm
- to Philadelphia5,781 nm
- to Qingdao9,887 nm
- to Rizhao9,840 nm
- to Rotterdam4,880 nm
- to Saint John5,474 nm
- to Sikka6,599 nm
- to Sines3,814 nm
- to Trieste5,474 nm
- to Vadinar6,599 nm
- to Wilhelmshaven5,091 nm
From Zafiro
- to Augusta4,529 nm
- to Cartagena3,734 nm
- to Durban3,285 nm
- to Fos-sur-Mer4,190 nm
- to Huelva3,502 nm
- to Milford Haven4,312 nm
- to Ningbo10,020 nm
- to Paradip7,860 nm
- to Philadelphia5,472 nm
- to Qingdao10,450 nm
- to Rizhao10,402 nm
- to Rotterdam4,571 nm
- to Saint John5,166 nm
- to Sikka7,162 nm
- to Sines3,505 nm
- to Trieste5,166 nm
- to Vadinar7,162 nm
- to Wilhelmshaven4,782 nm
US Gulf crude exports
US shale crude out of Corpus Christi, Houston and the LOOP to Europe and Asia, often reverse-lightered onto VLCCs offshore.
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.
North Africa & East Med crude
Libyan, Algerian and Egyptian crude moving around the Mediterranean and up to North-west Europe, mostly on Aframaxes.
North Sea crude
North Sea grades loaded at Sullom Voe, Hound Point, Mongstad and Sture, moved short-haul into Europe or arbitraged long-haul to Asia.
Latin America crude
Brazilian pre-salt, Guyanese, Colombian and Ecuadorian crude, shipped to China, the US and Europe.
Canada West Coast crude
Trans Mountain crude loaded in the Vancouver area, mostly on Aframaxes, for the US West Coast and Asia.
Arabian Gulf & India → clean products
Naphtha, jet and diesel from the big export refineries at Ruwais, Jubail, Yanbu and Jamnagar, going east to Japan and Singapore, west to Europe, and to East Africa.
US Gulf clean products
Diesel and gasoline exports from the Texas and Louisiana refining belt to Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe, the core MR trade in the Atlantic.
North-west Europe clean products
Gasoline and blendstocks from the Amsterdam–Rotterdam–Antwerp hub to the US East Coast and West Africa, the classic MR transatlantic.
Asia-Pacific clean products
Singapore and North Asian refinery exports supplying Australia, New Zealand and South-east Asia, which import most of the fuel they burn.