Tanker port
Augusta, Italy
Augusta is a crude oil tanker port in Italy, at 37.20°N 15.22°E. It is a discharge port for Arabian Gulf & Red Sea → Europe & US crude, West Africa crude, US Gulf crude exports, Baltic & Black Sea crude and North Africa & East Med crude. Below are sea distances and sea days for 34 tanker voyages to and from Augusta.
Voyages from
0
Discharge port
Voyages to
34
from 14 countries
Ship sizes
VLCC
Suezmax, Aframax
Trades
5
crude oil
Voyages to Augusta
| From | Distance | Days @ 12 kn | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skikda | 458 nm | 1.6 | Open sea |
| Es Sider | 479 nm | 1.7 | Open sea |
| Marsa El Brega | 504 nm | 1.7 | Open sea |
| Ras Lanuf | 504 nm | 1.7 | Open sea |
| Zueitina | 521 nm | 1.8 | Open sea |
| Sidi Kerir | 819 nm | 2.8 | Open sea |
| Arzew | 820 nm | 2.8 | Open sea |
| Ain Sukhna | 1,041 nm | 3.6 | Suez Canal |
| Ceyhan | 1,045 nm | 3.6 | Open sea |
| CPC Terminal | 1,237 nm | 4.3 | Bosphorus |
| Novorossiysk | 1,252 nm | 4.3 | Bosphorus |
| Supsa | 1,379 nm | 4.8 | Bosphorus |
| Yanbu | 1,624 nm | 5.6 | Suez Canal |
| Ust-Luga | 3,631 nm | 12.6 | Dover Strait · Strait of Gibraltar |
| Primorsk | 3,676 nm | 12.8 | Dover Strait · Strait of Gibraltar |
| Ras Tanura | 4,090 nm | 14.2 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal |
| Escravos | 4,114 nm | 14.3 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Forcados | 4,114 nm | 14.3 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Basrah Oil Terminal | 4,260 nm | 14.8 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal |
| Mina Al Ahmadi | 4,268 nm | 14.8 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal |
| Bonny | 4,465 nm | 15.5 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Brass | 4,465 nm | 15.5 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Qua Iboe | 4,529 nm | 15.7 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Zafiro | 4,529 nm | 15.7 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Cabinda | 4,806 nm | 16.7 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Malongo | 4,806 nm | 16.7 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Soyo | 4,837 nm | 16.8 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Djeno | 4,878 nm | 16.9 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| LOOP | 5,549 nm | 19.3 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Beaumont | 5,734 nm | 19.9 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Texas City | 5,756 nm | 20.0 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Houston | 5,786 nm | 20.1 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Freeport | 5,800 nm | 20.1 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Corpus Christi | 5,843 nm | 20.3 | Strait of Gibraltar |
Trades
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.
VLCC, Suezmax · TD1 (MEG–USG VLCC), TD23 (MEG–Med Suezmax)
Nigerian, Angolan and Congolese light sweet crude, shipped north to Europe on Suezmaxes and east to India and China on VLCCs.
VLCC, Suezmax · TD15 (WAF–China VLCC), TD20 (WAF–UKC Suezmax)
US shale crude out of Corpus Christi, Houston and the LOOP to Europe and Asia, often reverse-lightered onto VLCCs offshore.
VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax · TD22 (USG–China VLCC), TD25 (USG–UKC Aframax)
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.
Suezmax, Aframax · TD6 (Black Sea–Med Suezmax), TD17 (Baltic–UKC Aframax)
Libyan, Algerian and Egyptian crude moving around the Mediterranean and up to North-west Europe, mostly on Aframaxes.
Suezmax, Aframax · TD19 (Cross-Med Aframax)
Questions
Where is Augusta?
Augusta is in Italy, at 37.20°N 15.22°E.
What tankers call at Augusta?
Augusta handles crude oil, typically on VLCC, Suezmax and Aframax tankers.
How far are Augusta's voyages?
Of the voyages listed here, the shortest is Skikda to Augusta at 458 nm and the longest is Corpus Christi to Augusta at 5,843 nm, about 20.3 days at 12 knots.
Terms on this page
Coordinates are approximate berth or terminal positions. Distances are calculated by Vessbook on a modelled global shipping-lane network for a tanker at 12 m draft.