Tanker port
Basrah Oil Terminal, Iraq
Basrah Oil Terminal is a crude oil tanker port in Iraq, at 29.69°N 48.81°E, also known as Al Basrah Oil Terminal, BOT and Mina al Bakr. It is a load port for Arabian Gulf → Far East crude, Arabian Gulf → India & South Asia crude, Arabian Gulf → South-east Asia crude and Arabian Gulf & Red Sea → Europe & US crude. Below are sea distances and sea days for 40 tanker voyages to and from Basrah Oil Terminal.
Voyages from
40
to 19 countries
Voyages to
0
Load port
Ship sizes
VLCC
Suezmax, Aframax
Trades
4
crude oil
Voyages from Basrah Oil Terminal
| To | Distance | Days @ 12 kn | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karachi | 1,122 nm | 3.9 | Strait of Hormuz |
| Sikka | 1,297 nm | 4.5 | Strait of Hormuz |
| Vadinar | 1,297 nm | 4.5 | Strait of Hormuz |
| New Mangalore | 1,932 nm | 6.7 | Strait of Hormuz |
| Kochi | 1,975 nm | 6.9 | Strait of Hormuz |
| Paradip | 3,240 nm | 11.3 | Strait of Hormuz |
| Chittagong | 3,480 nm | 12.1 | Strait of Hormuz |
| Pengerang | 3,909 nm | 13.6 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Singapore | 3,909 nm | 13.6 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Aliaga | 3,925 nm | 13.6 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal |
| Augusta | 4,260 nm | 14.8 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal |
| Cilacap | 4,392 nm | 15.2 | Strait of Hormuz |
| Sarroch | 4,590 nm | 15.9 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal |
| Trieste | 4,651 nm | 16.2 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal |
| Map Ta Phut | 4,686 nm | 16.3 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Sriracha | 4,686 nm | 16.3 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Fos-sur-Mer | 4,877 nm | 16.9 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal |
| Nghi Son | 5,192 nm | 18.0 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Batangas | 5,273 nm | 18.3 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Huizhou | 5,336 nm | 18.5 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Kaohsiung | 5,530 nm | 19.2 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Mailiao | 5,674 nm | 19.7 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Ningbo | 5,977 nm | 20.8 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Zhoushan | 5,977 nm | 20.8 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Kiire | 6,336 nm | 22.0 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Rizhao | 6,360 nm | 22.1 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Yeosu | 6,366 nm | 22.1 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Dongjiakou | 6,402 nm | 22.2 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Qingdao | 6,407 nm | 22.2 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Ulsan | 6,459 nm | 22.4 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Daesan | 6,511 nm | 22.6 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Dalian | 6,555 nm | 22.8 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Mizushima | 6,644 nm | 23.1 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Rotterdam | 6,650 nm | 23.1 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Tianjin | 6,712 nm | 23.3 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Wilhelmshaven | 6,861 nm | 23.8 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Chiba | 6,884 nm | 23.9 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Philadelphia | 8,552 nm | 29.7 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar |
| LOOP | 9,771 nm | 33.9 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar |
| Houston | 10,008 nm | 34.8 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar |
Trades
Arabian Gulf crude to China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan is the benchmark VLCC trade and the single biggest source of long-haul tanker demand.
VLCC, Suezmax · TD3C (MEG–China VLCC)
Short-haul Gulf crude into India's west-coast refining hub at Sikka and Vadinar, and around the subcontinent to Paradip and Chittagong.
VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax
Gulf crude into Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines, often part-discharged or transhipped around the Singapore Strait.
VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax
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)
Questions
Where is Basrah Oil Terminal?
Basrah Oil Terminal is in Iraq, at 29.69°N 48.81°E. It is also known as Al Basrah Oil Terminal, BOT and Mina al Bakr.
What tankers call at Basrah Oil Terminal?
Basrah Oil Terminal handles crude oil, typically on VLCC, Suezmax and Aframax tankers.
How far are Basrah Oil Terminal's voyages?
Of the voyages listed here, the shortest is Basrah Oil Terminal to Karachi at 1,122 nm and the longest is Basrah Oil Terminal to Houston at 10,008 nm, about 34.8 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.