Tanker port
Chiba, Japan
Chiba is a crude and clean products tanker port in Japan, at 35.57°N 140.05°E, also known as Ichihara, Goi and Sodegaura. It is a discharge port for Arabian Gulf → Far East crude, US Gulf crude exports, Canada West Coast crude and Arabian Gulf & India → clean products. Below are sea distances and sea days for 25 tanker voyages to and from Chiba.
Voyages from
0
Discharge port
Voyages to
25
from 10 countries
Ship sizes
VLCC
Suezmax, Aframax, LR2, LR1, MR
Trades
4
crude and clean products
Voyages to Chiba
| From | Distance | Days @ 12 kn | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnaby | 4,675 nm | 16.2 | Open sea |
| Vancouver | 4,675 nm | 16.2 | Open sea |
| Jamnagar | 5,717 nm | 19.8 | Malacca Strait |
| Sikka | 5,717 nm | 19.8 | Malacca Strait |
| Mina Al Fahal | 6,215 nm | 21.6 | Malacca Strait |
| Fujairah | 6,320 nm | 21.9 | Malacca Strait |
| Zirku Island | 6,573 nm | 22.8 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Halul Island | 6,590 nm | 22.9 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Das Island | 6,665 nm | 23.1 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Jebel Dhanna | 6,665 nm | 23.1 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Ruwais | 6,665 nm | 23.1 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Sitra | 6,708 nm | 23.3 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Ju'aymah | 6,714 nm | 23.3 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Ras Tanura | 6,714 nm | 23.3 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Jubail | 6,775 nm | 23.5 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Basrah Oil Terminal | 6,884 nm | 23.9 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Mina Abdullah | 6,892 nm | 23.9 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Mina Al Ahmadi | 6,892 nm | 23.9 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Yanbu | 7,366 nm | 25.6 | Bab-el-Mandeb · Malacca Strait |
| LOOP | 9,184 nm | 31.9 | Panama Canal |
| Texas City | 9,320 nm | 32.4 | Panama Canal |
| Beaumont | 9,321 nm | 32.4 | Panama Canal |
| Freeport | 9,342 nm | 32.4 | Panama Canal |
| Houston | 9,351 nm | 32.5 | Panama Canal |
| Corpus Christi | 9,367 nm | 32.5 | Panama Canal |
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)
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)
Trans Mountain crude loaded in the Vancouver area, mostly on Aframaxes, for the US West Coast and Asia.
Aframax, Suezmax
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.
LR2, LR1, MR · TC1 (MEG–Japan LR2 naphtha), TC17 (MEG–East Africa MR)
Questions
Where is Chiba?
Chiba is in Japan, at 35.57°N 140.05°E. It is also known as Ichihara, Goi and Sodegaura.
What tankers call at Chiba?
Chiba handles crude and clean products, typically on VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax, LR2, LR1 and MR tankers.
How far are Chiba's voyages?
Of the voyages listed here, the shortest is Burnaby to Chiba at 4,675 nm and the longest is Corpus Christi to Chiba at 9,367 nm, about 32.5 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.