Tanker port
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Colombo is a clean products tanker port in Sri Lanka, at 6.95°N 79.84°E. It is a discharge port for Arabian Gulf & India → clean products and Asia-Pacific clean products. Below are sea distances and sea days for 13 tanker voyages to and from Colombo.
Voyages from
0
Discharge port
Voyages to
13
from 8 countries
Ship sizes
LR2
LR1, MR
Trades
2
clean products
Voyages to Colombo
| From | Distance | Days @ 12 kn | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamnagar | 1,137 nm | 3.9 | Open sea |
| Sikka | 1,137 nm | 3.9 | Open sea |
| Singapore | 1,648 nm | 5.7 | Malacca Strait |
| Fujairah | 1,740 nm | 6.0 | Open sea |
| Ruwais | 2,086 nm | 7.2 | Strait of Hormuz |
| Sitra | 2,128 nm | 7.4 | Strait of Hormuz |
| Jubail | 2,196 nm | 7.6 | Strait of Hormuz |
| Mina Abdullah | 2,312 nm | 8.0 | Strait of Hormuz |
| Yanbu | 2,797 nm | 9.7 | Bab-el-Mandeb |
| Mailiao | 3,413 nm | 11.8 | Malacca Strait |
| Yeosu | 4,105 nm | 14.3 | Malacca Strait |
| Onsan | 4,198 nm | 14.6 | Malacca Strait |
| Ulsan | 4,198 nm | 14.6 | Malacca Strait |
Trades
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)
Singapore and North Asian refinery exports supplying Australia, New Zealand and South-east Asia, which import most of the fuel they burn.
LR2, LR1, MR · TC7 (Singapore–East Coast Australia MR), TC11 (South Korea–Singapore MR)
Questions
Where is Colombo?
Colombo is in Sri Lanka, at 6.95°N 79.84°E.
What tankers call at Colombo?
Colombo handles clean products, typically on LR2, LR1 and MR tankers.
How far are Colombo's voyages?
Of the voyages listed here, the shortest is Jamnagar to Colombo at 1,137 nm and the longest is Onsan to Colombo at 4,198 nm, about 14.6 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.