Tanker port
Durban, South Africa
Durban is a crude and clean products tanker port in South Africa, at 29.87°S 31.03°E. It is a discharge port for West Africa crude and Arabian Gulf & India → clean products. Below are sea distances and sea days for 18 tanker voyages to and from Durban.
Voyages from
0
Discharge port
Voyages to
18
from 9 countries
Ship sizes
VLCC
Suezmax, LR2, LR1, MR
Trades
2
crude and clean products
Voyages to Durban
| From | Distance | Days @ 12 kn | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabinda | 2,691 nm | 9.3 | Open sea |
| Malongo | 2,691 nm | 9.3 | Open sea |
| Soyo | 2,722 nm | 9.5 | Open sea |
| Djeno | 2,764 nm | 9.6 | Open sea |
| Bonny | 3,221 nm | 11.2 | Open sea |
| Brass | 3,221 nm | 11.2 | Open sea |
| Qua Iboe | 3,285 nm | 11.4 | Open sea |
| Zafiro | 3,285 nm | 11.4 | Open sea |
| Escravos | 3,370 nm | 11.7 | Open sea |
| Forcados | 3,370 nm | 11.7 | Open sea |
| Fujairah | 3,834 nm | 13.3 | Open sea |
| Jamnagar | 3,877 nm | 13.5 | Open sea |
| Sikka | 3,877 nm | 13.5 | Open sea |
| Yanbu | 3,905 nm | 13.6 | Bab-el-Mandeb |
| Ruwais | 4,179 nm | 14.5 | Strait of Hormuz |
| Sitra | 4,221 nm | 14.7 | Strait of Hormuz |
| Jubail | 4,289 nm | 14.9 | Strait of Hormuz |
| Mina Abdullah | 4,406 nm | 15.3 | Strait of Hormuz |
Trades
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)
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 Durban?
Durban is in South Africa, at 29.87°S 31.03°E.
What tankers call at Durban?
Durban handles crude and clean products, typically on VLCC, Suezmax, LR2, LR1 and MR tankers.
How far are Durban's voyages?
Of the voyages listed here, the shortest is Cabinda to Durban at 2,691 nm and the longest is Mina Abdullah to Durban at 4,406 nm, about 15.3 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.