Tanker port
Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Esmeraldas is a crude oil tanker port in Ecuador, at 0.98°N 79.65°W, also known as Balao. It is a load port for Latin America crude. Below are sea distances and sea days for 10 tanker voyages to and from Esmeraldas.
Voyages from
10
to 6 countries
Voyages to
0
Load port
Ship sizes
VLCC
Suezmax, Aframax
Trades
1
crude oil
Voyages from Esmeraldas
| To | Distance | Days @ 12 kn | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 2,048 nm | 7.1 | Panama Canal |
| Philadelphia | 2,448 nm | 8.5 | Panama Canal |
| Long Beach | 3,011 nm | 10.5 | Open sea |
| Rotterdam | 5,355 nm | 18.6 | Panama Canal · Dover Strait |
| Trieste | 6,559 nm | 22.8 | Panama Canal · Strait of Gibraltar |
| Ningbo | 8,819 nm | 30.6 | Open sea |
| Rizhao | 8,885 nm | 30.8 | Open sea |
| Qingdao | 8,892 nm | 30.9 | Open sea |
| Sikka | 9,793 nm | 34.0 | Panama Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb |
| Singapore | 10,643 nm | 37.0 | Malacca Strait |
Trades
Brazilian pre-salt, Guyanese, Colombian and Ecuadorian crude, shipped to China, the US and Europe.
VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax
Questions
Where is Esmeraldas?
Esmeraldas is in Ecuador, at 0.98°N 79.65°W. It is also known as Balao.
What tankers call at Esmeraldas?
Esmeraldas handles crude oil, typically on VLCC, Suezmax and Aframax tankers.
How far are Esmeraldas's voyages?
Of the voyages listed here, the shortest is Esmeraldas to Houston at 2,048 nm and the longest is Esmeraldas to Singapore at 10,643 nm, about 37.0 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.