Tanker port
Fos-sur-Mer, France
Fos-sur-Mer is a crude oil tanker port in France, at 43.40°N 4.88°E, also known as Lavera, Fos Lavera and Marseille Fos. It is a discharge port for Arabian Gulf & Red Sea → Europe & US crude, West Africa crude, US Gulf crude exports, Baltic & Black Sea crude, North Africa & East Med crude and North Sea crude. Below are sea distances and sea days for 38 tanker voyages to and from Fos-sur-Mer.
Voyages from
0
Discharge port
Voyages to
38
from 16 countries
Ship sizes
VLCC
Suezmax, Aframax
Trades
6
crude oil
Voyages to Fos-sur-Mer
| From | Distance | Days @ 12 kn | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arzew | 533 nm | 1.8 | Open sea |
| Mellitah | 779 nm | 2.7 | Open sea |
| Marsa El Brega | 1,092 nm | 3.8 | Open sea |
| Ras Lanuf | 1,092 nm | 3.8 | Open sea |
| Es Sider | 1,114 nm | 3.9 | Open sea |
| Zueitina | 1,156 nm | 4.0 | Open sea |
| Sidi Kerir | 1,440 nm | 5.0 | Open sea |
| Ceyhan | 1,649 nm | 5.7 | Open sea |
| Ain Sukhna | 1,659 nm | 5.8 | Suez Canal |
| CPC Terminal | 1,841 nm | 6.4 | Bosphorus |
| Novorossiysk | 1,856 nm | 6.4 | Bosphorus |
| Supsa | 1,984 nm | 6.9 | Bosphorus |
| Yanbu | 2,241 nm | 7.8 | Suez Canal |
| Hound Point | 2,362 nm | 8.2 | Dover Strait · Strait of Gibraltar |
| Sullom Voe | 2,458 nm | 8.5 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Sture | 2,573 nm | 8.9 | Dover Strait · Strait of Gibraltar |
| Mongstad | 2,582 nm | 9.0 | Dover Strait · Strait of Gibraltar |
| Ust-Luga | 3,293 nm | 11.4 | Dover Strait · Strait of Gibraltar |
| Primorsk | 3,337 nm | 11.6 | Dover Strait · Strait of Gibraltar |
| Escravos | 3,776 nm | 13.1 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Forcados | 3,776 nm | 13.1 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Bonny | 4,126 nm | 14.3 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Brass | 4,126 nm | 14.3 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Qua Iboe | 4,190 nm | 14.5 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Zafiro | 4,190 nm | 14.5 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Cabinda | 4,468 nm | 15.5 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Malongo | 4,468 nm | 15.5 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Soyo | 4,499 nm | 15.6 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Djeno | 4,540 nm | 15.8 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Ras Tanura | 4,707 nm | 16.3 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal |
| Basrah Oil Terminal | 4,877 nm | 16.9 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal |
| Mina Al Ahmadi | 4,885 nm | 17.0 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal |
| LOOP | 5,211 nm | 18.1 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Beaumont | 5,396 nm | 18.7 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Texas City | 5,417 nm | 18.8 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Houston | 5,448 nm | 18.9 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Freeport | 5,462 nm | 19.0 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Corpus Christi | 5,504 nm | 19.1 | Strait of Gibraltar |
Trades
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)
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)
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)
Crude out of the Baltic and the Black Sea, including CPC Blend from Kazakhstan and Azeri crude through Ceyhan and Supsa, into the Mediterranean, Europe and Asia.
Suezmax, Aframax · TD6 (Black Sea–Med Suezmax), TD17 (Baltic–UKC Aframax)
Libyan, Algerian and Egyptian crude moving around the Mediterranean and up to North-west Europe, mostly on Aframaxes.
Suezmax, Aframax · TD19 (Cross-Med Aframax)
North Sea grades loaded at Sullom Voe, Hound Point, Mongstad and Sture, moved short-haul into Europe or arbitraged long-haul to Asia.
Aframax, Suezmax
Questions
Where is Fos-sur-Mer?
Fos-sur-Mer is in France, at 43.40°N 4.88°E. It is also known as Lavera, Fos Lavera and Marseille Fos.
What tankers call at Fos-sur-Mer?
Fos-sur-Mer handles crude oil, typically on VLCC, Suezmax and Aframax tankers.
How far are Fos-sur-Mer's voyages?
Of the voyages listed here, the shortest is Arzew to Fos-sur-Mer at 533 nm and the longest is Corpus Christi to Fos-sur-Mer at 5,504 nm, about 19.1 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.