Tanker port
Houston, United States
Houston is a crude and clean products tanker port in United States, at 29.73°N 95.08°W, also known as Houston Ship Channel, Deer Park, Baytown and Pasadena. It is a load port for US Gulf crude exports and US Gulf clean products, and a discharge port for Arabian Gulf & Red Sea → Europe & US crude, Latin America crude and North-west Europe clean products. Below are sea distances and sea days for 45 tanker voyages to and from Houston.
Voyages from
27
to 19 countries
Voyages to
18
from 14 countries
Ship sizes
VLCC
Suezmax, Aframax, MR, LR1
Trades
5
crude and clean products
Voyages from Houston
| To | Distance | Days @ 12 kn | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veracruz | 705 nm | 2.4 | Open sea |
| Puerto Cortes | 1,026 nm | 3.6 | Open sea |
| Kingston | 1,350 nm | 4.7 | Open sea |
| Balboa | 1,537 nm | 5.3 | Panama Canal |
| Callao | 2,937 nm | 10.2 | Panama Canal |
| Itaqui | 3,560 nm | 12.4 | Open sea |
| Le Havre | 4,840 nm | 16.8 | Open sea |
| Rotterdam | 5,013 nm | 17.4 | Dover Strait |
| Wilhelmshaven | 5,185 nm | 18.0 | Open sea |
| Fos-sur-Mer | 5,448 nm | 18.9 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Rio de Janeiro | 5,453 nm | 18.9 | Open sea |
| Gdansk | 5,566 nm | 19.3 | Open sea |
| Paranagua | 5,607 nm | 19.5 | Open sea |
| Santos | 5,607 nm | 19.5 | Open sea |
| Augusta | 5,786 nm | 20.1 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Montevideo | 6,411 nm | 22.3 | Open sea |
| Trieste | 6,423 nm | 22.3 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Buenos Aires | 6,519 nm | 22.6 | Open sea |
| Chiba | 9,351 nm | 32.5 | Panama Canal |
| Sikka | 9,658 nm | 33.5 | Strait of Gibraltar · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb |
| Vadinar | 9,658 nm | 33.5 | Strait of Gibraltar · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb |
| Ulsan | 9,879 nm | 34.3 | Panama Canal |
| Yeosu | 9,972 nm | 34.6 | Panama Canal |
| Ningbo | 10,314 nm | 35.8 | Panama Canal |
| Qingdao | 10,387 nm | 36.1 | Panama Canal |
| Mailiao | 10,530 nm | 36.6 | Panama Canal |
| Singapore | 11,762 nm | 40.8 | Strait of Gibraltar · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb · Malacca Strait |
Voyages to Houston
| From | Distance | Days @ 12 kn | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covenas | 1,779 nm | 6.2 | Open sea |
| Esmeraldas | 2,048 nm | 7.1 | Panama Canal |
| Jose | 2,103 nm | 7.3 | Open sea |
| Georgetown | 2,583 nm | 9.0 | Open sea |
| Le Havre | 4,840 nm | 16.8 | Open sea |
| Antwerp | 5,011 nm | 17.4 | Dover Strait |
| Rotterdam | 5,013 nm | 17.4 | Dover Strait |
| Immingham | 5,028 nm | 17.5 | Open sea |
| Amsterdam | 5,056 nm | 17.6 | Dover Strait |
| Brofjorden | 5,165 nm | 17.9 | Open sea |
| Angra dos Reis | 5,429 nm | 18.8 | Open sea |
| Sao Sebastiao | 5,607 nm | 19.5 | Open sea |
| Sidi Kerir | 6,557 nm | 22.8 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Ain Sukhna | 6,789 nm | 23.6 | Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar |
| Yanbu | 7,372 nm | 25.6 | Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar |
| Ras Tanura | 9,838 nm | 34.2 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar |
| Basrah Oil Terminal | 10,008 nm | 34.8 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar |
| Mina Al Ahmadi | 10,016 nm | 34.8 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar |
Trades
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)
Diesel and gasoline exports from the Texas and Louisiana refining belt to Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe, the core MR trade in the Atlantic.
MR, LR1 · TC14 (USG–UKC MR), TC21 (USG–Caribbean MR)
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)
Brazilian pre-salt, Guyanese, Colombian and Ecuadorian crude, shipped to China, the US and Europe.
VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax
Gasoline and blendstocks from the Amsterdam–Rotterdam–Antwerp hub to the US East Coast and West Africa, the classic MR transatlantic.
MR, LR1 · TC2 (UKC–USAC MR)
Questions
Where is Houston?
Houston is in United States, at 29.73°N 95.08°W. It is also known as Houston Ship Channel, Deer Park, Baytown and Pasadena.
What tankers call at Houston?
Houston handles crude and clean products, typically on VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax, MR and LR1 tankers.
How far are Houston's voyages?
Of the voyages listed here, the shortest is Houston to Veracruz at 705 nm and the longest is Houston to Singapore at 11,762 nm, about 40.8 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.