Tanker port
Karachi, Pakistan
Karachi is a crude and clean products tanker port in Pakistan, at 24.82°N 66.98°E. It is a discharge port for Arabian Gulf → India & South Asia crude and Arabian Gulf & India → clean products. Below are sea distances and sea days for 15 tanker voyages to and from Karachi.
Voyages from
0
Discharge port
Voyages to
15
from 7 countries
Ship sizes
VLCC
Suezmax, Aframax, LR2, LR1, MR
Trades
2
crude and clean products
Voyages to Karachi
| From | Distance | Days @ 12 kn | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamnagar | 276 nm | 1.0 | Open sea |
| Sikka | 276 nm | 1.0 | Open sea |
| Mina Al Fahal | 511 nm | 1.8 | Open sea |
| Fujairah | 616 nm | 2.1 | Open sea |
| Das Island | 904 nm | 3.1 | Strait of Hormuz |
| Jebel Dhanna | 904 nm | 3.1 | Strait of Hormuz |
| Ruwais | 904 nm | 3.1 | Strait of Hormuz |
| Sitra | 946 nm | 3.3 | Strait of Hormuz |
| Ju'aymah | 953 nm | 3.3 | Strait of Hormuz |
| Ras Tanura | 953 nm | 3.3 | Strait of Hormuz |
| Jubail | 1,013 nm | 3.5 | Strait of Hormuz |
| Basrah Oil Terminal | 1,122 nm | 3.9 | Strait of Hormuz |
| Mina Abdullah | 1,130 nm | 3.9 | Strait of Hormuz |
| Mina Al Ahmadi | 1,130 nm | 3.9 | Strait of Hormuz |
| Yanbu | 2,175 nm | 7.6 | Bab-el-Mandeb |
Trades
Short-haul Gulf crude into India's west-coast refining hub at Sikka and Vadinar, and around the subcontinent to Paradip and Chittagong.
VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax
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 Karachi?
Karachi is in Pakistan, at 24.82°N 66.98°E.
What tankers call at Karachi?
Karachi handles crude and clean products, typically on VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax, LR2, LR1 and MR tankers.
How far are Karachi's voyages?
Of the voyages listed here, the shortest is Jamnagar to Karachi at 276 nm and the longest is Yanbu to Karachi at 2,175 nm, about 7.6 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.