Tanker port
Mailiao, Taiwan
Mailiao is a crude and clean products tanker port in Taiwan, at 23.79°N 120.18°E, also known as Formosa Mailiao. It is a load port for Asia-Pacific clean products, and a discharge port for Arabian Gulf → Far East crude, US Gulf crude exports and Canada West Coast crude. Below are sea distances and sea days for 32 tanker voyages to and from Mailiao.
Voyages from
14
to 11 countries
Voyages to
18
from 8 countries
Ship sizes
LR2
LR1, MR, VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax
Trades
4
crude and clean products
Voyages from Mailiao
| To | Distance | Days @ 12 kn | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 466 nm | 1.6 | Open sea |
| Batangas | 772 nm | 2.7 | Open sea |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 1,328 nm | 4.6 | Open sea |
| Tanjung Priok | 2,107 nm | 7.3 | Open sea |
| Yangon | 3,014 nm | 10.5 | Malacca Strait |
| Port Moresby | 3,076 nm | 10.7 | Open sea |
| Chittagong | 3,330 nm | 11.6 | Malacca Strait |
| Colombo | 3,413 nm | 11.8 | Malacca Strait |
| Kwinana | 3,494 nm | 12.1 | Open sea |
| Brisbane | 3,980 nm | 13.8 | Open sea |
| Sydney | 4,419 nm | 15.3 | Open sea |
| Melbourne | 5,011 nm | 17.4 | Open sea |
| Fujairah | 5,110 nm | 17.7 | Malacca Strait |
| Auckland | 5,145 nm | 17.9 | Open sea |
Voyages to Mailiao
| From | Distance | Days @ 12 kn | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mina Al Fahal | 5,005 nm | 17.4 | Malacca Strait |
| Fujairah | 5,110 nm | 17.7 | Malacca Strait |
| Zirku Island | 5,363 nm | 18.6 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Halul Island | 5,380 nm | 18.7 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Das Island | 5,455 nm | 18.9 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Jebel Dhanna | 5,455 nm | 18.9 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Ju'aymah | 5,504 nm | 19.1 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Ras Tanura | 5,504 nm | 19.1 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Basrah Oil Terminal | 5,674 nm | 19.7 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Mina Al Ahmadi | 5,682 nm | 19.7 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Burnaby | 5,833 nm | 20.3 | Open sea |
| Vancouver | 5,833 nm | 20.3 | Open sea |
| LOOP | 10,363 nm | 36.0 | Panama Canal |
| Texas City | 10,499 nm | 36.5 | Panama Canal |
| Beaumont | 10,500 nm | 36.5 | Panama Canal |
| Freeport | 10,521 nm | 36.5 | Panama Canal |
| Houston | 10,530 nm | 36.6 | Panama Canal |
| Corpus Christi | 10,546 nm | 36.6 | Panama Canal |
Trades
Singapore and North Asian refinery exports supplying Australia, New Zealand and South-east Asia, which import most of the fuel they burn.
LR2, LR1, MR · TC7 (Singapore–East Coast Australia MR), TC11 (South Korea–Singapore MR)
Arabian Gulf crude to China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan is the benchmark VLCC trade and the single biggest source of long-haul tanker demand.
VLCC, Suezmax · TD3C (MEG–China VLCC)
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)
Trans Mountain crude loaded in the Vancouver area, mostly on Aframaxes, for the US West Coast and Asia.
Aframax, Suezmax
Questions
Where is Mailiao?
Mailiao is in Taiwan, at 23.79°N 120.18°E. It is also known as Formosa Mailiao.
What tankers call at Mailiao?
Mailiao handles crude and clean products, typically on LR2, LR1, MR, VLCC, Suezmax and Aframax tankers.
How far are Mailiao's voyages?
Of the voyages listed here, the shortest is Mailiao to Hong Kong at 466 nm and the longest is Corpus Christi to Mailiao at 10,546 nm, about 36.6 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.