Tanker port
Philadelphia, United States
Philadelphia is a crude and clean products tanker port in United States, at 39.90°N 75.14°W, also known as Delaware River. It is a discharge port for Arabian Gulf & Red Sea → Europe & US crude, West Africa crude, North Sea crude, Latin America crude and North-west Europe clean products. Below are sea distances and sea days for 32 tanker voyages to and from Philadelphia.
Voyages from
0
Discharge port
Voyages to
32
from 19 countries
Ship sizes
VLCC
Suezmax, Aframax, MR, LR1
Trades
5
crude and clean products
Voyages to Philadelphia
| From | Distance | Days @ 12 kn | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jose | 1,979 nm | 6.9 | Open sea |
| Covenas | 2,132 nm | 7.4 | Open sea |
| Georgetown | 2,267 nm | 7.9 | Open sea |
| Esmeraldas | 2,448 nm | 8.5 | Panama Canal |
| Sullom Voe | 3,160 nm | 11.0 | Open sea |
| Hound Point | 3,240 nm | 11.2 | Open sea |
| Le Havre | 3,247 nm | 11.3 | Open sea |
| Sture | 3,319 nm | 11.5 | Open sea |
| Mongstad | 3,320 nm | 11.5 | Open sea |
| Immingham | 3,392 nm | 11.8 | Open sea |
| Antwerp | 3,418 nm | 11.9 | Dover Strait |
| Rotterdam | 3,420 nm | 11.9 | Dover Strait |
| Amsterdam | 3,462 nm | 12.0 | Dover Strait |
| Brofjorden | 3,529 nm | 12.3 | Open sea |
| Angra dos Reis | 4,873 nm | 16.9 | Open sea |
| Sao Sebastiao | 5,051 nm | 17.5 | Open sea |
| Escravos | 5,058 nm | 17.6 | Open sea |
| Forcados | 5,058 nm | 17.6 | Open sea |
| Sidi Kerir | 5,101 nm | 17.7 | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Ain Sukhna | 5,334 nm | 18.5 | Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar |
| Bonny | 5,408 nm | 18.8 | Open sea |
| Brass | 5,408 nm | 18.8 | Open sea |
| Qua Iboe | 5,472 nm | 19.0 | Open sea |
| Zafiro | 5,472 nm | 19.0 | Open sea |
| Cabinda | 5,750 nm | 20.0 | Open sea |
| Malongo | 5,750 nm | 20.0 | Open sea |
| Soyo | 5,781 nm | 20.1 | Open sea |
| Djeno | 5,822 nm | 20.2 | Open sea |
| Yanbu | 5,917 nm | 20.5 | Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar |
| Ras Tanura | 8,383 nm | 29.1 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar |
| Basrah Oil Terminal | 8,552 nm | 29.7 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar |
| Mina Al Ahmadi | 8,560 nm | 29.7 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · 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)
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
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 Philadelphia?
Philadelphia is in United States, at 39.90°N 75.14°W. It is also known as Delaware River.
What tankers call at Philadelphia?
Philadelphia handles crude and clean products, typically on VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax, MR and LR1 tankers.
How far are Philadelphia's voyages?
Of the voyages listed here, the shortest is Jose to Philadelphia at 1,979 nm and the longest is Mina Al Ahmadi to Philadelphia at 8,560 nm, about 29.7 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.