Tanker port
Qingdao, China
Qingdao is a crude oil tanker port in China, at 36.07°N 120.32°E, also known as Huangdao. It is a discharge port for Arabian Gulf → Far East crude, West Africa crude, US Gulf crude exports, Baltic & Black Sea crude, Latin America crude and Canada West Coast crude. Below are sea distances and sea days for 40 tanker voyages to and from Qingdao.
Voyages from
0
Discharge port
Voyages to
40
from 20 countries
Ship sizes
VLCC
Suezmax, Aframax
Trades
6
crude oil
Voyages to Qingdao
| From | Distance | Days @ 12 kn | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnaby | 5,522 nm | 19.2 | Open sea |
| Vancouver | 5,522 nm | 19.2 | Open sea |
| Mina Al Fahal | 5,738 nm | 19.9 | Malacca Strait |
| Fujairah | 5,843 nm | 20.3 | Malacca Strait |
| Zirku Island | 6,096 nm | 21.2 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Halul Island | 6,113 nm | 21.2 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Das Island | 6,188 nm | 21.5 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Jebel Dhanna | 6,188 nm | 21.5 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Ju'aymah | 6,237 nm | 21.7 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Ras Tanura | 6,237 nm | 21.7 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Basrah Oil Terminal | 6,407 nm | 22.2 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Mina Al Ahmadi | 6,415 nm | 22.3 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Ceyhan | 7,995 nm | 27.8 | Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb · Malacca Strait |
| CPC Terminal | 8,810 nm | 30.6 | Bosphorus · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb · Malacca Strait |
| Novorossiysk | 8,825 nm | 30.6 | Bosphorus · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb · Malacca Strait |
| Esmeraldas | 8,892 nm | 30.9 | Open sea |
| Supsa | 8,953 nm | 31.1 | Bosphorus · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb · Malacca Strait |
| Covenas | 9,195 nm | 31.9 | Panama Canal |
| Cabinda | 9,856 nm | 34.2 | Sunda Strait |
| Malongo | 9,856 nm | 34.2 | Sunda Strait |
| Soyo | 9,887 nm | 34.3 | Sunda Strait |
| Jose | 9,901 nm | 34.4 | Panama Canal |
| Djeno | 9,929 nm | 34.5 | Sunda Strait |
| LOOP | 10,220 nm | 35.5 | Panama Canal |
| Texas City | 10,356 nm | 36.0 | Panama Canal |
| Beaumont | 10,357 nm | 36.0 | Panama Canal |
| Freeport | 10,378 nm | 36.0 | Panama Canal |
| Bonny | 10,386 nm | 36.1 | Sunda Strait |
| Brass | 10,386 nm | 36.1 | Sunda Strait |
| Houston | 10,387 nm | 36.1 | Panama Canal |
| Georgetown | 10,401 nm | 36.1 | Panama Canal |
| Corpus Christi | 10,403 nm | 36.1 | Panama Canal |
| Qua Iboe | 10,450 nm | 36.3 | Sunda Strait |
| Zafiro | 10,450 nm | 36.3 | Sunda Strait |
| Escravos | 10,535 nm | 36.6 | Sunda Strait |
| Forcados | 10,535 nm | 36.6 | Sunda Strait |
| Angra dos Reis | 11,254 nm | 39.1 | Sunda Strait |
| Sao Sebastiao | 11,388 nm | 39.5 | Sunda Strait |
| Ust-Luga | 12,106 nm | 42.0 | Dover Strait · Strait of Gibraltar · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb · Malacca Strait |
| Primorsk | 12,150 nm | 42.2 | Dover Strait · Strait of Gibraltar · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb · Malacca Strait |
Trades
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)
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)
Brazilian pre-salt, Guyanese, Colombian and Ecuadorian crude, shipped to China, the US and Europe.
VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax
Trans Mountain crude loaded in the Vancouver area, mostly on Aframaxes, for the US West Coast and Asia.
Aframax, Suezmax
Questions
Where is Qingdao?
Qingdao is in China, at 36.07°N 120.32°E. It is also known as Huangdao.
What tankers call at Qingdao?
Qingdao handles crude oil, typically on VLCC, Suezmax and Aframax tankers.
How far are Qingdao's voyages?
Of the voyages listed here, the shortest is Burnaby to Qingdao at 5,522 nm and the longest is Primorsk to Qingdao at 12,150 nm, about 42.2 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.