Tanker port
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Rotterdam is a crude and clean products tanker port in Netherlands, at 51.95°N 4.14°E, also known as Europoort, Maasvlakte, Botlek, Pernis and Rotterdam OPL. It is a load port for North-west Europe clean products, and a discharge port for Arabian Gulf & Red Sea → Europe & US crude, West Africa crude, US Gulf crude exports, Baltic & Black Sea crude, North Africa & East Med crude, North Sea crude, Latin America crude, Arabian Gulf & India → clean products and US Gulf clean products. Below are sea distances and sea days for 67 tanker voyages to and from Rotterdam.
Voyages from
11
to 7 countries
Voyages to
56
from 24 countries
Ship sizes
MR
LR1, VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax, LR2
Trades
10
crude and clean products
Voyages from Rotterdam
| To | Distance | Days @ 12 kn | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakar | 2,625 nm | 9.1 | Dover Strait |
| Halifax | 2,784 nm | 9.7 | Dover Strait |
| Boston | 3,159 nm | 11.0 | Dover Strait |
| Linden | 3,314 nm | 11.5 | Dover Strait |
| New York | 3,314 nm | 11.5 | Dover Strait |
| Philadelphia | 3,420 nm | 11.9 | Dover Strait |
| Abidjan | 3,833 nm | 13.3 | Dover Strait |
| Tema | 4,100 nm | 14.2 | Dover Strait |
| Lome | 4,193 nm | 14.6 | Dover Strait |
| Lagos | 4,293 nm | 14.9 | Dover Strait |
| Houston | 5,013 nm | 17.4 | Dover Strait |
Voyages to Rotterdam
| From | Distance | Days @ 12 kn | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hound Point | 377 nm | 1.3 | Open sea |
| Sture | 533 nm | 1.9 | Open sea |
| Mongstad | 543 nm | 1.9 | Open sea |
| Sullom Voe | 599 nm | 2.1 | Open sea |
| Ust-Luga | 1,221 nm | 4.2 | Open sea |
| Primorsk | 1,265 nm | 4.4 | Open sea |
| Arzew | 1,642 nm | 5.7 | Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Skikda | 2,001 nm | 6.9 | Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Mellitah | 2,493 nm | 8.7 | Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Marsa El Brega | 2,807 nm | 9.7 | Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Ras Lanuf | 2,807 nm | 9.7 | Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Es Sider | 2,828 nm | 9.8 | Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Zueitina | 2,871 nm | 10.0 | Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Sidi Kerir | 3,199 nm | 11.1 | Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Ain Sukhna | 3,431 nm | 11.9 | Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Ceyhan | 3,443 nm | 12.0 | Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| CPC Terminal | 3,634 nm | 12.6 | Bosphorus · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Novorossiysk | 3,649 nm | 12.7 | Bosphorus · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Supsa | 3,777 nm | 13.1 | Bosphorus · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Yanbu | 4,014 nm | 13.9 | Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Escravos | 4,157 nm | 14.4 | Dover Strait |
| Forcados | 4,157 nm | 14.4 | Dover Strait |
| Jose | 4,200 nm | 14.6 | Dover Strait |
| Georgetown | 4,342 nm | 15.1 | Dover Strait |
| Bonny | 4,507 nm | 15.7 | Dover Strait |
| Brass | 4,507 nm | 15.7 | Dover Strait |
| Qua Iboe | 4,571 nm | 15.9 | Dover Strait |
| Zafiro | 4,571 nm | 15.9 | Dover Strait |
| Covenas | 4,678 nm | 16.2 | Dover Strait |
| Pascagoula | 4,707 nm | 16.3 | Dover Strait |
| LOOP | 4,776 nm | 16.6 | Dover Strait |
| Garyville | 4,815 nm | 16.7 | Dover Strait |
| Cabinda | 4,849 nm | 16.8 | Dover Strait |
| Malongo | 4,849 nm | 16.8 | Dover Strait |
| Soyo | 4,880 nm | 16.9 | Dover Strait |
| Djeno | 4,921 nm | 17.1 | Dover Strait |
| Lake Charles | 4,953 nm | 17.2 | Dover Strait |
| Beaumont | 4,961 nm | 17.2 | Dover Strait |
| Port Arthur | 4,961 nm | 17.2 | Dover Strait |
| Texas City | 4,982 nm | 17.3 | Dover Strait |
| Houston | 5,013 nm | 17.4 | Dover Strait |
| Freeport | 5,027 nm | 17.5 | Dover Strait |
| Corpus Christi | 5,070 nm | 17.6 | Dover Strait |
| Angra dos Reis | 5,286 nm | 18.4 | Dover Strait |
| Esmeraldas | 5,355 nm | 18.6 | Panama Canal · Dover Strait |
| Sao Sebastiao | 5,464 nm | 19.0 | Dover Strait |
| Fujairah | 6,085 nm | 21.1 | Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Jamnagar | 6,299 nm | 21.9 | Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Sikka | 6,299 nm | 21.9 | Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Ruwais | 6,431 nm | 22.3 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Sitra | 6,473 nm | 22.5 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Ras Tanura | 6,480 nm | 22.5 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Jubail | 6,541 nm | 22.7 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Basrah Oil Terminal | 6,650 nm | 23.1 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Mina Abdullah | 6,657 nm | 23.1 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Mina Al Ahmadi | 6,657 nm | 23.1 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
Trades
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)
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)
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)
Libyan, Algerian and Egyptian crude moving around the Mediterranean and up to North-west Europe, mostly on Aframaxes.
Suezmax, Aframax · TD19 (Cross-Med Aframax)
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
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)
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)
Questions
Where is Rotterdam?
Rotterdam is in Netherlands, at 51.95°N 4.14°E. It is also known as Europoort, Maasvlakte, Botlek, Pernis and Rotterdam OPL.
What tankers call at Rotterdam?
Rotterdam handles crude and clean products, typically on MR, LR1, VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax and LR2 tankers.
How far are Rotterdam's voyages?
Of the voyages listed here, the shortest is Hound Point to Rotterdam at 377 nm and the longest is Mina Abdullah to Rotterdam at 6,657 nm, about 23.1 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.