Tanker port
Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Wilhelmshaven is a crude oil tanker port in Germany, at 53.53°N 8.15°E. It is 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 and North Sea crude. Below are sea distances and sea days for 39 tanker voyages to and from Wilhelmshaven.
Voyages from
0
Discharge port
Voyages to
39
from 16 countries
Ship sizes
VLCC
Suezmax, Aframax
Trades
6
crude oil
Voyages to Wilhelmshaven
| From | Distance | Days @ 12 kn | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sture | 449 nm | 1.6 | Open sea |
| Mongstad | 459 nm | 1.6 | Open sea |
| Hound Point | 466 nm | 1.6 | Open sea |
| Sullom Voe | 563 nm | 2.0 | Open sea |
| Ust-Luga | 1,086 nm | 3.8 | Open sea |
| Primorsk | 1,131 nm | 3.9 | Open sea |
| Arzew | 1,853 nm | 6.4 | Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Skikda | 2,212 nm | 7.7 | Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Mellitah | 2,704 nm | 9.4 | Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Marsa El Brega | 3,018 nm | 10.5 | Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Ras Lanuf | 3,018 nm | 10.5 | Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Es Sider | 3,039 nm | 10.6 | Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Zueitina | 3,082 nm | 10.7 | Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Sidi Kerir | 3,410 nm | 11.8 | Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Ain Sukhna | 3,642 nm | 12.6 | Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Ceyhan | 3,654 nm | 12.7 | Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| CPC Terminal | 3,845 nm | 13.4 | Bosphorus · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Novorossiysk | 3,861 nm | 13.4 | Bosphorus · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Supsa | 3,988 nm | 13.8 | Bosphorus · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Yanbu | 4,225 nm | 14.7 | Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Escravos | 4,368 nm | 15.2 | Dover Strait |
| Forcados | 4,368 nm | 15.2 | Dover Strait |
| Bonny | 4,719 nm | 16.4 | Dover Strait |
| Brass | 4,719 nm | 16.4 | Dover Strait |
| Qua Iboe | 4,782 nm | 16.6 | Dover Strait |
| Zafiro | 4,782 nm | 16.6 | Dover Strait |
| LOOP | 4,948 nm | 17.2 | Open sea |
| Cabinda | 5,060 nm | 17.6 | Dover Strait |
| Malongo | 5,060 nm | 17.6 | Dover Strait |
| Soyo | 5,091 nm | 17.7 | Dover Strait |
| Djeno | 5,132 nm | 17.8 | Dover Strait |
| Beaumont | 5,133 nm | 17.8 | Open sea |
| Texas City | 5,154 nm | 17.9 | Open sea |
| Houston | 5,185 nm | 18.0 | Open sea |
| Freeport | 5,199 nm | 18.1 | Open sea |
| Corpus Christi | 5,241 nm | 18.2 | Open sea |
| Ras Tanura | 6,691 nm | 23.2 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Basrah Oil Terminal | 6,861 nm | 23.8 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Mina Al Ahmadi | 6,869 nm | 23.8 | Strait of Hormuz · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
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)
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
Questions
Where is Wilhelmshaven?
Wilhelmshaven is in Germany, at 53.53°N 8.15°E.
What tankers call at Wilhelmshaven?
Wilhelmshaven handles crude oil, typically on VLCC, Suezmax and Aframax tankers.
How far are Wilhelmshaven's voyages?
Of the voyages listed here, the shortest is Sture to Wilhelmshaven at 449 nm and the longest is Mina Al Ahmadi to Wilhelmshaven at 6,869 nm, about 23.8 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.