Tanker port
Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
Yanbu is a crude and clean products tanker port in Saudi Arabia, at 24.09°N 38.02°E, also known as Yanbu al Bahr and Yanbo. It is a load port for Arabian Gulf & Red Sea → Europe & US crude and Arabian Gulf & India → clean products. Below are sea distances and sea days for 21 tanker voyages to and from Yanbu.
Voyages from
21
to 15 countries
Voyages to
0
Load port
Ship sizes
VLCC
Suezmax, LR2, LR1, MR
Trades
2
crude and clean products
Voyages from Yanbu
| To | Distance | Days @ 12 kn | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aliaga | 1,289 nm | 4.5 | Suez Canal |
| Augusta | 1,624 nm | 5.6 | Suez Canal |
| Sarroch | 1,954 nm | 6.8 | Suez Canal |
| Trieste | 2,015 nm | 7.0 | Suez Canal |
| Karachi | 2,175 nm | 7.6 | Bab-el-Mandeb |
| Fos-sur-Mer | 2,241 nm | 7.8 | Suez Canal |
| Mombasa | 2,383 nm | 8.3 | Bab-el-Mandeb |
| Dar es Salaam | 2,533 nm | 8.8 | Bab-el-Mandeb |
| Colombo | 2,797 nm | 9.7 | Bab-el-Mandeb |
| Port Louis | 3,092 nm | 10.7 | Bab-el-Mandeb |
| Le Havre | 3,830 nm | 13.3 | Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar |
| Durban | 3,905 nm | 13.6 | Bab-el-Mandeb |
| Rotterdam | 4,014 nm | 13.9 | Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Wilhelmshaven | 4,225 nm | 14.7 | Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · Dover Strait |
| Singapore | 4,390 nm | 15.2 | Bab-el-Mandeb · Malacca Strait |
| Philadelphia | 5,917 nm | 20.5 | Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar |
| Ulsan | 6,941 nm | 24.1 | Bab-el-Mandeb · Malacca Strait |
| LOOP | 7,135 nm | 24.8 | Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar |
| Yokohama | 7,357 nm | 25.5 | Bab-el-Mandeb · Malacca Strait |
| Chiba | 7,366 nm | 25.6 | Bab-el-Mandeb · Malacca Strait |
| Houston | 7,372 nm | 25.6 | 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)
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)
Questions
Where is Yanbu?
Yanbu is in Saudi Arabia, at 24.09°N 38.02°E. It is also known as Yanbu al Bahr and Yanbo.
What tankers call at Yanbu?
Yanbu handles crude and clean products, typically on VLCC, Suezmax, LR2, LR1 and MR tankers.
How far are Yanbu's voyages?
Of the voyages listed here, the shortest is Yanbu to Aliaga at 1,289 nm and the longest is Yanbu to Houston at 7,372 nm, about 25.6 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.