Tanker port
Yeosu, South Korea
Yeosu is a crude and clean products tanker port in South Korea, at 34.75°N 127.75°E, also known as Yosu. It is a load port for Asia-Pacific clean products, and a discharge port for Arabian Gulf → Far East crude, US Gulf crude exports and Canada West Coast crude. Below are sea distances and sea days for 32 tanker voyages to and from Yeosu.
Voyages from
14
to 11 countries
Voyages to
18
from 8 countries
Ship sizes
LR2
LR1, MR, VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax
Trades
4
crude and clean products
Voyages from Yeosu
| To | Distance | Days @ 12 kn | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 1,100 nm | 3.8 | Open sea |
| Batangas | 1,497 nm | 5.2 | Open sea |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 1,962 nm | 6.8 | Open sea |
| Tanjung Priok | 2,833 nm | 9.8 | Open sea |
| Port Moresby | 3,543 nm | 12.3 | Open sea |
| Yangon | 3,706 nm | 12.9 | Malacca Strait |
| Chittagong | 4,022 nm | 14.0 | Malacca Strait |
| Colombo | 4,105 nm | 14.3 | Malacca Strait |
| Brisbane | 4,179 nm | 14.5 | Open sea |
| Kwinana | 4,218 nm | 14.6 | Open sea |
| Sydney | 4,617 nm | 16.0 | Open sea |
| Melbourne | 5,209 nm | 18.1 | Open sea |
| Auckland | 5,233 nm | 18.2 | Open sea |
| Fujairah | 5,802 nm | 20.1 | Malacca Strait |
Voyages to Yeosu
| From | Distance | Days @ 12 kn | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnaby | 5,107 nm | 17.7 | Open sea |
| Vancouver | 5,107 nm | 17.7 | Open sea |
| Mina Al Fahal | 5,697 nm | 19.8 | Malacca Strait |
| Fujairah | 5,802 nm | 20.1 | Malacca Strait |
| Zirku Island | 6,055 nm | 21.0 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Halul Island | 6,072 nm | 21.1 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Das Island | 6,147 nm | 21.3 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Jebel Dhanna | 6,147 nm | 21.3 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Ju'aymah | 6,196 nm | 21.5 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Ras Tanura | 6,196 nm | 21.5 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Basrah Oil Terminal | 6,366 nm | 22.1 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| Mina Al Ahmadi | 6,374 nm | 22.1 | Strait of Hormuz · Malacca Strait |
| LOOP | 9,805 nm | 34.0 | Panama Canal |
| Texas City | 9,941 nm | 34.5 | Panama Canal |
| Beaumont | 9,942 nm | 34.5 | Panama Canal |
| Freeport | 9,963 nm | 34.6 | Panama Canal |
| Houston | 9,972 nm | 34.6 | Panama Canal |
| Corpus Christi | 9,988 nm | 34.7 | Panama Canal |
Trades
Singapore and North Asian refinery exports supplying Australia, New Zealand and South-east Asia, which import most of the fuel they burn.
LR2, LR1, MR · TC7 (Singapore–East Coast Australia MR), TC11 (South Korea–Singapore MR)
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)
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)
Trans Mountain crude loaded in the Vancouver area, mostly on Aframaxes, for the US West Coast and Asia.
Aframax, Suezmax
Questions
Where is Yeosu?
Yeosu is in South Korea, at 34.75°N 127.75°E. It is also known as Yosu.
What tankers call at Yeosu?
Yeosu handles crude and clean products, typically on LR2, LR1, MR, VLCC, Suezmax and Aframax tankers.
How far are Yeosu's voyages?
Of the voyages listed here, the shortest is Yeosu to Hong Kong at 1,100 nm and the longest is Corpus Christi to Yeosu at 9,988 nm, about 34.7 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.