Esmeraldas (Balao)
Crude export port · Ecuador
- UN/LOCODE
- ECESM
- Position
- 1.00° N, 79.65° W
- Largest tanker
- 156,921 t deadweight, the highest berth limit on file
Sea distances to trading hubs
| Hub | Nautical miles | Via |
|---|---|---|
| Rotterdam | 5,405 | Panama Canal |
| Houston | 2,111 | Panama Canal |
| Santos | 5,147 | Panama Canal |
| Fujairah | 9,677 | Bab el-Mandeb, Strait of Gibraltar, Panama Canal, Suez Canal |
| Singapore (Pulau Bukom) | 10,725 | open sea |
| Ningbo | 8,793 | open sea |
Shortest sea route, computed with searoute on the MARNET shipping lane graph; within about 2 % of official tables on the main corridors.
Terminals and berths
Balao Terminal (Esmeraldas)
| Limit | Value | Applies to | Data quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max deadweight | 156,921 t | derived from reported call: Shipnext header maxima are AIS statistics of observed calls, not a published limit | C |
| Max arrival draught | 17.22 m | derived from reported call: Shipnext header maxima are AIS statistics of observed calls, not a published limit | C |
| Max length | 277 m | derived from reported call: Shipnext header maxima are AIS statistics of observed calls, not a published limit | C |
Sources: Shipnext port directory - Balao Terminal ECEBL (third-party port-guide text, page fetched; undated)