Halul Island
Crude export port · Qatar
- UN/LOCODE
- QAHAL
- Position
- 25.68° N, 52.42° E
- Largest tanker
- 550,000 t deadweight, the highest berth limit on file
Sea distances to trading hubs
| Hub | Nautical miles | Via |
|---|---|---|
| Rotterdam | 6,423 | Bab el-Mandeb, Strait of Gibraltar, Strait of Hormuz, Suez Canal |
| Houston | 9,815 | Bab el-Mandeb, Strait of Gibraltar, Strait of Hormuz, Suez Canal |
| Santos | 8,399 | Strait of Hormuz, Cape of Good Hope |
| Fujairah | 373 | Strait of Hormuz |
| Singapore (Pulau Bukom) | 3,647 | Strait of Malacca, Strait of Hormuz |
| Ningbo | 5,754 | Strait of Malacca, Strait of Hormuz |
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
Halul Island crude terminal (QatarEnergy)
| Limit | Value | Applies to | Data quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berths | 2 SBMs | D | |
| Max deadweight | 550,000 t | 'vessel size approx 550,000 DWT' (header 540,000) | D |
| Max arrival draught | 29 m | '29 m draught' (header 25 m) | D |
| Storage | 5,000,000 bbl | as of 2015 | D |
Sources: Shipnext port directory - General Description / Port Restrictions; Wikipedia - Halul Island (search extract)