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Crude import port · United Kingdom
| Hub | Nautical miles | Via |
|---|---|---|
| Rotterdam | 545 | open sea |
| Houston | 4,761 | open sea |
| Santos | 5,239 | open sea |
| Fujairah | 5,882 | Bab el-Mandeb, Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal |
| Singapore (Pulau Bukom) | 8,122 | Bab el-Mandeb, Strait of Gibraltar, Strait of Malacca, Suez Canal |
| Ningbo | 10,229 | Bab el-Mandeb, Strait of Gibraltar, Strait of Malacca, Suez Canal |
Shortest sea route, computed with searoute on the MARNET shipping lane graph; within about 2 % of official tables on the main corridors.
| Limit | Value | Applies to | Data quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max arrival draught | 15.6 m | dredged channel to Valero jetty No.1 allows vessels up to 15.6 m draft to berth on every tide | A |
| Note | 17 m draught | vessels >17.0 m draught: entry under prescribed conditions agreed between Harbourmaster, Pilots and company | A |
| Note | loaded VLCC entry only 1.5 h before HW to HW | booking rule (s.69); ballast VLCCs at pilot's discretion; VLCC = >=65,000 GT at Milford Haven (2 pilots inward) | A |
| Note | UKC >= 10% of deepest draught underway (pilots may require 20% in West/East Channels); at oil/gas terminals 1 m but >= 5% of draft | under keel clearance | A |
| Note | vessels >= 14.5 m draught enter via West Channel | deep-draught routing | A |
| Note | crude carriers: <=100,000 DWT min 2 tugs; 100-150k DWT min 3; >150k DWT min 4 | tug requirement for berthing crude carriers (s.63) | A |
| Max arrival draught | 22 m | 'ability to accommodate vessels with drafts of up to 22.0m'; >17.0 m depth at all states of tide | A |
Sources: Milford Haven Port Authority MAR-OPS-GUI-003 Entry & Departure Guidelines for Vessels, Rev N (19/11/2025); Milford Haven Port Authority - Marine Services page
| Limit | Value | Applies to | Data quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berths | 8 berths | A | |
| Depth | 18.7 m | Berth 1 | A |
| Note | 20 m | Berth 1 · control depth - approach | A |
| Max deadweight | 275,000 t | Berth 1 · 'in the right conditions it may be possible to extend some of the DWT limits' | A |
| Max length | 365 m | Berth 1 | A |
| Note | 70 m | Berth 1 · minimum LOA | A |
| Depth | 18.7 m | Berth 6 | A |
| Note | 20.7 m | Berth 6 · control depth - approach | A |
| Max deadweight | 270,000 t | Berth 6 · 'in the right conditions it may be possible to extend some of the DWT limits' | A |
| Max length | 365 m | Berth 6 | A |
| Note | 185 m | Berth 6 · minimum LOA | A |
| Depth | 14.3 m | Berth 7 | A |
| Note | 20 m | Berth 7 · control depth - approach | A |
| Max deadweight | 60,000 t | Berth 7 · 'in the right conditions it may be possible to extend some of the DWT limits' | A |
| Max length | 240 m | Berth 7 | A |
| Note | 61 m | Berth 7 · minimum LOA | A |
| Depth | 15.4 m | Berth 8 | A |
| Note | 20 m | Berth 8 · control depth - approach | A |
| Max deadweight | 60,000 t | Berth 8 · 'in the right conditions it may be possible to extend some of the DWT limits' | A |
| Max length | 240 m | Berth 8 | A |
| Note | 61 m | Berth 8 · minimum LOA | A |
| Depth | 14.4 m | Berth 2 | A |
| Note | 16.4 m | Berth 2 · control depth - approach | A |
| Max deadweight | 100,000 t | Berth 2 | A |
| Max length | 270 m | Berth 2 | A |
| Note | 120 m | Berth 2 · minimum LOA | A |
| Depth | 11.4 m | Berth 3 | A |
| Note | 16.1 m | Berth 3 · control depth - approach | A |
| Max deadweight | 35,000 t | Berth 3 | A |
| Max length | 240 m | Berth 3 | A |
| Note | 70 m | Berth 3 · minimum LOA | A |
| Min deadweight | 12,000 t | Berth 8 · except named small tankers (Thun G class, Wisby Wave, Wisby Verity) | A |
| Note | Valero swinging ground control depth 9.2 m for vessels >=260 m LOA; 11.0 m for <260 m | swinging | A |
| Limit | Value | Applies to | Data quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depth | 17.7 m | Berth 1 | A |
| Note | 15.4 m | Berth 1 · control depth - approach (survey 2024) | A |
| Max deadweight | 275,000 t | Berth 1 | A |
| Max length | 320 m | Berth 1 | A |
| Depth | 10.6 m | Berth 2 | A |
| Note | 16.1 m | Berth 2 · control depth - approach (survey 2024) | A |
| Max deadweight | 40,000 t | Berth 2 | A |
| Max length | 201 m | Berth 2 | A |
| Depth | 7.5 m | Berth 3 | A |
| Note | 5.5 m | Berth 3 · control depth - approach (survey 2024) | A |
| Max deadweight | 7,000 t | Berth 3 | A |
| Max length | 122 m | Berth 3 | A |
| Note | VLCC: light arrival, laden departure; ballast arrival berthing ~3 h before HW, swing off Valero, berth bow west; loaded sailing ~1.5 h before HW with active escort | Berth 1 · VLCC procedure | A |
| Berths | 3 berths | A |