West India to Northwest Europe refined products
West India to Northwest Europe refined products carries refined-products. Its usual routing (suez) passes Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Suez Canal, Gibraltar Strait, Dover Strait and covers about 6,192 nautical miles. Alternative routings: cape. Europe's diesel and jet fuel imports increasingly come from Jamnagar-area export refineries.
Key facts
Routings
| Routing | Chokepoints, in order | Distance (nm) | Distance source |
|---|---|---|---|
| suez (usual) | Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Suez Canal, Gibraltar Strait, Dover Strait | 6,192 | NGA Pub. 151 Distances Between Ports, 11th ed. (2001, PDF dated 2004), sum of 4 table legs, printed p. 45, 73, 85, 108 |
| cape | Cape of Good Hope, Dover Strait | unverified | unverified, needs Pub 151 lookup (Pub 151 has no Cape of Good Hope leg for Okha) |
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