US Gulf to Japan LNG
US Gulf to Japan LNG carries lng. Its usual routing (panama) passes Yucatan Channel, Panama Canal and covers about 9,218 nautical miles. Alternative routings: cape (15,929 nm), suez (14,553 nm). The main test of how Panama Canal drought limits and Red Sea risk push US LNG onto the long route around the Cape.
Key facts
- Cargo
- lng
- Origin: US Gulf LNG export ports
- Sabine Pass, Port Arthur, Lake Charles, Corpus Christi, Plaquemines
- Recorded events
- 0
- Ongoing now
- 0
- Distances verified
- Yes
Routings
| Routing | Chokepoints, in order | Distance (nm) | Distance source |
|---|---|---|---|
| panama (usual) | Yucatan Channel, Panama Canal | 9,218 | NGA Pub. 151 Distances Between Ports, 11th ed. (2001, PDF dated 2004), sum of 3 table legs, printed p. 77, 82, 125 |
| cape | Cape of Good Hope, Malacca Strait, Luzon Strait | 15,929 | NGA Pub. 151 Distances Between Ports, 11th ed. (2001, PDF dated 2004), sum of 4 table legs, printed p. 21, 82, 104, 109 |
| suez | Gibraltar Strait, Suez Canal, Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Malacca Strait, Luzon Strait | 14,553 | NGA Pub. 151 Distances Between Ports, 11th ed. (2001, PDF dated 2004), sum of 5 table legs, printed p. 82, 85, 104, 108, 109 |
Disruption history
No events are recorded here yet.