Antwerp to Laem Chabang shipping route.

Ships leaving Antwerp for Laem Chabang head east and cover a sea distance of 9,159 nautical miles (16,962 km), via Suez Canal. The straight line between the ports is 9,322 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Gibraltar, Bab-el-Mandeb, Strait of Malacca and Suez Canal, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

Pure steaming time is 27.3 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 31.8 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 21.2. Liner schedules on the lane quote 39 to 60 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 37 sailings by 3 carriers (Hapag-Lloyd, ONE and OOCL).

Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Cape of Good Hope sails 12,602 nm instead of 9,159 nm and spends roughly 10.2 extra days at sea. Ask your forwarder which routing the carrier uses: the booking price and the arrival date both depend on it.

2,333 nm of the route, 25% of it, lies inside North Sea ECA and Mediterranean Sea ECA. In an emission control area ships must burn fuel with no more than 0.1% sulphur or clean the exhaust with scrubbers. That fuel costs more, and carriers add it to the ocean freight bill as a low sulphur or ECA surcharge.

Recent freight rates for BEANR to THLCH start at $2,189 for a 20GP and $3,326 for a 40GP. These are spot market prices from carriers that sail the lane; your quote will also include terminal handling, documentation and any bunker surcharge. At Laem Chabang (THLCH) carriers give about 5 free days before demurrage and detention charges start, so plan the truck or rail pickup before the box lands.

Of the 61 port to port routes from Antwerp in this directory, Laem Chabang is the 44th shortest. Closer destinations include Vancouver (9,045 nm), Seattle (9,023 nm) and Ho Chi Minh City (8,991 nm).