Cape Town to Kaohsiung shipping route.

Ships leaving Cape Town for Kaohsiung head east and cover a sea distance of 7,186 nautical miles (13,309 km), via Cape of Good Hope. The straight line between the ports is 12,436 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. On the way the vessel passes Cape of Good Hope and Sunda Strait.

Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 21.4 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 25.0 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 16.6. Container transit time on a liner service is longer than the steaming time: ships call at other ports on the rotation, and cargo may transship at a hub. Add terminal time at Cape Town and Kaohsiung to plan the full ocean transit time.

Container freight rates on Cape Town to Kaohsiung move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Kaohsiung (TWKHH) carriers give about 7 free days before demurrage and detention charges start, so plan the truck or rail pickup before the box lands.

Of the 65 port to port routes from Cape Town in this directory, Kaohsiung is the 48th shortest. Closer destinations include Gdansk (7,145 nm), Savannah (7,025 nm) and Yantian (7,013 nm).