Cartagena to Kaohsiung shipping route.

The shipping route from Cartagena, Colombia to Kaohsiung, Taiwan covers 9,408 nautical miles port to port, via Panama Canal. On a globe the two ports sit 15,958 km apart, so the ship sails 1.09 times the straight line distance. On the way the vessel passes Panama Canal, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 28.0 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 32.7 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 21.8. 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 Cartagena and Kaohsiung to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Suez Canal, 12,795 nautical miles, 3,386 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Suez Canal is congested or closed.

Container freight rates on Cartagena 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 Cartagena in this directory, Kaohsiung is the 55th shortest. Closer destinations include Xiamen (9,404 nm), Nhava Sheva (9,122 nm) and Mundra (9,109 nm).