Dalian to Barcelona shipping route.

Ships leaving Dalian for Barcelona head north west and cover a sea distance of 9,279 nautical miles (17,184 km), via Suez Canal. The straight line between the ports is 9,193 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. On the way the vessel passes Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Strait of Malacca, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

At sea, the voyage lasts 32.2 days at 12 knots, 27.6 days at 14 knots and 21.5 days at 18 knots. Liner schedules on the lane quote 36 to 72 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 50 sailings by 7 carriers (CMA CGM, COSCO, Maersk, MSC and ONE).

Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Panama Canal sails 13,643 nm instead of 9,279 nm and spends roughly 13.0 extra days at sea. Ask your forwarder which routing the carrier uses: the booking price and the arrival date both depend on it.

1,591 nm of the route, 17% of it, lies inside 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 CNDLC to ESBCN start at $2,925 for a 20GP and $3,940 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 Barcelona (ESBCN) carriers give about 6 free days before demurrage and detention charges start, so plan the truck or rail pickup before the box lands.

Of the 63 port to port routes from Dalian in this directory, Barcelona is the 43rd shortest. Closer destinations include Genoa (9,127 nm), Cartagena (9,057 nm) and Balboa (8,729 nm).