Dalian to Gdansk shipping route.

Dalian to Gdansk is a 11,824 nautical mile shipping route via Suez Canal, heading north west from China to Poland. That is 21,898 km of water against 7,323 km as the crow flies. 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.

At sea, the voyage lasts 41.1 days at 12 knots, 35.2 days at 14 knots and 27.4 days at 18 knots. Liner schedules on the lane quote 43 to 165 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 22 sailings by 4 carriers (CMA CGM, COSCO, Maersk and MSC).

Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Panama Canal sails 14,273 nm instead of 11,824 nm and spends roughly 7.3 extra days at sea. Ask your forwarder which routing the carrier uses: the booking price and the arrival date both depend on it.

3,185 nm of the route, 27% of it, lies inside North Sea ECA, Baltic 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 CNDLC to PLGDN start at $1,875 for a 20GP and $2,975 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 Gdansk (PLGDN) carriers give about 7.5 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, Gdansk is the 62nd shortest. Closer destinations include Buenos Aires (11,711 nm), Santos (11,507 nm) and Gothenburg (11,428 nm).