Dalian to Hamburg shipping route.

The shipping route from Dalian, China to Hamburg, Germany covers 11,249 nautical miles port to port, via Suez Canal. On a globe the two ports sit 7,835 km apart, so the ship sails 2.66 times the straight line distance. 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 39.1 days at 12 knots, 33.5 days at 14 knots and 26.0 days at 18 knots. Liner schedules on the lane quote 37 to 83 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 43 sailings by 7 carriers (CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, Maersk and MSC).

Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Panama Canal sails 13,837 nm instead of 11,249 nm and spends roughly 7.7 extra days at sea. Ask your forwarder which routing the carrier uses: the booking price and the arrival date both depend on it.

2,599 nm of the route, 23% 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 CNDLC to DEHAM start at $1,820 for a 20GP and $3,040 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 Hamburg (DEHAM) carriers give about 3.83 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, Hamburg is the 58th shortest. Closer destinations include Bremerhaven (11,203 nm), Rotterdam (10,996 nm) and Antwerp (10,977 nm).