Dalian to London Gateway shipping route.

Ships leaving Dalian for London Gateway head north west and cover a sea distance of 10,926 nautical miles (20,235 km), via Suez Canal. The straight line between the ports is 8,456 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. 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.

Pure steaming time is 32.5 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 37.9 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 25.3. Liner schedules on the lane quote 47 to 70 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 13 sailings by 3 carriers (CMA CGM, Maersk and MSC).

Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Panama Canal sails 13,513 nm instead of 10,926 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.

2,286 nm of the route, 21% 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 GBLGP start at $1,844 for a 20GP and $3,208 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 London Gateway (GBLGP) 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, London Gateway is the 54th shortest. Closer destinations include Felixstowe (10,924 nm), Le Havre (10,798 nm) and New York (10,753 nm).