Dalian to New York shipping route.

The shipping route from Dalian, China to New York, United States covers 10,753 nautical miles port to port, via Panama Canal. On a globe the two ports sit 11,020 km apart, so the ship sails 1.81 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.

At sea, the voyage lasts 37.3 days at 12 knots, 32.0 days at 14 knots and 24.9 days at 18 knots. Liner schedules on the lane quote 26 to 157 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 60 sailings by 8 carriers (CMA CGM, COSCO, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk and MSC).

The next option is via Suez Canal, 12,800 nautical miles, 2,046 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Strait of Gibraltar is congested or closed.

522 nm of the route, 5% of it, lies inside North American 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 USNYC start at $6,740 for a 20GP and $8,425 for a 40GP ($8,475 for a 40HC). These are spot market prices from carriers that sail the lane; your quote will also include terminal handling, documentation and any bunker surcharge. At New York (USNYC) carriers give about 4 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, New York is the 51st shortest. Closer destinations include Lagos (Apapa) (10,748 nm), Savannah (10,346 nm) and Charleston (10,337 nm).