Durban to Felixstowe shipping route.

Ships leaving Durban for Felixstowe head north and cover a sea distance of 6,959 nautical miles (12,889 km), via Cape of Good Hope. The straight line between the ports is 9,548 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. On the way the vessel passes Cape of Good Hope.

Pure steaming time is 20.7 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 24.2 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 16.1. Container transit time on a liner service is longer than the steaming time: ships call at other ports on the rotation, and cargo may transship at a hub. Add terminal time at Durban and Felixstowe to plan the full ocean transit time.

350 nm of the route, 5% of it, lies inside North 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.

Container freight rates on Durban to Felixstowe move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Felixstowe (GBFXT) carriers give about 5 free days before demurrage and detention charges start, so plan the truck or rail pickup before the box lands.

Of the 65 port to port routes from Durban in this directory, Felixstowe is the 37th shortest. Closer destinations include Ningbo (6,917 nm), Le Havre (6,833 nm) and Xiamen (6,481 nm).