Felixstowe to Yantian shipping route.

Felixstowe to Yantian is a 9,763 nautical mile shipping route via Suez Canal, heading north east from the United Kingdom to China. That is 18,082 km of water against 9,493 km as the crow flies. On the way the vessel passes Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb, Strait of Malacca and Strait of Gibraltar, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

Pure steaming time is 29.1 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 33.9 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 22.6. Liner schedules on the lane quote 23 to 44 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 104 sailings by 8 carriers (CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, HMM and MSC).

Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Cape of Good Hope sails 13,098 nm instead of 9,763 nm and spends roughly 9.9 extra days at sea. Ask your forwarder which routing the carrier uses: the booking price and the arrival date both depend on it.

2,285 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 GBFXT to CNYTN start at $1,930 for a 20GP and $2,920 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 Yantian (CNYTN) 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 61 port to port routes from Felixstowe in this directory, Yantian is the 48th shortest. Closer destinations include Hong Kong (9,742 nm), Manila (9,666 nm) and Haiphong (9,622 nm).