Gdansk to Dalian shipping route.

The shipping route from Gdansk, Poland to Dalian, China covers 11,824 nautical miles port to port, via Suez Canal. On a globe the two ports sit 7,323 km apart, so the ship sails 2.99 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 41.1 days at 12 knots, 35.2 days at 14 knots and 27.4 days at 18 knots. Liner schedules on the lane quote 43 to 165 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 22 sailings by 4 carriers (CMA CGM, COSCO, Maersk and MSC).

Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Panama Canal sails 14,273 nm instead of 11,824 nm and spends roughly 7.3 extra days at sea. Ask your forwarder which routing the carrier uses: the booking price and the arrival date both depend on it.

3,185 nm of the route, 27% of it, lies inside North Sea ECA, Baltic 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 PLGDN to CNDLC start at $1,875 for a 20GP and $2,975 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 Dalian (CNDLC) 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 65 port to port routes from Gdansk in this directory, Dalian is the 60th shortest. Closer destinations include Incheon (11,809 nm), Busan (11,740 nm) and Qingdao (11,681 nm).