Gothenburg to Qingdao shipping route.

Ships leaving Gothenburg for Qingdao head north east and cover a sea distance of 11,285 nautical miles (20,900 km), via Suez Canal. The straight line between the ports is 7,652 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. 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 33.6 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 39.2 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 26.1. Liner schedules on the lane quote 5 to 59 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 2 sailings by 1 carrier (ONE).

Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Panama Canal sails 13,813 nm instead of 11,285 nm and spends roughly 7.5 extra days at sea. Ask your forwarder which routing the carrier uses: the booking price and the arrival date both depend on it.

2,789 nm of the route, 25% 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 SEGOT to CNTAO start at $2,769 for a 20GP and $4,206 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 Qingdao (CNTAO) 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 Gothenburg in this directory, Qingdao is the 57th shortest. Closer destinations include Shanghai (11,021 nm), Ningbo (10,907 nm) and Kaohsiung (10,482 nm).