Haiphong to Durban shipping route.

The shipping route from Haiphong, Vietnam to Durban, South Africa covers 6,160 nautical miles port to port, via Sunda Strait. On a globe the two ports sit 9,867 km apart, so the ship sails 1.16 times the straight line distance. On the way the vessel passes Sunda Strait.

Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 18.3 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 21.4 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 14.3. 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 Haiphong and Durban to plan the full ocean transit time.

Container freight rates on Haiphong to Durban move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Durban (ZADUR) carriers give about 3 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 Haiphong in this directory, Durban is the 31st shortest. Closer destinations include Jeddah (5,702 nm), Auckland (5,685 nm) and Mombasa (5,439 nm).