Haiphong to Gdansk shipping route.

Haiphong to Gdansk is a 10,522 nautical mile shipping route via Suez Canal, heading north west from Vietnam to Poland. That is 19,487 km of water against 8,010 km as the crow flies. 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.

Pure steaming time is 31.3 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 36.5 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 24.4. Liner schedules on the lane quote 45 to 58 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 9 sailings by 2 carriers (CMA CGM and OOCL).

The shortest route goes through the Red Sea. Since attacks on shipping began there in late 2023, many carriers send ships via Cape of Good Hope instead. That route is 13,866 nautical miles, 3,344 more, and adds about 10.0 days at 14 knots. Longer voyages burn more fuel and tie up more ships, which is why freight rates on Red Sea lanes jumped when the diversions started.

3,185 nm of the route, 30% 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 VNHPH to PLGDN start at $1,943 for a 20GP and $3,177 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 Gdansk (PLGDN) carriers give about 7.5 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 Haiphong in this directory, Gdansk is the 59th shortest. Closer destinations include Buenos Aires (10,433 nm), Santos (10,229 nm) and Cartagena (10,191 nm).