Haiphong to Montreal shipping route.

Ships leaving Haiphong for Montreal head north and cover a sea distance of 11,592 nautical miles (21,468 km), via Suez Canal. The straight line between the ports is 12,629 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. 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 34.5 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 40.2 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 26.8. Liner schedules on the lane quote 31 to 33 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 (OOCL).

The shortest route goes through the Red Sea. Since attacks on shipping began there in late 2023, many carriers send ships via Panama Canal instead. That route is 13,197 nautical miles, 1,605 more, and adds about 4.8 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.

3,001 nm of the route, 26% of it, lies inside North American 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 CAMTR start at $7,615 for a 20GP and $9,515 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 Montreal (CAMTR) 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, Montreal is the 65th shortest. Closer destinations include New York (11,498 nm), Savannah (11,481 nm) and Charleston (11,471 nm).