Haiphong to Seattle shipping route.

Ships leaving Haiphong for Seattle head north east and cover a sea distance of 6,353 nautical miles (11,766 km), on a direct course. The straight line between the ports is 10,961 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. No canals or major straits on this leg, the ship stays close to the direct line.

Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 18.9 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 22.1 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 14.7. Liner schedules on the lane quote 28 to 42 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 17 sailings by 2 carriers (CMA CGM and MSC).

548 nm of the route, 9% of it, lies inside North American 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 USSEA start at $6,026 for a 20GP and $8,546 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 Seattle (USSEA) carriers give about 3.94 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, Seattle is the 32nd shortest. Closer destinations include Durban (6,160 nm), Jeddah (5,702 nm) and Auckland (5,685 nm).