Hamburg to Laem Chabang shipping route.

Ships leaving Hamburg for Laem Chabang head east and cover a sea distance of 9,431 nautical miles (17,466 km), via Suez Canal. The straight line between the ports is 8,901 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.

At sea, the voyage lasts 32.7 days at 12 knots, 28.1 days at 14 knots and 21.8 days at 18 knots. Liner schedules on the lane quote 29 to 51 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 37 sailings by 4 carriers (CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, ONE and OOCL).

Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Cape of Good Hope sails 12,875 nm instead of 9,431 nm and spends roughly 10.3 extra days at sea. Ask your forwarder which routing the carrier uses: the booking price and the arrival date both depend on it.

2,599 nm of the route, 28% of it, lies inside North 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 DEHAM to THLCH start at $2,272 for a 20GP and $3,427 for a 40GP ($2,919 for a 40HC). These are spot market prices from carriers that sail the lane; your quote will also include terminal handling, documentation and any bunker surcharge. At Laem Chabang (THLCH) carriers give about 5 free days before demurrage and detention charges start, so plan the truck or rail pickup before the box lands.

Of the 64 port to port routes from Hamburg in this directory, Laem Chabang is the 47th shortest. Closer destinations include Vancouver (9,317 nm), Seattle (9,295 nm) and Ho Chi Minh City (9,263 nm).