Hong Kong to Mersin shipping route.

Hong Kong to Mersin is a 6,876 nautical mile shipping route via Suez Canal, heading north west from Hong Kong to Türkiye. That is 12,734 km of water against 7,651 km as the crow flies. On the way the vessel passes Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Strait of Malacca, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

At sea, the voyage lasts 23.9 days at 12 knots, 20.5 days at 14 knots and 15.9 days at 18 knots. 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 Hong Kong and Mersin to plan the full ocean transit time.

Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Cape of Good Hope sails 14,038 nm instead of 6,876 nm and spends roughly 21.3 extra days at sea. Ask your forwarder which routing the carrier uses: the booking price and the arrival date both depend on it.

371 nm of the route, 5% of it, lies inside 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.

Container freight rates on Hong Kong to Mersin move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Mersin (TRMER) carriers give about 7 free days before demurrage and detention charges start, so plan the truck or rail pickup before the box lands.

Of the 63 port to port routes from Hong Kong in this directory, Mersin is the 35th shortest. Closer destinations include Port Said (6,505 nm), Los Angeles (6,427 nm) and Durban (6,270 nm).