Houston to Tanjung Priok shipping route.

Ships leaving Houston for Tanjung Priok head north west and cover a sea distance of 12,042 nautical miles (22,303 km), via Suez Canal. The straight line between the ports is 16,507 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Gibraltar, Bab-el-Mandeb, Suez Canal and Sunda Strait, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

At sea, the voyage lasts 41.8 days at 12 knots, 35.8 days at 14 knots and 27.9 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 Houston and Tanjung Priok to plan the full ocean transit time.

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 12,219 nautical miles, 176 more, and adds about 0.5 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.

2,746 nm of the route, 23% 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.

Container freight rates on Houston to Tanjung Priok move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Tanjung Priok (IDTPP) carriers give about 4.5 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 Houston in this directory, Tanjung Priok is the 64th shortest. Closer destinations include Singapore (11,766 nm), Ho Chi Minh City (11,745 nm) and Port Klang (11,581 nm).