Kaohsiung to London Gateway shipping route.

Kaohsiung to London Gateway is a 9,980 nautical mile shipping route via Suez Canal, heading north west from Taiwan to the United Kingdom. That is 18,483 km of water against 9,906 km as the crow flies. On the way the vessel passes Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb, Strait of Malacca and Strait of Gibraltar, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

Pure steaming time is 29.7 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 34.7 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 23.1. Liner schedules on the lane quote 39 to 48 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 6 sailings by 2 carriers (CMA CGM and Maersk).

Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Cape of Good Hope sails 13,272 nm instead of 9,980 nm and spends roughly 9.8 extra days at sea. Ask your forwarder which routing the carrier uses: the booking price and the arrival date both depend on it.

2,286 nm of the route, 23% 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 TWKHH to GBLGP start at $1,725 for a 20GP and $3,140 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 London Gateway (GBLGP) carriers give about 6 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 Kaohsiung in this directory, London Gateway is the 51st shortest. Closer destinations include Felixstowe (9,979 nm), Le Havre (9,852 nm) and Lagos (Apapa) (9,774 nm).