Karachi to Ningbo shipping route.

The shipping route from Karachi, Pakistan to Ningbo, China covers 5,093 nautical miles port to port, via Strait of Malacca. On a globe the two ports sit 5,373 km apart, so the ship sails 1.76 times the straight line distance. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Malacca.

Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 15.2 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 17.7 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 11.8. Liner schedules on the lane quote 16 to 38 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 16 sailings by 4 carriers (CMA CGM, Evergreen, Maersk and OOCL).

The next option is via Sunda Strait, 5,718 nautical miles, 625 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Sunda Strait is congested or closed.

Recent freight rates for PKKHI to CNNGB start at $2,800 for a 20GP and $2,700 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 Ningbo (CNNGB) 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 64 port to port routes from Karachi in this directory, Ningbo is the 29th shortest. Closer destinations include Cape Town (4,831 nm), Algeciras (4,821 nm) and Kaohsiung (4,669 nm).