Laem Chabang to Montreal shipping route.

Ships leaving Laem Chabang for Montreal head north and cover a sea distance of 11,075 nautical miles (20,512 km), via Suez Canal. The straight line between the ports is 13,475 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. 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.

At sea, the voyage lasts 38.5 days at 12 knots, 33.0 days at 14 knots and 25.6 days at 18 knots. Liner schedules on the lane quote 32 to 54 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 4 sailings by 2 carriers (Maersk and OOCL).

Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Cape of Good Hope sails 13,637 nm instead of 11,075 nm and spends roughly 7.6 extra days at sea. Ask your forwarder which routing the carrier uses: the booking price and the arrival date both depend on it.

3,001 nm of the route, 27% 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.

Recent freight rates for THLCH to CAMTR start at $7,188 for a 20GP and $9,060 for a 40GP ($9,110 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 Montreal (CAMTR) carriers give about 3 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 Laem Chabang in this directory, Montreal is the 61st shortest. Closer destinations include Cartagena (11,059 nm), New York (10,981 nm) and Balboa (10,731 nm).