Laem Chabang to Oakland shipping route.

Ships leaving Laem Chabang for Oakland head north east and cover a sea distance of 7,492 nautical miles (13,876 km), on a direct course. The straight line between the ports is 12,784 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. No canals or major straits on this leg, the ship stays close to the direct line.

At sea, the voyage lasts 26.0 days at 12 knots, 22.3 days at 14 knots and 17.3 days at 18 knots. Liner schedules on the lane quote 31 to 47 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 17 sailings by 3 carriers (CMA CGM, HMM and Maersk).

348 nm of the route, 5% of it, lies inside North American 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 USOAK start at $4,471 for a 20GP and $6,495 for a 40GP ($6,520 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 Oakland (USOAK) carriers give about 4 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, Oakland is the 41st shortest. Closer destinations include Barcelona (7,460 nm), Genoa (7,308 nm) and Vancouver (7,243 nm).