London Gateway to Haiphong shipping route.

The shipping route from London Gateway, United Kingdom to Haiphong, Vietnam covers 9,624 nautical miles port to port, via Suez Canal. On a globe the two ports sit 9,263 km apart, so the ship sails 1.92 times the straight line distance. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Gibraltar, Bab-el-Mandeb, Strait of Malacca and Suez Canal, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

Pure steaming time is 28.6 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 33.4 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 22.3. Liner schedules on the lane quote 39 to 63 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 18 sailings by 2 carriers (CMA CGM and MSC).

The shortest route goes through the Red Sea. Since attacks on shipping began there in late 2023, many carriers send ships via Cape of Good Hope instead. That route is 12,967 nautical miles, 3,344 more, and adds about 10.0 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.

2,286 nm of the route, 24% 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 GBLGP to VNHPH start at $2,428 for a 20GP and $3,443 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 Haiphong (VNHPH) 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 61 port to port routes from London Gateway in this directory, Haiphong is the 45th shortest. Closer destinations include Laem Chabang (9,107 nm), Vancouver (8,993 nm) and Seattle (8,972 nm).