Manila to Rotterdam shipping route.

Manila to Rotterdam is a 9,738 nautical mile shipping route via Suez Canal, heading north west from the Philippines to the Netherlands. That is 18,034 km of water against 10,440 km as the crow flies. 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 29.0 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 33.8 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 22.5. Container transit time on a liner service is longer than the steaming time: ships call at other ports on the rotation, and cargo may transship at a hub. Add terminal time at Manila and Rotterdam to plan the full ocean transit time.

Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Cape of Good Hope sails 12,947 nm instead of 9,738 nm and spends roughly 9.6 extra days at sea. Ask your forwarder which routing the carrier uses: the booking price and the arrival date both depend on it.

2,341 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.

Container freight rates on Manila to Rotterdam move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Rotterdam (NLRTM) carriers give about 5 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 Manila in this directory, Rotterdam is the 52nd shortest. Closer destinations include Antwerp (9,719 nm), London Gateway (9,667 nm) and Felixstowe (9,666 nm).