Mundra to Los Angeles shipping route.

Ships leaving Mundra for Los Angeles head north and cover a sea distance of 10,616 nautical miles (19,660 km), via Strait of Malacca. The straight line between the ports is 13,674 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. 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 31.6 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 36.9 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 24.6. 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 Mundra and Los Angeles to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Sunda Strait, 11,139 nautical miles, 523 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Sunda Strait is congested or closed.

683 nm of the route, 6% 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.

Container freight rates on Mundra to Los Angeles move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Los Angeles (USLAX) 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 64 port to port routes from Mundra in this directory, Los Angeles is the 62nd shortest. Closer destinations include Oakland (10,281 nm), Vancouver (10,032 nm) and Seattle (10,010 nm).