Ningbo to Oakland shipping route.

Ships leaving Ningbo for Oakland head north east and cover a sea distance of 5,468 nautical miles (10,126 km), on a direct course. The straight line between the ports is 9,984 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 19.0 days at 12 knots, 16.3 days at 14 knots and 12.7 days at 18 knots. Liner schedules on the lane quote 18 to 46 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 65 sailings by 6 carriers (CMA CGM, HMM, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk and MSC).

348 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.

Recent freight rates for CNNGB to USOAK start at $4,519 for a 20GP and $7,401 for a 40GP ($6,505 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 64 port to port routes from Ningbo in this directory, Oakland is the 27th shortest. Closer destinations include Auckland (5,239 nm), Vancouver (5,218 nm) and Seattle (5,196 nm).