Ningbo to Piraeus shipping route.

The shipping route from Ningbo, China to Piraeus, Greece covers 7,763 nautical miles port to port, via Suez Canal. On a globe the two ports sit 8,646 km apart, so the ship sails 1.66 times the straight line distance. On the way the vessel passes Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Strait of Malacca, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

At sea, the voyage lasts 27.0 days at 12 knots, 23.1 days at 14 knots and 18.0 days at 18 knots. Liner schedules on the lane quote 18 to 63 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 52 sailings by 8 carriers (CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk).

Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Cape of Good Hope sails 14,149 nm instead of 7,763 nm and spends roughly 19.0 extra days at sea. Ask your forwarder which routing the carrier uses: the booking price and the arrival date both depend on it.

597 nm of the route, 8% of it, lies inside 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 CNNGB to GRPIR start at $2,925 for a 20GP and $4,500 for a 40GP ($4,435 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 Piraeus (GRPIR) carriers give about 6.75 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, Piraeus is the 39th shortest. Closer destinations include Cape Town (7,638 nm), Mersin (7,537 nm) and Port Said (7,166 nm).