Oakland to Kaohsiung shipping route.

Ships leaving Oakland for Kaohsiung head north west and cover a sea distance of 5,842 nautical miles (10,819 km), on a direct course. The straight line between the ports is 10,644 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 20.3 days at 12 knots, 17.4 days at 14 knots and 13.5 days at 18 knots. Liner schedules on the lane quote 23 to 39 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 13 sailings by 2 carriers (CMA CGM and Maersk).

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 USOAK to TWKHH start at $4,577 for a 20GP and $6,515 for a 40GP ($6,565 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 Kaohsiung (TWKHH) carriers give about 7 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 Oakland in this directory, Kaohsiung is the 22nd shortest. Closer destinations include Xiamen (5,837 nm), Auckland (5,808 nm) and Dalian (5,490 nm).