Oakland to Mundra shipping route.

Ships leaving Oakland for Mundra head north and cover a sea distance of 10,281 nautical miles (19,041 km), via Strait of Malacca. The straight line between the ports is 13,157 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 30.6 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 35.7 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 23.8. 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 Oakland and Mundra to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Sunda Strait, 10,856 nautical miles, 575 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Sunda Strait is congested or closed.

348 nm of the route, 3% 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 Oakland to Mundra move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Mundra (INMUN) carriers give about 3.95 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, Mundra is the 58th shortest. Closer destinations include Nhava Sheva (9,947 nm), Cape Town (9,943 nm) and Mersin (9,713 nm).