Piraeus to Yantian shipping route.

Ships leaving Piraeus for Yantian head east and cover a sea distance of 7,123 nautical miles (13,192 km), via Suez Canal. The straight line between the ports is 8,543 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. 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.

Pure steaming time is 21.2 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 24.7 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 16.5. Liner schedules on the lane quote 17 to 45 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 46 sailings by 7 carriers (CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk).

The shortest route goes through the Red Sea. Since attacks on shipping began there in late 2023, many carriers send ships via Cape of Good Hope instead. That route is 13,524 nautical miles, 6,401 more, and adds about 19.1 days at 14 knots. Longer voyages burn more fuel and tie up more ships, which is why freight rates on Red Sea lanes jumped when the diversions started.

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 GRPIR to CNYTN start at $3,425 for a 20GP and $4,325 for a 40GP. These are spot market prices from carriers that sail the lane; your quote will also include terminal handling, documentation and any bunker surcharge. At Yantian (CNYTN) carriers give about 6 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 Piraeus in this directory, Yantian is the 46th shortest. Closer destinations include Hong Kong (7,102 nm), Manila (7,026 nm) and Haiphong (6,982 nm).