Port Klang to Le Havre shipping route.

Ships leaving Port Klang for Le Havre head north west and cover a sea distance of 7,998 nautical miles (14,813 km), via Suez Canal. The straight line between the ports is 10,563 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. On the way the vessel passes Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb, Strait of Malacca and Strait of Gibraltar, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

At sea, the voyage lasts 27.8 days at 12 knots, 23.8 days at 14 knots and 18.5 days at 18 knots. Liner schedules on the lane quote 24 to 65 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 54 sailings by 4 carriers (CMA CGM, Maersk, ONE and OOCL).

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 11,495 nautical miles, 3,497 more, and adds about 10.4 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.

2,159 nm of the route, 27% of it, lies inside North Sea ECA and 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 MYPKG to FRLEH start at $1,840 for a 20GP and $3,243 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 Le Havre (FRLEH) 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 64 port to port routes from Port Klang in this directory, Le Havre is the 43rd shortest. Closer destinations include Oakland (7,722 nm), Vancouver (7,472 nm) and Seattle (7,451 nm).