Port Klang to Rotterdam shipping route.

Ships leaving Port Klang for Rotterdam head north west and cover a sea distance of 8,196 nautical miles (15,180 km), via Suez Canal. The straight line between the ports is 10,219 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Gibraltar, Bab-el-Mandeb, Strait of Malacca and Suez Canal, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

At sea, the voyage lasts 28.5 days at 12 knots, 24.4 days at 14 knots and 19.0 days at 18 knots. Liner schedules on the lane quote 28 to 52 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 41 sailings by 4 carriers (CMA CGM, Maersk, ONE and OOCL).

Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Cape of Good Hope sails 11,693 nm instead of 8,196 nm and spends roughly 10.4 extra days at sea. Ask your forwarder which routing the carrier uses: the booking price and the arrival date both depend on it.

2,341 nm of the route, 29% 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 NLRTM start at $1,825 for a 20GP and $3,200 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 Rotterdam (NLRTM) carriers give about 5 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, Rotterdam is the 49th shortest. Closer destinations include Antwerp (8,177 nm), London Gateway (8,126 nm) and Lagos (Apapa) (8,125 nm).