Qingdao to Yokohama shipping route.

The shipping route from Qingdao, China to Yokohama, Japan covers 1,101 nautical miles port to port, on a direct course. On a globe the two ports sit 1,735 km apart, so the ship sails 1.18 times the straight line distance. No canals or major straits on this leg, the ship stays close to the direct line.

Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 3.3 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 3.8 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 2.5. Liner schedules on the lane quote 2 to 5 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 5 sailings by 2 carriers (COSCO and Maersk).

Recent freight rates for CNTAO to JPYOK start at $801 for a 20GP and $2,230 for a 40GP ($902 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 Yokohama (JPYOK) carriers give about 8 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 Qingdao in this directory, Yokohama is the 7th shortest. Closer destinations include Kaohsiung (899 nm), Xiamen (853 nm) and Busan (481 nm).