Rotterdam to Haiphong shipping route.

Rotterdam to Haiphong is a 9,694 nautical mile shipping route via Suez Canal, heading east from the Netherlands to Vietnam. That is 17,953 km of water against 8,996 km as the crow flies. 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 33.7 days at 12 knots, 28.9 days at 14 knots and 22.4 days at 18 knots. Liner schedules on the lane quote 31 to 51 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 86 sailings by 5 carriers (CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC, ONE and OOCL).

Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Cape of Good Hope sails 13,038 nm instead of 9,694 nm and spends roughly 9.9 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, 24% 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 NLRTM to VNHPH start at $2,232 for a 20GP and $3,412 for a 40GP ($2,919 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 Haiphong (VNHPH) carriers give about 4 free days before demurrage and detention charges start, so plan the truck or rail pickup before the box lands.

Of the 60 port to port routes from Rotterdam in this directory, Haiphong is the 44th shortest. Closer destinations include Laem Chabang (9,178 nm), Vancouver (9,064 nm) and Seattle (9,042 nm).