Rotterdam to Singapore shipping route.

Ships leaving Rotterdam for Singapore head east and cover a sea distance of 8,381 nautical miles (15,521 km), via Suez Canal. The straight line between the ports is 10,541 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 29.1 days at 12 knots, 24.9 days at 14 knots and 19.4 days at 18 knots. Liner schedules on the lane quote 23 to 47 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 5 sailings by 3 carriers (CMA CGM, COSCO and ONE).

Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Cape of Good Hope sails 11,869 nm instead of 8,381 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, 28% 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 SGSIN start at $2,529 for a 20GP and $3,826 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 Singapore (SGSIN) 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 60 port to port routes from Rotterdam in this directory, Singapore is the 38th shortest. Closer destinations include Oakland (8,213 nm), Port Klang (8,196 nm) and Los Angeles (7,828 nm).