Savannah to Laem Chabang shipping route.

Savannah to Laem Chabang is a 11,479 nautical mile shipping route via Suez Canal, heading north from the United States to Thailand. That is 21,260 km of water against 14,988 km as the crow flies. 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.

Pure steaming time is 34.2 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 39.9 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 26.6. Liner schedules on the lane quote 39 to 60 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 17 sailings by 1 carrier (Maersk).

Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Panama Canal sails 12,349 nm instead of 11,479 nm and spends roughly 2.6 extra days at sea. Ask your forwarder which routing the carrier uses: the booking price and the arrival date both depend on it.

2,496 nm of the route, 22% of it, lies inside North American 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.

Container freight rates on Savannah to Laem Chabang move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Laem Chabang (THLCH) 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 Savannah in this directory, Laem Chabang is the 63rd shortest. Closer destinations include Ho Chi Minh City (11,312 nm), Manila (11,110 nm) and Tanjung Priok (10,960 nm).