Seattle to Nhava Sheva shipping route.

Seattle to Nhava Sheva is a 9,676 nautical mile shipping route via Strait of Malacca, heading north from the United States to India. That is 17,920 km of water against 12,459 km as the crow flies. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Malacca.

Pure steaming time is 28.8 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 33.6 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 22.4. Container transit time on a liner service is longer than the steaming time: ships call at other ports on the rotation, and cargo may transship at a hub. Add terminal time at Seattle and Nhava Sheva to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Sunda Strait, 10,273 nautical miles, 597 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Sunda Strait is congested or closed.

548 nm of the route, 6% of it, lies inside North American 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 Seattle to Nhava Sheva move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Nhava Sheva (INNSA) carriers give about 3.95 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 Seattle in this directory, Nhava Sheva is the 51st shortest. Closer destinations include Marsaxlokk (9,558 nm), Lagos (Apapa) (9,460 nm) and Genoa (9,433 nm).