Xiamen to Antwerp shipping route.

Xiamen to Antwerp is a 10,020 nautical mile shipping route via Suez Canal, heading north west from China to Belgium. That is 18,557 km of water against 9,413 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 34.8 days at 12 knots, 29.8 days at 14 knots and 23.2 days at 18 knots. Liner schedules on the lane quote 28 to 64 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 47 sailings by 6 carriers (CMA CGM, COSCO, Maersk, MSC and ONE).

Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Cape of Good Hope sails 13,340 nm instead of 10,020 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.

2,333 nm of the route, 23% 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 CNXMN to BEANR start at $1,800 for a 20GP and $3,000 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 Antwerp (BEANR) 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 62 port to port routes from Xiamen in this directory, Antwerp is the 50th shortest. Closer destinations include London Gateway (9,969 nm), Felixstowe (9,967 nm) and Le Havre (9,841 nm).