Xiamen to Gdansk shipping route.

Ships leaving Xiamen for Gdansk head north west and cover a sea distance of 10,867 nautical miles (20,126 km), via Suez Canal. The straight line between the ports is 8,400 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. 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 37.7 days at 12 knots, 32.3 days at 14 knots and 25.2 days at 18 knots. Liner schedules on the lane quote 37 to 61 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 26 sailings by 6 carriers (CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, Maersk and MSC).

Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Cape of Good Hope sails 14,187 nm instead of 10,867 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.

3,185 nm of the route, 29% of it, lies inside North Sea ECA, Baltic 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 PLGDN start at $1,965 for a 20GP and $3,045 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 Gdansk (PLGDN) carriers give about 7.5 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, Gdansk is the 60th shortest. Closer destinations include Buenos Aires (10,754 nm), Savannah (10,693 nm) and Charleston (10,684 nm).