Xiamen to New York shipping route.

Ships leaving Xiamen for New York head north and cover a sea distance of 11,100 nautical miles (20,558 km), via Panama Canal. The straight line between the ports is 12,664 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. On the way the vessel passes Panama Canal, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

At sea, the voyage lasts 38.5 days at 12 knots, 33.0 days at 14 knots and 25.7 days at 18 knots. Liner schedules on the lane quote 23 to 53 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 75 sailings by 7 carriers (CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk).

The next option is via Suez Canal, 11,843 nautical miles, 742 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Strait of Gibraltar is congested or closed.

522 nm of the route, 5% 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.

Recent freight rates for CNXMN to USNYC start at $7,035 for a 20GP and $8,793 for a 40GP ($8,846 for a 40HC). These are spot market prices from carriers that sail the lane; your quote will also include terminal handling, documentation and any bunker surcharge. At New York (USNYC) carriers give about 4 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, New York is the 61st shortest. Closer destinations include Gdansk (10,867 nm), Buenos Aires (10,754 nm) and Savannah (10,693 nm).