Xiamen to Nhava Sheva shipping route.

The shipping route from Xiamen, China to Nhava Sheva, India covers 4,169 nautical miles port to port, via Strait of Malacca. On a globe the two ports sit 4,682 km apart, so the ship sails 1.65 times the straight line distance. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Malacca.

Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 12.4 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 14.5 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 9.7. 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 Xiamen and Nhava Sheva to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Sunda Strait, 4,794 nautical miles, 625 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Sunda Strait is congested or closed.

Container freight rates on Xiamen 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 62 port to port routes from Xiamen in this directory, Nhava Sheva is the 17th shortest. Closer destinations include Colombo (3,263 nm), Tanjung Priok (2,003 nm) and Port Klang (1,944 nm).