Xiamen to Oakland shipping route.

Ships leaving Xiamen for Oakland head north east and cover a sea distance of 5,837 nautical miles (10,810 km), on a direct course. The straight line between the ports is 10,656 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. No canals or major straits on this leg, the ship stays close to the direct line.

At sea, the voyage lasts 20.3 days at 12 knots, 17.4 days at 14 knots and 13.5 days at 18 knots. Liner schedules on the lane quote 31 to 50 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 27 sailings by 4 carriers (CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk and MSC).

348 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.

Recent freight rates for CNXMN to USOAK start at $4,744 for a 20GP and $6,777 for a 40GP ($6,830 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 Oakland (USOAK) 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, Oakland is the 29th shortest. Closer destinations include Mombasa (5,784 nm), Vancouver (5,587 nm) and Seattle (5,566 nm).