Yantian to Oakland shipping route.

Ships leaving Yantian for Oakland head north east and cover a sea distance of 6,093 nautical miles (11,283 km), on a direct course. The straight line between the ports is 11,070 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. No canals or major straits on this leg, the ship stays close to the direct line.

Pure steaming time is 18.1 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 21.2 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 14.1. Liner schedules on the lane quote 20 to 47 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 17 sailings by 3 carriers (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 CNYTN to USOAK start at $4,647 for a 20GP and $6,465 for a 40GP ($6,515 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 63 port to port routes from Yantian in this directory, Oakland is the 31st shortest. Closer destinations include Jeddah (5,843 nm), Vancouver (5,843 nm) and Seattle (5,821 nm).