Yokohama to Montreal shipping route.

Ships leaving Yokohama for Montreal head north east and cover a sea distance of 11,144 nautical miles (20,638 km), via Panama Canal. The straight line between the ports is 10,414 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.

Pure steaming time is 33.2 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 38.7 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 25.8. 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 Yokohama and Montreal to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Suez Canal, 13,214 nautical miles, 2,070 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Strait of Gibraltar is congested or closed.

1,463 nm of the route, 13% 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.

Container freight rates on Yokohama to Montreal move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Montreal (CAMTR) carriers give about 3 free days before demurrage and detention charges start, so plan the truck or rail pickup before the box lands.

Of the 64 port to port routes from Yokohama in this directory, Montreal is the 55th shortest. Closer destinations include Le Havre (11,118 nm), Lagos (Apapa) (11,040 nm) and Buenos Aires (11,016 nm).