Here’s a post showing main ocean shipping routes from China to the worldwide, including main ports of each route, with the main container shipping companies which you can consider to choose.
3 Shipping Routes
In general, there are three different routes for made-in-China products transport to the world via the Pacific, the Atlantic, and the Indian Ocean.
China Shipping Routes
When taking the Pacific route, the ships will go through the south of the East China Sea. Then they go northward through the Sea of Japan through the Okhotsk to enter the North Pacific Ocean. Via this route the ships can reach the west of Latin America, the west of the U.S., New Zealand, Australia and western Canada.
In addition, numerous vessels will take the Atlantic route. In this case, the ships will go in a southern direction from China, and sail via the Indian Ocean and the Cape of Good Hope. Consequently, the ships can set direction to Western Europe, the East Coast of the U.S., the Suez Canal, the Gulf and the Mediterranean area.
A third route the ships are often taking is the Indian Ocean. This lane is often used for oil transport. The lane enables China goods to reach the Persian Gulf, East Africa, Western Europe and North America by setting sail towards the Cape of Good Hope.
SEA FREIGHT FROM CHINA TO ASEAN
Southeast Asia countries: Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, the Philippines, East Timor
MAJOR CONTAINER TERMINAL
BELAWAN, SURABAYA, PENANG, PORT KELANG, CEBU, SINGAPORE, HAIPHONG, HOCHIMINH, MANILA, JAKARTA
OCEAN CARRIER
- Standard price and Travelling time: RCL, OOCL, COSCO, HMM, APL
- Cheap Sea Freight rates but long transit time: ESL, ZIM, NORASIA
- Expensive Ocean Freight but fast line for short TT: CSCL, NYK, WANHAI
SEA FREIGHT FROM CHINA TO CANADA
MAJOR CONTAINER TERMINAL
VANCOUVER, TORONTO, MONTREAL
OCEAN CARRIER
- Standard price and Travelling time: EMC, HPL, APL, ZIM
- Cheap Sea Freight rates but long transit time: MSC, NCL
- Expensive Ocean Freight but fast line for short TT: HMM, YML
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