Reference

Sea distances between major ports

435 trade lanes between 30 hub ports — modelled sea-route distances with transit times, canal transits and ECA screening.

Algeciras Balboa4,391 nmvia panama2 ECAsAlgeciras Colón4,366 nmvia panama2 ECAsAlgeciras Durban5,958 nm1 ECAAlgeciras Houston4,790 nm2 ECAsAlgeciras Los Angeles7,362 nmvia panama3 ECAsAlgeciras New York / New Jersey3,204 nm2 ECAsAlgeciras Piraeus1,449 nm1 ECAAlgeciras Santos4,485 nm1 ECAAlgeciras Tangier Med12 nm1 ECAAlgeciras Vancouver8,600 nmvia panama3 ECAsAntwerp Algeciras1,386 nm2 ECAsAntwerp Balboa4,835 nmvia panama2 ECAsAntwerp Colón4,811 nmvia panama2 ECAsAntwerp Durban7,012 nm1 ECAAntwerp Hamburg362 nm1 ECAAntwerp Houston5,043 nm2 ECAsAntwerp Los Angeles7,806 nmvia panama3 ECAsAntwerp New York / New Jersey3,298 nm2 ECAsAntwerp Piraeus2,813 nm2 ECAsAntwerp Santos5,478 nm1 ECAAntwerp Tangier Med1,374 nm2 ECAsAntwerp Vancouver9,044 nmvia panama3 ECAsBalboa Colón25 nmvia panamaBalboa Houston1,552 nmvia panama1 ECABalboa Los Angeles2,971 nmvia panama1 ECABalboa New York / New Jersey2,019 nmvia panama1 ECABalboa Vancouver4,209 nmvia panama1 ECABusan Algeciras9,528 nmvia suez1 ECABusan Antwerp10,893 nmvia suez2 ECAsBusan Balboa8,185 nmvia panamaBusan Colombo4,136 nmBusan Colón8,210 nmvia panamaBusan Durban7,354 nmBusan Hamburg11,165 nmvia suez2 ECAsBusan Ho Chi Minh City (Cat Lai)2,032 nmBusan Hong Kong1,167 nmBusan Houston9,737 nmvia panamaBusan Jebel Ali (Dubai)6,033 nmBusan Laem Chabang2,570 nmBusan Los Angeles5,295 nmBusan Manila1,526 nmBusan New York / New Jersey10,204 nmvia panamaBusan Nhava Sheva (Mumbai)5,042 nmBusan Piraeus8,200 nmvia suez1 ECABusan Port Klang2,816 nmBusan Port Said7,603 nmvia suezBusan Rotterdam10,899 nmvia suez2 ECAsBusan Santos11,423 nmBusan Tangier Med9,519 nmvia suez1 ECABusan Tokyo669 nmBusan Vancouver4,696 nmColombo Algeciras5,450 nmvia suez1 ECAColombo Antwerp6,814 nmvia suez2 ECAsColombo Balboa9,819 nmvia suez + panama2 ECAsColombo Colón9,795 nmvia suez + panama2 ECAsColombo Durban3,794 nmColombo Hamburg7,087 nmvia suez2 ECAsColombo Houston10,218 nmvia suez2 ECAsColombo Jebel Ali (Dubai)1,922 nmColombo Los Angeles9,390 nmColombo New York / New Jersey8,632 nmvia suez2 ECAsColombo Piraeus4,122 nmvia suez1 ECAColombo Port Said3,525 nmvia suezColombo Rotterdam6,821 nmvia suez2 ECAsColombo Santos7,930 nmColombo Tangier Med5,441 nmvia suez1 ECAColombo Vancouver8,792 nmColón Houston1,528 nmvia panama1 ECAColón Los Angeles2,996 nmvia panama1 ECAColón New York / New Jersey1,995 nmvia panama1 ECAColón Vancouver4,234 nmvia panama1 ECADurban Balboa7,298 nmvia panamaDurban Colón7,273 nmvia panamaDurban Houston8,324 nm2 ECAsDurban Los Angeles10,269 nmvia panama1 ECADurban New York / New Jersey7,642 nm1 ECADurban Santos4,222 nmDurban Vancouver11,507 nmvia panama1 ECAHamburg Algeciras1,658 nm2 ECAsHamburg Balboa5,108 nmvia panama2 ECAsHamburg Colón5,083 nmvia panama2 ECAsHamburg Durban7,284 nm1 ECAHamburg Houston5,250 nm2 ECAsHamburg Los Angeles8,079 nmvia panama3 ECAsHamburg New York / New Jersey3,494 nm2 ECAsHamburg Piraeus3,086 nm2 ECAsHamburg Santos5,750 nm1 ECAHamburg Tangier Med1,646 nm2 ECAsHamburg Vancouver9,317 nmvia panama3 ECAsHo Chi Minh City (Cat Lai) Algeciras7,626 nmvia suez1 ECAHo Chi Minh City (Cat Lai) Antwerp8,991 nmvia suez2 ECAsHo Chi Minh City (Cat Lai) Balboa10,193 nmvia panamaHo Chi Minh City (Cat Lai) Colombo2,234 nmHo Chi Minh City (Cat Lai) Colón10,218 nmvia panamaHo Chi Minh City (Cat Lai) Durban5,572 nmHo Chi Minh City (Cat Lai) Hamburg9,263 nmvia suez2 ECAsHo Chi Minh City (Cat Lai) Houston11,745 nmvia panamaHo Chi Minh City (Cat Lai) Jebel Ali (Dubai)4,131 nmHo Chi Minh City (Cat Lai) Los Angeles7,303 nmHo Chi Minh City (Cat Lai) Manila907 nmHo Chi Minh City (Cat Lai) New York / New Jersey10,808 nmvia suez2 ECAsHo Chi Minh City (Cat Lai) Nhava Sheva (Mumbai)3,140 nmHo Chi Minh City (Cat Lai) Piraeus6,298 nmvia suez1 ECAHo Chi Minh City (Cat Lai) Port Said5,701 nmvia suezHo Chi Minh City (Cat Lai) Rotterdam8,997 nmvia suez2 ECAsHo Chi Minh City (Cat Lai) Santos9,645 nmHo Chi Minh City (Cat Lai) Tangier Med7,617 nmvia suez1 ECAHo Chi Minh City (Cat Lai) Vancouver6,704 nmHong Kong Algeciras8,430 nmvia suez1 ECAHong Kong Antwerp9,795 nmvia suez2 ECAsHong Kong Balboa9,331 nmvia panamaHong Kong Colombo3,038 nmHong Kong Colón9,356 nmvia panamaHong Kong Durban6,270 nmHong Kong Hamburg10,067 nmvia suez2 ECAsHong Kong Ho Chi Minh City (Cat Lai)900 nmHong Kong Houston10,884 nmvia panamaHong Kong Jebel Ali (Dubai)4,935 nmHong Kong Laem Chabang1,439 nmHong Kong Los Angeles6,441 nmHong Kong Manila660 nmHong Kong New York / New Jersey11,351 nmvia panamaHong Kong Nhava Sheva (Mumbai)3,944 nmHong Kong Piraeus7,102 nmvia suez1 ECAHong Kong Port Klang1,718 nmHong Kong Port Said6,505 nmvia suezHong Kong Rotterdam9,801 nmvia suez2 ECAsHong Kong Santos10,340 nmHong Kong Tangier Med8,421 nmvia suez1 ECAHong Kong Tokyo1,602 nmHong Kong Vancouver5,843 nmHouston Vancouver5,762 nmvia panama1 ECAJebel Ali (Dubai) Algeciras4,895 nmvia suez1 ECAJebel Ali (Dubai) Antwerp6,259 nmvia suez2 ECAsJebel Ali (Dubai) Balboa9,264 nmvia panama + suez2 ECAsJebel Ali (Dubai) Colón9,239 nmvia panama + suez2 ECAsJebel Ali (Dubai) Durban4,033 nmJebel Ali (Dubai) Hamburg6,532 nmvia suez2 ECAsJebel Ali (Dubai) Houston9,663 nmvia suez2 ECAsJebel Ali (Dubai) Los Angeles11,287 nmJebel Ali (Dubai) New York / New Jersey8,077 nmvia suez2 ECAsJebel Ali (Dubai) Piraeus3,566 nmvia suez1 ECAJebel Ali (Dubai) Port Said2,970 nmvia suezJebel Ali (Dubai) Rotterdam6,266 nmvia suez2 ECAsJebel Ali (Dubai) Santos8,253 nmJebel Ali (Dubai) Tangier Med4,885 nmvia suez1 ECAJebel Ali (Dubai) Vancouver10,689 nmLaem Chabang Algeciras7,794 nmvia suez1 ECALaem Chabang Antwerp9,158 nmvia suez2 ECAsLaem Chabang Balboa10,731 nmvia panamaLaem Chabang Colombo2,402 nmLaem Chabang Colón10,756 nmvia panamaLaem Chabang Durban5,740 nmLaem Chabang Hamburg9,431 nmvia suez2 ECAsLaem Chabang Ho Chi Minh City (Cat Lai)602 nmLaem Chabang Houston12,284 nmvia panamaLaem Chabang Jebel Ali (Dubai)4,299 nmLaem Chabang Los Angeles7,841 nmLaem Chabang Manila1,445 nmLaem Chabang New York / New Jersey10,976 nmvia suez2 ECAsLaem Chabang Nhava Sheva (Mumbai)3,308 nmLaem Chabang Piraeus6,466 nmvia suez1 ECALaem Chabang Port Said5,869 nmvia suezLaem Chabang Rotterdam9,165 nmvia suez2 ECAsLaem Chabang Santos9,813 nmLaem Chabang Tangier Med7,785 nmvia suez1 ECALaem Chabang Vancouver7,243 nmLos Angeles Houston4,523 nmvia panama1 ECALos Angeles New York / New Jersey4,990 nmvia panama1 ECALos Angeles Vancouver1,250 nm1 ECAManila Algeciras8,354 nmvia suez1 ECAManila Antwerp9,718 nmvia suez2 ECAsManila Balboa9,493 nmvia panamaManila Colombo2,962 nmManila Colón9,517 nmvia panamaManila Durban6,069 nmManila Hamburg9,991 nmvia suez2 ECAsManila Houston11,045 nmvia panamaManila Jebel Ali (Dubai)4,859 nmManila Los Angeles6,621 nmManila New York / New Jersey11,512 nmvia panamaManila Nhava Sheva (Mumbai)3,868 nmManila Piraeus7,026 nmvia suez1 ECAManila Port Said6,429 nmvia suezManila Rotterdam9,725 nmvia suez2 ECAsManila Santos10,139 nmManila Tangier Med8,345 nmvia suez1 ECAManila Vancouver6,100 nmNew York / New Jersey Houston1,916 nm1 ECANew York / New Jersey Vancouver6,229 nmvia panama1 ECANhava Sheva (Mumbai) Algeciras4,995 nmvia suez1 ECANhava Sheva (Mumbai) Antwerp6,359 nmvia suez2 ECAsNhava Sheva (Mumbai) Balboa9,364 nmvia suez + panama2 ECAsNhava Sheva (Mumbai) Colombo931 nmNhava Sheva (Mumbai) Colón9,339 nmvia suez + panama2 ECAsNhava Sheva (Mumbai) Durban3,817 nmNhava Sheva (Mumbai) Hamburg6,631 nmvia suez2 ECAsNhava Sheva (Mumbai) Houston9,763 nmvia suez2 ECAsNhava Sheva (Mumbai) Jebel Ali (Dubai)1,169 nmNhava Sheva (Mumbai) Los Angeles10,296 nmNhava Sheva (Mumbai) New York / New Jersey8,177 nmvia suez2 ECAsNhava Sheva (Mumbai) Piraeus3,666 nmvia suez1 ECANhava Sheva (Mumbai) Port Said3,070 nmvia suezNhava Sheva (Mumbai) Rotterdam6,365 nmvia suez2 ECAsNhava Sheva (Mumbai) Santos8,037 nmNhava Sheva (Mumbai) Tangier Med4,985 nmvia suez1 ECANhava Sheva (Mumbai) Vancouver9,698 nmNingbo–Zhoushan Algeciras9,091 nmvia suez1 ECANingbo–Zhoushan Antwerp10,456 nmvia suez2 ECAsNingbo–Zhoushan Balboa8,707 nmvia panamaNingbo–Zhoushan Busan522 nmNingbo–Zhoushan Colombo3,699 nmNingbo–Zhoushan Colón8,731 nmvia panamaNingbo–Zhoushan Durban6,917 nmNingbo–Zhoushan Hamburg10,728 nmvia suez2 ECAsNingbo–Zhoushan Ho Chi Minh City (Cat Lai)1,595 nmNingbo–Zhoushan Hong Kong730 nmNingbo–Zhoushan Houston10,259 nmvia panamaNingbo–Zhoushan Jebel Ali (Dubai)5,596 nmNingbo–Zhoushan Laem Chabang2,133 nmNingbo–Zhoushan Los Angeles5,817 nmNingbo–Zhoushan Manila1,089 nmNingbo–Zhoushan New York / New Jersey10,726 nmvia panamaNingbo–Zhoushan Nhava Sheva (Mumbai)4,605 nmNingbo–Zhoushan Piraeus7,763 nmvia suez1 ECANingbo–Zhoushan Port Klang2,379 nmNingbo–Zhoushan Port Said7,166 nmvia suezNingbo–Zhoushan Qingdao463 nmNingbo–Zhoushan Rotterdam10,462 nmvia suez2 ECAsNingbo–Zhoushan Santos10,986 nmNingbo–Zhoushan Shenzhen (Yantian)730 nmNingbo–Zhoushan Tangier Med9,082 nmvia suez1 ECANingbo–Zhoushan Tokyo1,075 nmNingbo–Zhoushan Vancouver5,218 nmPiraeus Balboa5,818 nmvia panama2 ECAsPiraeus Colón5,793 nmvia panama2 ECAsPiraeus Durban5,244 nmvia suez1 ECAPiraeus Houston6,217 nm2 ECAsPiraeus Los Angeles8,789 nmvia panama3 ECAsPiraeus New York / New Jersey4,631 nm2 ECAsPiraeus Santos5,913 nm1 ECAPiraeus Tangier Med1,440 nm1 ECAPiraeus Vancouver10,027 nmvia panama3 ECAsPort Klang Algeciras6,813 nmvia suez1 ECAPort Klang Antwerp8,177 nmvia suez2 ECAsPort Klang Balboa10,949 nmvia panamaPort Klang Colombo1,420 nmPort Klang Colón10,974 nmvia panamaPort Klang Durban4,759 nmPort Klang Hamburg8,450 nmvia suez2 ECAsPort Klang Ho Chi Minh City (Cat Lai)914 nmPort Klang Houston11,581 nmvia suez2 ECAsPort Klang Jebel Ali (Dubai)3,317 nmPort Klang Laem Chabang1,082 nmPort Klang Los Angeles8,071 nmPort Klang Manila1,642 nmPort Klang New York / New Jersey9,995 nmvia suez2 ECAsPort Klang Nhava Sheva (Mumbai)2,326 nmPort Klang Piraeus5,484 nmvia suez1 ECAPort Klang Port Said4,888 nmvia suezPort Klang Rotterdam8,184 nmvia suez2 ECAsPort Klang Santos8,884 nmPort Klang Tangier Med6,803 nmvia suez1 ECAPort Klang Vancouver7,472 nmPort Said Algeciras1,925 nm1 ECAPort Said Antwerp3,289 nm2 ECAsPort Said Balboa6,294 nmvia panama2 ECAsPort Said Colón6,269 nmvia panama2 ECAsPort Said Durban4,648 nmvia suezPort Said Hamburg3,562 nm2 ECAsPort Said Houston6,693 nm2 ECAsPort Said Los Angeles9,265 nmvia panama3 ECAsPort Said New York / New Jersey5,107 nm2 ECAsPort Said Piraeus597 nm1 ECAPort Said Rotterdam3,296 nm2 ECAsPort Said Santos6,389 nm1 ECAPort Said Tangier Med1,916 nm1 ECAPort Said Vancouver10,503 nmvia panama3 ECAsQingdao Algeciras9,469 nmvia suez1 ECAQingdao Antwerp10,834 nmvia suez2 ECAsQingdao Balboa8,666 nmvia panamaQingdao Busan481 nmQingdao Colombo4,077 nmQingdao Colón8,691 nmvia panamaQingdao Durban7,295 nmQingdao Hamburg11,106 nmvia suez2 ECAsQingdao Ho Chi Minh City (Cat Lai)1,973 nmQingdao Hong Kong1,108 nmQingdao Houston10,218 nmvia panamaQingdao Jebel Ali (Dubai)5,974 nmQingdao Laem Chabang2,511 nmQingdao Los Angeles5,776 nmQingdao Manila1,467 nmQingdao New York / New Jersey10,685 nmvia panamaQingdao Nhava Sheva (Mumbai)4,983 nmQingdao Piraeus8,141 nmvia suez1 ECAQingdao Port Klang2,757 nmQingdao Port Said7,544 nmvia suezQingdao Rotterdam10,840 nmvia suez2 ECAsQingdao Santos11,364 nmQingdao Tangier Med9,460 nmvia suez1 ECAQingdao Tokyo1,113 nmQingdao Vancouver5,177 nmRotterdam Algeciras1,392 nm2 ECAsRotterdam Antwerp84 nm1 ECARotterdam Balboa4,842 nmvia panama2 ECAsRotterdam Colón4,817 nmvia panama2 ECAsRotterdam Durban7,018 nm1 ECARotterdam Hamburg298 nm1 ECARotterdam Houston5,050 nm2 ECAsRotterdam Los Angeles7,813 nmvia panama3 ECAsRotterdam New York / New Jersey3,305 nm2 ECAsRotterdam Piraeus2,820 nm2 ECAsRotterdam Santos5,484 nm1 ECARotterdam Tangier Med1,380 nm2 ECAsRotterdam Vancouver9,051 nmvia panama3 ECAsSantos Balboa4,594 nmvia panamaSantos Colón4,569 nmvia panamaSantos Houston5,620 nm2 ECAsSantos Los Angeles7,565 nmvia panama1 ECASantos New York / New Jersey5,030 nm1 ECASantos Vancouver8,803 nmvia panama1 ECAShanghai (Yangshan) Algeciras9,147 nmvia suez1 ECAShanghai (Yangshan) Antwerp10,511 nmvia suez2 ECAsShanghai (Yangshan) Balboa8,640 nmvia panamaShanghai (Yangshan) Busan455 nmShanghai (Yangshan) Colombo3,754 nmShanghai (Yangshan) Colón8,665 nmvia panamaShanghai (Yangshan) Durban6,972 nmShanghai (Yangshan) Hamburg10,783 nmvia suez2 ECAsShanghai (Yangshan) Ho Chi Minh City (Cat Lai)1,650 nmShanghai (Yangshan) Hong Kong786 nmShanghai (Yangshan) Houston10,193 nmvia panamaShanghai (Yangshan) Jebel Ali (Dubai)5,651 nmShanghai (Yangshan) Laem Chabang2,188 nmShanghai (Yangshan) Los Angeles5,750 nmShanghai (Yangshan) Manila1,144 nmShanghai (Yangshan) New York / New Jersey10,660 nmvia panamaShanghai (Yangshan) Nhava Sheva (Mumbai)4,660 nmShanghai (Yangshan) Ningbo–Zhoushan66 nmShanghai (Yangshan) Piraeus7,818 nmvia suez1 ECAShanghai (Yangshan) Port Klang2,435 nmShanghai (Yangshan) Port Said7,222 nmvia suezShanghai (Yangshan) Qingdao397 nmShanghai (Yangshan) Rotterdam10,517 nmvia suez2 ECAsShanghai (Yangshan) Santos11,041 nmShanghai (Yangshan) Shenzhen (Yantian)786 nmShanghai (Yangshan) Tangier Med9,137 nmvia suez1 ECAShanghai (Yangshan) Tokyo1,029 nmShanghai (Yangshan) Vancouver5,152 nmShenzhen (Yantian) Algeciras8,451 nmvia suez1 ECAShenzhen (Yantian) Antwerp9,816 nmvia suez2 ECAsShenzhen (Yantian) Balboa9,331 nmvia panamaShenzhen (Yantian) Busan1,167 nmShenzhen (Yantian) Colombo3,059 nmShenzhen (Yantian) Colón9,356 nmvia panamaShenzhen (Yantian) Durban6,292 nmShenzhen (Yantian) Hamburg10,088 nmvia suez2 ECAsShenzhen (Yantian) Ho Chi Minh City (Cat Lai)922 nmShenzhen (Yantian) Hong Kong21 nmShenzhen (Yantian) Houston10,884 nmvia panamaShenzhen (Yantian) Jebel Ali (Dubai)4,956 nmShenzhen (Yantian) Laem Chabang1,460 nmShenzhen (Yantian) Los Angeles6,441 nmShenzhen (Yantian) Manila681 nmShenzhen (Yantian) New York / New Jersey11,351 nmvia panamaShenzhen (Yantian) Nhava Sheva (Mumbai)3,965 nmShenzhen (Yantian) Piraeus7,123 nmvia suez1 ECAShenzhen (Yantian) Port Klang1,740 nmShenzhen (Yantian) Port Said6,527 nmvia suezShenzhen (Yantian) Qingdao1,109 nmShenzhen (Yantian) Rotterdam9,822 nmvia suez2 ECAsShenzhen (Yantian) Santos10,361 nmShenzhen (Yantian) Tangier Med8,442 nmvia suez1 ECAShenzhen (Yantian) Tokyo1,602 nmShenzhen (Yantian) Vancouver5,843 nmSingapore Algeciras6,997 nmvia suez1 ECASingapore Antwerp8,362 nmvia suez2 ECAsSingapore Balboa10,669 nmvia panamaSingapore Busan2,537 nmSingapore Colombo1,605 nmSingapore Colón10,694 nmvia panamaSingapore Durban4,943 nmSingapore Hamburg8,634 nmvia suez2 ECAsSingapore Ho Chi Minh City (Cat Lai)635 nmSingapore Hong Kong1,439 nmSingapore Houston11,765 nmvia suez2 ECAsSingapore Jebel Ali (Dubai)3,502 nmSingapore Laem Chabang803 nmSingapore Los Angeles7,791 nmSingapore Manila1,363 nmSingapore New York / New Jersey10,179 nmvia suez2 ECAsSingapore Nhava Sheva (Mumbai)2,511 nmSingapore Ningbo–Zhoushan2,100 nmSingapore Piraeus5,669 nmvia suez1 ECASingapore Port Klang285 nmSingapore Port Said5,072 nmvia suezSingapore Qingdao2,478 nmSingapore Rotterdam8,368 nmvia suez2 ECAsSingapore Santos9,060 nmSingapore Shanghai (Yangshan)2,155 nmSingapore Shenzhen (Yantian)1,460 nmSingapore Tangier Med6,988 nmvia suez1 ECASingapore Tokyo2,952 nmSingapore Vancouver7,193 nmTangier Med Balboa4,379 nmvia panama2 ECAsTangier Med Colón4,354 nmvia panama2 ECAsTangier Med Durban5,946 nm1 ECATangier Med Houston4,778 nm2 ECAsTangier Med Los Angeles7,350 nmvia panama3 ECAsTangier Med New York / New Jersey3,191 nm2 ECAsTangier Med Santos4,473 nm1 ECATangier Med Vancouver8,588 nmvia panama3 ECAsTokyo Algeciras9,944 nmvia suez1 ECATokyo Antwerp11,308 nmvia suez2 ECAsTokyo Balboa7,821 nmvia panamaTokyo Colombo4,551 nmTokyo Colón7,846 nmvia panamaTokyo Durban7,741 nmTokyo Hamburg11,580 nmvia suez2 ECAsTokyo Ho Chi Minh City (Cat Lai)2,464 nmTokyo Houston9,373 nmvia panamaTokyo Jebel Ali (Dubai)6,448 nmTokyo Laem Chabang3,002 nmTokyo Los Angeles4,931 nmTokyo Manila1,859 nmTokyo New York / New Jersey9,840 nmvia panamaTokyo Nhava Sheva (Mumbai)5,457 nmTokyo Piraeus8,615 nmvia suez1 ECATokyo Port Klang3,232 nmTokyo Port Said8,019 nmvia suezTokyo Rotterdam11,314 nmvia suez2 ECAsTokyo Santos11,607 nmTokyo Tangier Med9,934 nmvia suez1 ECATokyo Vancouver4,332 nm

Distances are routing-model estimates over the MARNET maritime network between WPI port reference positions — planning estimates, not navigation plans.

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Modelled sea routes cover 111 ports in the calculator. The route finder searches 5,966 ports — printed NGA Pub. 151 figures where the source lists the pair, labelled straight-line estimates otherwise.