Ningbo to Rotterdam sea distance

Ningbo, China (CNNGB) to Rotterdam, Netherlands (NLRTM) is 10,560 nautical miles (19,557 km) by sea, via the Suez Canal.

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Strait of MalaccaBab-el-MandebSuez CanalStrait of GibraltarNingboRotterdam

Distance and sailing time

Distance10,560 nm · 19,557 km
At 14 knots31.4 days (754 h)
At 18 knots24.4 days (587 h)
At 22 knots20.0 days (480 h)

Time at sea only, excluding port calls, canal waiting and weather.

Passages

With Suez closed

Avoiding the Suez Canal, the shortest route is 13,692 nm (25,357 km) via the Panama Canal: 3,132 nm (30%) longer, or about 9.3 extra days at 14 knots.

Emissions estimate

Inside ECA/SECA zones4,679 km (24% of the route)
CO₂e≈ 6,851 t

Rough estimate for a post-Panamax container ship, not a certified figure. ECA share uses bounding boxes.

Compute it yourself

import { seaRoute } from 'searoute-ts';
import 'searoute-ts/ports';

const route = seaRoute('CNNGB', 'NLRTM', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 10,560 nm

npm install searoute-ts · GitHub · npm

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