Rotterdam to Shenzhen Baoan sea distance

Rotterdam, Netherlands (NLRTM) to Shenzhen Baoan, China (CNSZX) is 9,897 nautical miles (18,329 km) by sea, via the Suez Canal.

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Strait of GibraltarSuez CanalBab-el-MandebStrait of MalaccaRotterdamShenzhen Baoan

Distance and sailing time

Distance9,897 nm · 18,329 km
At 14 knots29.5 days (707 h)
At 18 knots22.9 days (550 h)
At 22 knots18.7 days (450 h)

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

Passages

With Suez closed

Avoiding the Suez Canal, the shortest route is 13,190 nm (24,427 km) via the Cape of Good Hope: 3,293 nm (33%) longer, or about 9.8 extra days at 14 knots.

Emissions estimate

Inside ECA/SECA zones4,679 km (26% of the route)
CO₂e≈ 6,421 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('NLRTM', 'CNSZX', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 9,897 nm

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