Asia to US East Coast
Asia to US East Coast carries containers. Its usual routing (panama) passes Panama Canal, Windward Passage and covers about 10,666 nautical miles. Alternative routings: suez (12,361 nm), cape (14,587 nm). All-water service to the US East Coast that swings between Panama and Suez as canal conditions change.
- Cargo
- containers
- Origin: East Asia main container ports
- Shanghai, Shanghai (Yangshan), Ningbo, Shekou, Yantian, Hong Kong, Busan, Qingdao Port, Xiamen, Guangzhou (Nansha), Kaohsiung, Tianjin Xin Gang
- Recorded events
- 1
- Ongoing now
- 0
- Distances verified
- Yes
Routing options for Asia to US East Coast| Routing | Chokepoints, in order | Distance (nm) | Distance source |
|---|
| panama (usual) | Panama Canal, Windward Passage | 10,666 | NGA Pub. 151 Distances Between Ports, 11th ed. (2001, PDF dated 2004), sum of 2 table legs, printed p. 76, 102 |
| suez | Taiwan Strait, Malacca Strait, Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Suez Canal, Gibraltar Strait | 12,361 | NGA Pub. 151 Distances Between Ports, 11th ed. (2001, PDF dated 2004), sum of 4 table legs, printed p. 85, 102, 103, 109 |
| cape | Taiwan Strait, Malacca Strait, Cape of Good Hope | 14,587 | NGA Pub. 151 Distances Between Ports, 11th ed. (2001, PDF dated 2004), sum of 3 table legs, printed p. 22, 102, 103 |