Transpacific: Asia to Pacific Northwest
Transpacific: Asia to Pacific Northwest carries containers. Its usual routing (tsugaru-north-aleutians) passes Tsugaru Strait and covers about 5,071 nautical miles. Alternative routings: la-perouse (5,067 nm), south-of-japan (5,242 nm). The shortest transpacific crossing, serving US and Canadian intermodal rail to the Midwest.
Key facts
- 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
- Destination: Pacific Northwest gateways
- Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver (CA), Prince Rupert
- Recorded events
- 0
- Ongoing now
- 0
- Distances verified
- Yes
Routings
| Routing | Chokepoints, in order | Distance (nm) | Distance source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tsugaru-north-aleutians (usual) | Tsugaru Strait | 5,071 | NGA Pub. 151 Distances Between Ports, 11th ed. (2001, PDF dated 2004), single table entry, printed p. 102 |
| la-perouse | None | 5,067 | NGA Pub. 151 Distances Between Ports, 11th ed. (2001, PDF dated 2004), single table entry, printed p. 102 |
| south-of-japan | None | 5,242 | NGA Pub. 151 Distances Between Ports, 11th ed. (2001, PDF dated 2004), single table entry, printed p. 102 |
Disruption history
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