Question 1

How long does it take to ship a container from Cape Town to Surabaya by sea?

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Cape Town and Surabaya is 21 days 17h. Ships depart from Cape Town (ZACPT) and arrive at Surabaya (IDSUB) with scheduled departures Every 2-4 weeks.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Cape Town and Surabaya?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart every 2-4 weeks from Cape Town (ZACPT) and arrive into Surabaya (IDSUB) around 21 days 17h later. These services are operated by COSCO, COSCO, PIL, Evergreen, COSCO, COSCO, Evergreen, ONE, MSC, COSCO, PIL, COSCO, Evergreen, ONE, COSCO, ONE, CMA CGM, COSCO, COSCO, Evergreen, Evergreen, CMA CGM, Evergreen, CMA CGM, Evergreen, Maersk, Evergreen, COSCO, Maersk, COSCO, PIL, COSCO and Evergreen.

Question 3

How long does it take to send cargo from Cape Town to Surabaya by air freight?

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Cape Town to Surabaya takes around 21h 59m. Flights depart from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) and arrive at Juanda International Airport (SUB).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Cape Town and Surabaya?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Cape Town International Airport (CPT) and Juanda International Airport (SUB) depart every 1-2 days. These flights are serviced by Singapore Airlines and the typical transit time is around 21h 59m.

Question 5

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Cape Town and Surabaya?

Accepted Answer

No, it doesn't look like there are dedicated Cargo planes flying between Cape Town and Surabaya. There are regular passenger aircraft however and they might be able to accommodate your cargo depending on its dimensions and weight.

Question 6

What is the distance between Cape Town to Surabaya by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Cape Town and Surabaya by cargo ship is 6,619 Nautical Miles (12,259 Kilometres / 7,617 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Cape Town (ZACPT) and Surabaya (IDSUB).

Question 7

What is the distance between Cape Town to Surabaya by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Cape Town and Surabaya by air is around 11,055 Kilometres (6,870 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Cape Town International Airport (CPT) and Juanda International Airport (SUB).

Question 8

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Cape Town to Surabaya by sea?

Accepted Answer

637kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Cape Town to Surabaya. This is calculated using the overall historical emissions of the average container ship on this trade lane and dividing it by the total projected capacity.

Question 9

How much CO2 is produced when sending cargo by air from Cape Town to Surabaya?

Accepted Answer

504kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Cape Town to Surabaya. This is calculated by determining the total fuel burn output of various aircraft that typically fly this route and dividing it by the total available cargo capacity in KGs.

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Singapore Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+1 others
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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
AEM2 / WM2 → ITS	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
AEM2 → SEI1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
ASA → SDD	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
ASA → VMI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
ZAX2 / SAF2 / SA2 → ITS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, ZIM
ZAX2 → SEI1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
MEX1 → VMI	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
SAS → SSX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
Iroko → Dolphin	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	MSC
ZAX2 / ASA / SAS / SAF2 → NIS1 / NSI / CID / CIP2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, ONE, OOCL
SAS / ASA → NCI / HMM - NIS \| ML - NJX \| PIL - NCI \| XPF - NJX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL, ONE
ZAX2 / SAF2 / SA2 → ITS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, ZIM
ZAX2 / ASA / SAS / SAF2 → NIS1 / NSI / CID / CIP2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, ONE, COSCO, OOCL
SAS / ASA → NCI / HMM - NIS \| ML - NJX \| PIL - NCI \| XPF - NJX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, PIL
ZAX2 / SAF2 / SA2 → ITS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, ZIM
SAS → CIM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
MEX → CNC - CS2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
ZAX2 / ASA → CIT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen
ZAX2 / ASA → JPI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen
MEX1 → CIM	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
ASA → VMI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
MEX → ML - IA8	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
ASA → VMI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
MEX / AEM2 / MEX1 / WM2 → NIS1 / NSI / CIP2 / CNC - KCS \| COSCO - NIS1 \| EMC - NSI \| ONE - CID \| OOCL - CIP2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
MEX1 → CIM	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
MSC - Iroko → CIT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
ASA → CIM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
ZAX2 / SAF2 / SA2 → CTI1 / CIS2 / COSCO - CTI1 \| GSL - CTI \| ML - CIT \| OOCL - CIS2 \| YML - CTI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, ZIM
MSC - Iroko → NJX	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	Maersk
AEM2 / MEX1 → CIT	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen
SAS / ASA → NCI / HMM - NIS \| ML - NJX \| PIL - NCI \| XPF - NJX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL, ONE
ZAX2 / ASA → CIT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen
ZAX2 / ASA → CIT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO

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