Question 1

How long does it take to ship a container from Colombo to Dalian by sea?

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Colombo and Dalian is 15 days 3h. Ships depart from Colombo (LKCMB) and arrive at Dalian (CNDLC) with scheduled departures Every 2-4 weeks.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Colombo and Dalian?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart every 2-4 weeks from Colombo (LKCMB) and arrive into Dalian (CNDLC) around 15 days 3h later. These services are operated by Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Yang Ming, MSC, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, MSC, MSC, COSCO, King Ocean, Evergreen, ONE, Evergreen, CMA CGM, COSCO, Yang Ming, ONE, King Ocean, Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL, COSCO, CMA CGM, COSCO, MSC, ONE, OOCL, COSCO, Evergreen, Evergreen, ONE, CMA CGM, Evergreen, Evergreen, CMA CGM, Evergreen, CMA CGM, Evergreen, CMA CGM, OOCL, Yang Ming, COSCO, ZIM, SINOL, OOCL, COSCO, ONE, OOCL, COSCO, Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL, COSCO, Yang Ming, SINOL and Evergreen.

Question 3

How long does it take to send cargo from Colombo to Dalian by air freight?

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Colombo to Dalian takes around 14h 33m. Flights depart from Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and arrive at Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Colombo and Dalian?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) depart every 1-2 days. These flights are serviced by Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines and the typical transit time is around 14h 33m.

Question 5

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Colombo and Dalian?

Accepted Answer

No, it doesn't look like there are dedicated Cargo planes flying between Colombo and Dalian. 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 Colombo to Dalian by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Colombo and Dalian by cargo ship is 4,316 Nautical Miles (7,993 Kilometres / 4,967 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Colombo (LKCMB) and Dalian (CNDLC).

Question 7

What is the distance between Colombo to Dalian by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Colombo and Dalian by air is around 5,467 Kilometres (3,397 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC).

Question 8

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Colombo to Dalian by sea?

Accepted Answer

775kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Colombo to Dalian. 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 Colombo to Dalian?

Accepted Answer

282kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Colombo to Dalian. 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
Air China	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo+1 others
China Eastern Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-200+1 others
China Eastern Airlines	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737-800+1 others
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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
CIX5 → HKH	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
CIX5 → KTP	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
CIX5 → CV1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
CIX5 → HKH	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CIX5 → CV1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
AUE → CIM	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
CIX5 → NCI	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
CIX5 → KTP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CIX5 → CIM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CPX → CIM	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	Yang Ming
Ingwe → Tiger	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
CEM → CIM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CIX2 → CIM	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Evergreen
CIX3 → CIM	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	Evergreen
Ingwe → SAMBAR	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Britannia → Tiger	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
ESA2 / ESA3 → CV1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen
BTL - CWS \| CUL - CWS \| EMC - CIX5 \| ONE - CIP \| TSL - CWX \| XPF - CWX → CT2	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	King Ocean
AGI → CIM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CP1 → MD3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
CIX5 → NCI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
KILIMA → M2A	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
AEU5 / LL6 → CSE / CSE1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
SA5 → MD3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
EA2 → MD3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
AIS3 → CSE	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	King Ocean
CEM → CIM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
ESA2 / TLA2 → CSE / CSE1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
AS6 / CI1 / CIX1 / RSI11 → CIX / CIX3 / RKI10	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO, CMA CGM, RCL
AWE3 / ECC1 → PA1 / CSS1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
TWS / AWE3 / ECC1 → CIX / CIX3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
AS1 + AAS2 / CPX3 + PCS1 → CSE / CSE1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
Britannia → SAMBAR	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
CMA - GULFHERC/AS8 \| RCL - RLI \| TSL - HLS \| XPF - HLS → MD3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
CI1 / CIX1 → CSE / CSE1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
ESA2 / TLA2 / SA5 → CHL / CHX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, Yang Ming
PRX → CIM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CIX5 → NCT	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
NCI → MD3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
FAL6 / AEU5 / LL6 → CIX / CIX3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
ESA3 → KTP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
ESA3 → HKH	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
GULFHERC/AS8 / RLI → CIX / RKI10	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, RCL
CIX3 → CIM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
KILIMA → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
ESA3 / SA5 → CIM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, Yang Ming
SEAS2 / ESA2 / TLA2 → CIX / CIX3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
CPX → CSS1 / PA1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, Yang Ming
CPX → MD3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
PEARLAS1 / AS1 + AAS2 / CPX3 + PCS1 → CIX / CIX3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM, OOCL
NIX → CI3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM, Gold Star
CIW → NCT	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	SINOL
CPX → CIX3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
AEU5 / LL6 → CTW1 / NTX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
CP1 → MD3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
CPX → CSE1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	OOCL
CI1 / CIX1 → CTW1 / NTX	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	COSCO, OOCL
CIX2 → CIM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
C3MAPL / AGI → CIX / CIX3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM
AS6 / CI1 / CIX1 → M2A / WSA5 / TLP5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO, CMA CGM
AGI → PA1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CPX → CIM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
CIW → NCT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SINOL
AGI → KTP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen

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Colombo to Dalian By Air freight, Container ship or Road

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