Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Colombo and Hong Kong is 9 days 4h. Ships depart from Colombo (LKCMB) and arrive at Hong Kong (HKHKG) with scheduled departures 2-4 times a week.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Colombo and Hong Kong?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a week from Colombo (LKCMB) and arrive into Hong Kong (HKHKG) around 9 days 4h later. These services are operated by Maersk, CMA CGM, Yang Ming, Maersk, Maersk, Maersk, Maersk, MSC, MSC, MSC, CMA CGM, Maersk, COSCO, COSCO, CMA CGM, COSCO, CMA CGM, OOCL, COSCO, King Ocean, TS Lines, MSC, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, COSCO, Evergreen, CMA CGM, Evergreen, MSC, Evergreen, Evergreen, COSCO, HMM, Evergreen, OOCL, Evergreen, Evergreen, CMA CGM, Evergreen, Yang Ming, CMA CGM, Maersk, COSCO, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, CMA CGM and CMA CGM.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Colombo to Hong Kong takes around 5h 31m. Flights depart from Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and arrive at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Colombo and Hong Kong?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) depart daily. These flights are serviced by Cathay Pacific, Thai Airways, China Eastern Airlines, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia, Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air, Singapore Airlines, Air China and Malaysia Airlines and the typical transit time is around 5h 31m.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Colombo and Hong Kong. Cargo flights depart from Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and arrive at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) with departures Daily and a average flight time of around 5h 31m. Cathay Pacific operates  on this route.

Question 6

What is the distance between Colombo to Hong Kong by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Colombo and Hong Kong by cargo ship is 3,051 Nautical Miles (5,650 Kilometres / 3,511 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Colombo (LKCMB) and Hong Kong (HKHKG).

Question 7

What is the distance between Colombo to Hong Kong by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Colombo and Hong Kong by air is around 4,019 Kilometres (2,497 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

548kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Colombo to Hong Kong. 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 Hong Kong?

Accepted Answer

293kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Colombo to Hong Kong. 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
Cathay PacificFreighter	Daily	Boeing 747-400 Freighter+1 others
Thai Airways	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320+2 others
China Eastern Airlines	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737+1 others
AirAsia	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320+1 others
Batik Air Malaysia	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737-800
Vietnam Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A321
VietJet Air	2-4 times a week	Airbus A320+1 others
Singapore Airlines	1-2 times a day	Boeing 737MAX 8+4 others
Air China	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo+1 others
Malaysia Airlines	1-2 times a day	Boeing 737-800 (winglets)+2 others

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
CWS / CIX5 / CIP / CWX / BTL - CWS \| CUL - CWS \| EMC - CIX5 \| ONE - CIP \| TSL - CWX \| XPF - CWX	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk, King Ocean, Evergreen, X-Press Feeders, BTL, China United, ONE, TS Lines
SEAS2 / ESA2 / ESA3 / TLA2 / ES2 / SA5	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL, PIL, Yang Ming
CPX	Direct	2-4 times a week	Yang Ming, OOCL
TP16 → SAE	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
TP16 → GOEX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
TP16 → PH3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
TP16 → SE8	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
Malabar → Carioca	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
CHITTAGONG → Carioca	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Ingwe → Pertiwi	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
C3MAPL → KMTC - CVT \| SINO - CTX \| TSL - CVT	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
SE3 / AE15 → CIX / EMC - CIX \| HL - CIX \| INTERA - CIX \| WHL - CIX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
AEU5 / LL6 → KTX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
CI1 / CIX1 → KTX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
TVI → KMTC - CVT \| SINO - CTX \| TSL - CVT	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
ESA2 / TLA2 / ES2 → KTX1 / COSCO - KTX1 \| OOCL - KTX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, PIL
TVI → TWS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
CPX → ECC1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
ESA2 / ESA3 → CIT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen
CWX / BTL - CWS \| CUL - CWS \| EMC - CIX5 \| ONE - CIP \| TSL - CWX \| XPF - CWX → KCM	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	King Ocean, TS Lines
CIX2 → KCM	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	TS Lines
Britannia → Pertiwi	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
CIX5 → AUE	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
AGI → KTP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
ESA3 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
AEU5 / CEM → CIT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO
CIX2 → AUE	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
CI1 → CIT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CEM → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
SEAS2 / ESA2 / ESA3 / TLA2 → CIMEX1 / MEX4 / AMA / ME1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
C3MAPL / AGI → TWS / AWE3 / AUE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, CMA CGM, COSCO
Ingwe → Orchid	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
CIX5 → NCS	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
AGI → NCT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO
AS6 / CI1 / CIX1 → CIMEX1 / MEX4 / ME1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, CMA CGM
AGI → VTS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
CIX2 → CIT	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
CPX → KTX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
CIX2 → NCS	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
FAL6 / AEU5 / CEM / LL6 → CIMEX1 / MEX4 / AMA / ME1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
TVI → SAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
C3MAPL / AGI → SAX / AWE4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, CMA CGM, COSCO
CPX → TSE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
AS6 → CNC - CS1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
CIX5 / BTL - CWS \| CUL - CWS \| EMC - CIX5 \| ONE - CIP \| TSL - CWX \| XPF - CWX → CIX / EMC - CIX \| HL - CIX \| INTERA - CIX \| WHL - CIX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk, Evergreen
AGI → CTJ	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
AGI → NCS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CIX2 → CIX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
AGI → CIX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
FAL6 → CNC - CS1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM
SEAS2 → CNC - CS1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	CMA CGM

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