Question 1

How long does it take to ship a container from Houston to Chengdu by sea?

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Houston and Chengdu is 37 days 14h. Ships depart from Houston (USHOU) and arrive at Yantian (CNYTN) with scheduled departures 2-4 times a week.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Houston and Chengdu?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a week from Houston (USHOU) and arrive into Yantian (CNYTN) around 37 days 14h later. These services are operated by MSC, OOCL, Maersk, Maersk, Maersk, ZIM, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, APL, MSC and Hapag-Lloyd.

Question 3

How long does it take to send cargo from Houston to Chengdu by air freight?

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Houston to Chengdu takes around 1 day 1h. Flights depart from George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport (IAH) and arrive at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Houston and Chengdu?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport (IAH) and Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) depart every 1-2 days. These flights are serviced by Lufthansa and the typical transit time is around 1 day 1h.

Question 5

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Houston and Chengdu?

Accepted Answer

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

Accepted Answer

The distance between Houston and Chengdu by cargo ship is 16,863 Nautical Miles (31,230 Kilometres / 19,405 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Houston (USHOU) and Nansha (CNNSA).

Question 7

What is the distance between Houston to Chengdu by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Houston and Chengdu by air is around 16,234 Kilometres (10,087 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport (IAH) and Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU).

Question 8

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Houston to Chengdu by sea?

Accepted Answer

2.97t CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Houston to Chengdu. 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 Houston to Chengdu?

Accepted Answer

974kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Houston to Chengdu. 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
Lufthansa	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300+1 others
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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
AUG / EC4 / PMR - EC4 \|\| EMC - AUG \| HMM - EC4 \| ONE - EC4 \| YML - EC4	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC, Evergreen, Yang Ming, ONE, HMM
GMXP / GME / GCC2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO, CMA CGM, Evergreen
US3 / TP15	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
Lone Star Express / ZSL / MSC - Lone Star Express \| ZIM - ZSL	Direct	1-2 times a week	Maersk, MSC, ZIM, Hapag-Lloyd, Gold Star
UCLA → TP15	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
ZGT → ZSL	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM
AL2 → AA7	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
UMXAPL → TWS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
MGX / TA11 → NE2 / AE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
UMX / UMXAPL → CBX / OCEAN - USEC8 \|\| CMA - CBX \| COSCO - AWE7 \| EMC - CBX \| OOCL - ECC3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	APL, CMA CGM
Gulf to SAEC String1 → Emerald	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
MGX / TA11 → SE2 / AE11	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
MECL1 → TP16	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
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Houston to Chengdu By Air freight, Container ship or Road

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George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

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Houston to Yantian

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Houston to Nansha

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