Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Kuala Lumpur and Cape Town is 23 days 23h. Ships depart from Port Klang (MYPKG) and arrive at Cape Town (ZACPT) with scheduled departures Every 1-2 weeks.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Kuala Lumpur and Cape Town?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart every 1-2 weeks from Port Klang (MYPKG) and arrive into Cape Town (ZACPT) around 23 days 23h later. These services are operated by MSC, MSC, MSC, MSC, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, PIL, PIL, PIL, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, PIL, PIL, PIL, Evergreen, PIL, Evergreen, Evergreen, PIL, Evergreen, COSCO, Evergreen, Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL, ZIM, COSCO, ZIM, OOCL, COSCO, COSCO, Evergreen, COSCO, ZIM, ONE, ONE, Evergreen, Evergreen, COSCO, COSCO, Evergreen, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, ZIM, OOCL, COSCO, COSCO, Evergreen, COSCO, ZIM, Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen, PIL, COSCO, PIL, Evergreen, COSCO, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, Evergreen, ONE, PIL, Evergreen, PIL, Evergreen, ONE, Evergreen, ONE, Evergreen, ONE, ZIM, Evergreen, Evergreen, COSCO, ONE, Evergreen, OOCL, PIL, COSCO, COSCO, ZIM, OOCL and COSCO.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Kuala Lumpur to Cape Town takes around 19h 10m. Flights depart from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) and arrive at Cape Town International Airport (CPT).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Kuala Lumpur and Cape Town?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) and Cape Town International Airport (CPT) depart 1-2 times a week. These flights are serviced by Air Mauritius, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Ethiopian Airlines and Turkish Airlines and the typical transit time is around 19h 10m.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

No, it doesn't look like there are dedicated Cargo planes flying between Kuala Lumpur and Cape Town. 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 Kuala Lumpur to Cape Town by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Kuala Lumpur and Cape Town by cargo ship is 6,051 Nautical Miles (11,206 Kilometres / 6,963 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Port Klang (MYPKG) and Cape Town (ZACPT).

Question 7

What is the distance between Kuala Lumpur to Cape Town by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Kuala Lumpur and Cape Town by air is around 9,575 Kilometres (5,950 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) and Cape Town International Airport (CPT).

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

913kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Kuala Lumpur to Cape Town. 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 Kuala Lumpur to Cape Town?

Accepted Answer

654kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Kuala Lumpur to Cape Town. 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 Mauritius	1-2 times a week	Airbus A330-200+1 others
Emirates	1-2 times a day	Airbus A380-800+1 others
Qatar Airways	Daily	Boeing 777-300ER+2 others
Ethiopian Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-9+1 others
Turkish Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
Swan → Iroko	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Britannia → Iroko	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Dolphin → Iroko	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
COSCO - QVS → Iroko	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
CIX3 → SAF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CBX → SAF	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
CIX3 → SAF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
FME → SAF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CIX2 → SAF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CIX7 → SAF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CIX7 → SAF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CIX → SAF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CIX6 / CVI → SAF / UBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, PIL
PE1 → SAF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
EA3 → UBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
EA3 → UBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
AA3 → UBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
VSM → SAF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CIX4 / CSE → SAF / UBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, PIL
TMI → SAF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
NSB → SAF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
FME → SAF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
NZS → UBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
AA3 → UBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
EAS → UBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
CIX2 → SAF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
EAS → UBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
TMI → SAF	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	Evergreen
VSM → SAF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
NZS → UBX	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	PIL
CIX6 / CVI → SAF / UBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, PIL
KCM2 → ZAX2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
CIX → SAF	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Evergreen
NSB → SAF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
JTS → ZAX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
SIS → SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
CIX3 / NIX → ASA / SA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM, Evergreen
FCE / CCX / FCS2 → PMX → ZAX2 / SAS / SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, ONE, OOCL
WAX1 / WA1 / WAF1 / FAX → ZAX2 / SAS / SAF2 / SA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM, OOCL, ONE, COSCO
CIX3 / CI3 → ZAX2 / SAF2 / SA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO, ZIM
AWE7 / CBX / ECC3 → ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
FCS / FME → ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
TMI → ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1 / SEAP → ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
EAS4 / EA4 / EA3 / TZX → SA2 / SAS / ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM, Hapag-Lloyd, PIL, ONE
JSM / ONE - JSM \| TSL - JSM \| WHL - JSM → SAS / SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, OOCL
FE6 → SAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
RMV / CIX7 / TE2 → ZAX2 / ASA / SAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, ONE
CIX4 / CIX2 / CSE → ASA / SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, PIL, OOCL
FCE / CCX / FCS2 → PMX → ZAX2 / SAS / SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, ONE
SEI1 → ZAX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CIX6 / CVI → ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, PIL
VSM → ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CIX → ASA / SA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen
ITS → ZAX2 / SAF2 / SA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM, COSCO, OOCL
CPX → SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
NZS → ZAX2 / SAF2 / ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, PIL
VJS → ZAX2 / SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
CIX2 / NCI → ASA / SAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, ONE
ASAX / AWX → ZAX2 / SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
EAS3 / EA3 / EAS / GSL - KYX \| HL - EAS3 \| ONE - EA3 \| PIL - EAS → SA2 / SAS / ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM, PIL, Hapag-Lloyd, ONE
MSF → SA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
NSB → ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
KMS → UBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
ASAL / ASA / AA3 → ZAX2 / SAF2 / ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, PIL
KMS → UBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
TIX → SAF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
SAL / AU1 / ANL - AAXS (AAXSANL) \| CMA - AAXSANL \| HL - SAL \| ML - GAC \| ONE - AU1 → ZAX2 / SA2 / SAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Hapag-Lloyd, ONE
TIX → SAF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
AGI → SAF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
VTS → SAF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CBX → SAF	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
CIM → SAF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
SYS / EMC - SYS \| SSLL - SY1 → SAF / UBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, PIL
WA1 → AIM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
KCS → UBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
SYS / EMC - SYS \| SSLL - SY1 → SAF / UBX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, PIL
KMS → ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL
CIX → SAF	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CNC - BY8 → SAS	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
TIX → ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
FE6 → SAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
CIX5 / CIP → ASA / SAS	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, ONE
CIM → SAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
KTX1 / COSCO - KTX1 \| OOCL - KTX1 → ZAX2 / SAF2 / ASA / SA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM, OOCL, PIL, COSCO
AGI → ZAX2 / ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO
VTS → ASA	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Evergreen
AIS → ZAX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
JSM3 → SAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
SYS / EMC - SYS \| SSLL - SY1 → ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, PIL
FCS3 → SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
KCS2 / KCS → SAS / ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL, ONE
PA1 / CSS1 → ZAX2 / SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
CME → ZAX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
KTX1 / COSCO - KTX1 \| OOCL - KTX1 → ZAX2 / SAF2 / ASA / SA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM, OOCL, PIL, COSCO
CSS3 → SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
TCX / TEI1 / QSI → ZAX2 / SAS / SA2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO, ONE, ZIM

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