Question 1

How long does it take to ship a container from Malaysia to China by sea?

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Malaysia and China is 4 days 3h. Ships depart from Tanjung Pelepas (MYTPP) and arrive at Nansha (CNNSA) with scheduled departures 1-2 times a week.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Malaysia and China?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart 1-2 times a week from Tanjung Pelepas (MYTPP) and arrive into Nansha (CNNSA) around 4 days 3h later. These services are operated by Evergreen and Maersk.

Question 3

How long does it take to send cargo from Malaysia to China by air freight?

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Malaysia to China takes around 3h 40m. Flights depart from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) and arrive at Nanning Wuxu Airport (NNG).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Malaysia and China?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) and Nanning Wuxu Airport (NNG) depart 1-2 times a day. These flights are serviced by AirAsia, Longhao Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Scoot and Air Macau and the typical transit time is around 3h 40m.

Question 5

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Malaysia and China?

Accepted Answer

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Malaysia and China. Cargo flights depart from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) and arrive at Nanning Wuxu Airport (NNG) with departures 2-4 times a week and a average flight time of around 3h 40m. Longhao Airlines operates  on this route.

Question 6

What is the distance between Malaysia to China by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Malaysia and China by cargo ship is 1,480 Nautical Miles (2,741 Kilometres / 1,703 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Tanjung Pelepas (MYTPP) and Nansha (CNNSA).

Question 7

What is the distance between Malaysia to China by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Malaysia and China by air is around 2,319 Kilometres (1,441 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) and Nanning Wuxu Airport (NNG).

Question 8

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Malaysia to China by sea?

Accepted Answer

266kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Malaysia to China. 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 Malaysia to China?

Accepted Answer

140kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Malaysia to China. 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
AirAsia	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A320neo+1 others
Longhao AirlinesFreighter	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737 Freighter
Hainan Airlines	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737-800
Scoot	2-4 times a week	Boeing 787-9+3 others
Air Macau	2-4 times a week	Airbus A320

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Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Malaysia AirlinesFreighter	1-2 times a day	Airbus A330-200+2 others
Singapore AirlinesFreighter	2-4 times a day	Boeing 737MAX 8+4 others
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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
NSD	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, Yang Ming
SH2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Sealand
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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
CS2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CNC Line, CMA CGM
CIE / FIE1 / FIX / IFX2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC, Sinotrans, SLS, TS Lines
VTS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CISC2 / SIS / CI6 / SNS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia, Wan Hai, Sinokor, FT, Heung-A, Yang Ming
KTX6 / NS1 / JSM3	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Interasia, Wan Hai, COSCO, ONE, OOCL
CS2 / CIM	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, RCL, Wan Hai, CNC Line
KTX1	Direct	2-4 times a week	PIL, OOCL, CMA CGM, COSCO
Swan Sentosa / FE6	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC, ONE, Yang Ming
NFS / KCS2 / KCS / KMV2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, King Ocean, PIL, Namsung, TS Lines
JTS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai, Interasia
KCM	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean, SITC, TS Lines, CNC Line, Heung-A, HMM, Interasia
JTS	Direct	1-2 times a week	Yang Ming, CNC Line, Evergreen, Gold Star, ONE, TS Lines
KCM3 / KCS / FEM2 / KCX	Direct	2-4 times a week	ONE, SITC, Yang Ming, King Ocean

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Malaysia to China By Air freight, Container ship or Road

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Malaysia to China by Air freight

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Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Nanning Wuxu Airport

Cargo flights

Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

Malaysia to China by Container ship

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Tanjung Pelepas to Nansha

Cargo flights

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