Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Melbourne and Hong Kong is 17 days 20h. Ships depart from Melbourne (AUMEL) and arrive at Hong Kong (HKHKG) with scheduled departures 2-4 times a week.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a week from Melbourne (AUMEL) and arrive into Hong Kong (HKHKG) around 17 days 20h later. These services are operated by COSCO, MSC, MSC, ONE, MSC, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, ANL, Maersk, MSC, MSC, Maersk, Maersk, COSCO, COSCO, Maersk, COSCO, MSC, Maersk, ONE, MSC and OOCL.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Melbourne to Hong Kong takes around 9h 17m. Flights depart from Melbourne International Airport (MEL) and arrive at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Melbourne and Hong Kong?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Melbourne International Airport (MEL) and Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) depart 2-4 times a day. These flights are serviced by Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong Airlines, Qantas, Royal Brunei Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air, China Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Scoot, Thai Airways, Juneyao Airlines, Sichuan Airlines and China Eastern Airlines and the typical transit time is around 9h 17m.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Accepted Answer

The distance between Melbourne and Hong Kong by cargo ship is 5,375 Nautical Miles (9,954 Kilometres / 6,185 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Melbourne (AUMEL) and Hong Kong (HKHKG).

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

The distance between Melbourne and Hong Kong by air is around 7,418 Kilometres (4,609 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Melbourne International Airport (MEL) and Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

965kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Melbourne 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 Melbourne to Hong Kong?

Accepted Answer

409kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Melbourne 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 Pacific	2-4 times a day	Airbus A350-900+1 others
Hong Kong Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A330-300
Qantas	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300
Royal Brunei Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-8+1 others
Philippine Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300+3 others
Vietnam Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+1 others
VietJet Air	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-200+1 others
China Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+5 others
Hainan Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A330-300+1 others
Singapore Airlines	Every few hours	Airbus A350-900+3 others
Scoot	2-4 times a week	Boeing 787-8+2 others
Thai Airways	1-2 times a day	Airbus A350-900+4 others
Juneyao Airlines	2-4 times a week	Boeing 787-9+1 others
Sichuan Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A350-900+2 others
China Eastern Airlines	1-2 times a day	Boeing 787-9+3 others

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
A3S / A3SANL / SAS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, ANL, CMA CGM, PIL
Wallaby	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Koala	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Dragon / AUN	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Maersk
Koala → Pertiwi	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
RTWPAN / PAD → ANZEX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
KEA → ANZEX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
TTZ / ANL - TTZ → ANZEX / ANL - ANZEX \| CMA - ANZEX \| COSCO - CNS \| NPDL - NCS \| OOCL - CNS \| PIL - NCS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ANL, CNC Line
OC1 / OL2 → Northern Star / ML - Northern Star	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, MSC
Eagle → Panda	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Wallaby → Panda	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
OC1 / OL2 → Northern Star / ML - Northern Star	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, MSC
PANZ / OL1 → Northern Star / ML - Northern Star	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, MSC
A3S → CAPa	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
A3C → CAPa	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
ANP / OC1 → JSTAR / COSCO - JKN \| ML - JSTAR \| ONE - NZJ \| OOCL - JKN	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
ANE → GSL - ZAX \| MSC - Panda \| ZIM - ZAX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
Wallaby → ML - Northern Star	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
WSN/PNW / PANZ → JSTAR / COSCO - JKN \| ML - JSTAR \| ONE - NZJ \| OOCL - JKN	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
Dragon / AUN → JSTAR / NZJ	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Maersk
Wallaby → ML - Northern Star	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
A3C → JKN	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO

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