Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Melbourne and Shenzhen is 16 days 5h. 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 Shenzhen?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a week from Melbourne (AUMEL) and arrive into Hong Kong (HKHKG) around 16 days 5h later. These services are operated by COSCO, MSC and Maersk.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Melbourne to Shenzhen takes around 9h 15m. 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 Shenzhen?

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, Vietnam Airlines, Philippine Airlines, VietJet Air, China Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Scoot, Thai Airways, Sichuan Airlines, Juneyao Airlines and China Eastern Airlines and the typical transit time is around 9h 15m.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Melbourne and Shenzhen. Cargo flights depart from Melbourne International Airport (MEL) and arrive at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) with departures Every few hours and a average flight time of around 9h 15m. Singapore Airlines operates  on this route.

Question 6

What is the distance between Melbourne to Shenzhen by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Melbourne and Shenzhen by cargo ship is 5,134 Nautical Miles (9,507 Kilometres / 5,908 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Melbourne (AUMEL) and Yantian (CNYTN).

Question 7

What is the distance between Melbourne to Shenzhen by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Melbourne and Shenzhen by air is around 7,459 Kilometres (4,635 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Melbourne International Airport (MEL) and Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX).

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

864kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Melbourne to Shenzhen. 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 Shenzhen?

Accepted Answer

n/a is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Melbourne to Shenzhen. 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	Boeing 777-300ER+1 others
Hong Kong Airlines	N/A
Qantas	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300
Royal Brunei Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-8+1 others
Vietnam Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+2 others
Philippine Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300+3 others
VietJet Air	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-200+1 others
China Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+4 others
Hainan Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300+1 others
Singapore AirlinesFreighter	Every few hours	Airbus A350-900+3 others
Scoot	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-8+3 others
Thai Airways	1-2 times a day	Airbus A350-900+4 others
Sichuan Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+1 others
Juneyao Airlines	2-4 times a week	Boeing 787-9+1 others
China Eastern Airlines	1-2 times a day	Boeing 787-9+2 others

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Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Shenzhen Airlines	N/A
Hainan Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300+1 others
China Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+4 others
Singapore Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+3 others
Sichuan Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900+2 others
China Eastern Airlines	1-2 times a day	Boeing 787-9+2 others
Capital Airlines	2-4 times a week	Airbus A330-300+2 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
Dragon / AUN	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, ONE
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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
Wallaby	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Dragon / AUN	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, ONE
NEAX / NAX / A1X / AUE	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, HMM, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd
ZAX / Panda / GSL - ZAX \| MSC - Panda \| ZIM - ZAX	Direct	1-2 times a week	COSCO, MSC, ZIM, Hapag-Lloyd, Gold Star
Wallaby → Panda	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Koala → Bayan Ko	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
NAX → GSL - ZAX \| MSC - Panda \| ZIM - ZAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
ANP / OC1 → JSTAR / COSCO - JKN \| ML - JSTAR \| ONE - NZJ \| OOCL - JKN	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
WSN/PNW / PANZ → JSTAR / COSCO - JKN \| ML - JSTAR \| ONE - NZJ \| OOCL - JKN	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
Dragon / AUN → JSTAR / NZJ	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, ONE
A3S → JKN	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL

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