Question 1

How long does it take to ship a container from Sri Lanka to United States by sea?

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Sri Lanka and United States is 27 days 14h. Ships depart from Colombo (LKCMB) and arrive at New York (USNYC) with scheduled departures Every 1-2 days.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Sri Lanka and United States?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart every 1-2 days from Colombo (LKCMB) and arrive into New York (USNYC) around 27 days 14h later. These services are operated by MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM, ONE, Wan Hai, ONE, CMA CGM, ONE, Maersk, MSC, MSC, MSC, ZIM, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, COSCO, COSCO, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL, Yang Ming, ONE, COSCO, MSC, ONE, OOCL, ONE, Yang Ming, COSCO, CMA CGM, Evergreen, CMA CGM, CMA CGM, MSC and OOCL.

Question 3

How long does it take to send cargo from Sri Lanka to United States by air freight?

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Sri Lanka to United States takes around 23h 27m. Flights depart from Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and arrive at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Sri Lanka and United States?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) depart every 1-2 days. These flights are serviced by Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines and the typical transit time is around 23h 27m.

Question 5

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Sri Lanka and United States?

Accepted Answer

No, it doesn't look like there are dedicated Cargo planes flying between Sri Lanka and United States. 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 Sri Lanka to United States by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Sri Lanka and United States by cargo ship is 11,499 Nautical Miles (21,296 Kilometres / 13,233 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Colombo (LKCMB) and New York (USNYC).

Question 7

What is the distance between Sri Lanka to United States by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Sri Lanka and United States by air is around 14,473 Kilometres (8,993 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA).

Question 8

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Sri Lanka to United States by sea?

Accepted Answer

1.32t CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Sri Lanka to United States. 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 Sri Lanka to United States?

Accepted Answer

741kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Sri Lanka to United States. 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	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300+1 others
Singapore Airlines	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737MAX 8+2 others
Emirates	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 777-300ER+2 others
Qatar Airways	2-4 times a week	Boeing 777-300ER+2 others
Turkish Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-9+2 others

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Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
Turkish Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-9+1 others
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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
INDUSA	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
US4 / TP16	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk
INDAMEX / IPE / IEX	Direct	1-2 times a week	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
EC3	Direct	N/A	ONE, HMM, Yang Ming
AA7	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai, Hapag-Lloyd
IPE2 / IAX / WIN	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, COSCO, HMM
CJX / SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1 / SEAP / OCEAN - USEC3 & PSW3 \|\| CMA - CJX \| COSCO - SEA2 & AWE5 \| EMC - PE1 \| OOCL - SEAP	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, APL, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
EC3	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, HMM, Yang Ming
ME2 → Ecumed	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
Britannia → America	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Ingwe → America	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Malabar → INDUSA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
NIX → Z7S	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM
IPAK → INDUSA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
ML - Safina → TPI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
AGI → IPE2 / IAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, HMM
CIX3 → IPE2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CIX → TPI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
WM3 → GEM - US3 \|\| HL - US3 \| ML - TP15	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	OOCL
SA5 → EC3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Yang Ming
CP1 → EC3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
AS6 / CI1 / CIX1 → SAX / AWE4 / ECX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, CMA CGM, OOCL
Malabar → INDUSA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
CMA - GULFHERC/AS8 \| CUL - HLS \| OOCL - SIS \| RCL - RLI \| TSL - HLS \| XPF - HLS → EC3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
CIX / CIX3 → INDAMEX / IPE / IEX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO, CMA CGM
NCI → EC3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
CPX → EC3	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Yang Ming
CIX3 → IPE2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
C3MAPL / AGI → INDAMEX / IPE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO
CIX5 → SAX	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen
EPIC → RTWPAN / PAD	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
EPIC / EPIC3 / IP1 → LIBERTY / TAE / ATE1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL
IPAK → INDUSA	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	MSC
AS6 / CI1 / CIX1 → SAX / AWE4 / ECX1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	OOCL, COSCO, CMA CGM

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Sri Lanka to United States By Air freight, Container ship or Road

Sri Lanka to United States by Air freight

Quickest air route

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport

Most frequent

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

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