Question 1

How long does it take to ship a container from St. Louis to Shanghai by sea?

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between St. Louis and Shanghai is 31 days 1h. Ships depart from Mobile (USMOB) and arrive at Shanghai (CNSHG) with scheduled departures 2-4 times a week.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between St. Louis and Shanghai?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart 2-4 times a week from Mobile (USMOB) and arrive into Shanghai (CNSHG) around 31 days 1h later. These services are operated by COSCO, Maersk, Maersk, MSC, CMA CGM, MSC, MSC, ONE, MSC, Maersk, Maersk, MSC, MSC, CMA CGM, Evergreen and MSC.

Question 3

How long does it take to send cargo from St. Louis to Shanghai by air freight?

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from St. Louis to Shanghai takes around 1 day 2h. Flights depart from St Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) and arrive at Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between St. Louis and Shanghai?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between St Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) and Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) depart 2-4 times a week. These flights are serviced by Lufthansa, British Airways and American Airlines and the typical transit time is around 1 day 2h.

Question 5

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between St. Louis and Shanghai?

Accepted Answer

No, it doesn't look like there are dedicated Cargo planes flying between St. Louis and Shanghai. 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 St. Louis to Shanghai by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between St. Louis and Shanghai by cargo ship is 10,394 Nautical Miles (19,249 Kilometres / 11,961 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Mobile (USMOB) and Shanghai (CNSHG).

Question 7

What is the distance between St. Louis to Shanghai by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between St. Louis and Shanghai by air is around 16,249 Kilometres (10,097 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between St Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) and Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG).

Question 8

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from St. Louis to Shanghai by sea?

Accepted Answer

1.18t CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from St. Louis to Shanghai. 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 St. Louis to Shanghai?

Accepted Answer

929kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from St. Louis to Shanghai. 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
Lufthansa	2-4 times a week	Airbus A330-300+3 others
British Airways	2-4 times a week	Boeing 787-8+1 others
American Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737-800+3 others
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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
GMXP / GME / GCC2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL, CMA CGM, Evergreen
US3 / TP15	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
Ecumed	Direct	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
AUG / EC4 / PMR - EC4 \|\| EMC - AUG \| HMM - EC4 \| ONE - EC4 \| YML - EC4	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC, Evergreen, ONE, Yang Ming, HMM
PEX3 / GME2 / GCC1	Direct	N/A	CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
Lone Star Express / ZSL / MSC - Lone Star Express \| ZIM - ZSL	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC, ZIM, Gold Star
Mexico Gulf Express → Dragon	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
EC4 → EC1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, Yang Ming, HMM
PMR - EC4 \|\| EMC - AUG \| HMM - EC4 \| ONE - EC4 \| YML - EC4 → Empire	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
Ecumed → TP12	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
US3 / TP15 → US2 / TP12	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
EC4 / PMR - EC4 \|\| EMC - AUG \| HMM - EC4 \| ONE - EC4 \| YML - EC4 → NW3 / AZTEC / AX3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC, ONE, HMM
Mexico Gulf Express → Lone Star Express	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
PEX3 / GME2 / GCC1 → CBX / AWE7 / ECC3	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
AUG → WSA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
EC4 / PMR - EC4 \|\| EMC - AUG \| HMM - EC4 \| ONE - EC4 \| YML - EC4 → NW2 / Andes / AX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC, ONE, HMM

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