Between air and sea
Sea-air planner for faster, cheaper routes.
Compare all-air, all-sea, sea-air and air-sea through the main transfer hubs: how long each takes, what it costs with your rates, its CO₂, and the dates to work to.
1Your shipment
The port the cargo leaves from. All-air and air-sea use its nearest cargo airport.
Sea routes use the nearest port and a truck from there.
Your rates (optional: to compare cost)
Every leg has its own rate, because every lane is priced differently: Shanghai to Dubai by sea is not Dubai to Rotterdam by sea, and each hub has its own transfer charge. Enter all-in rates from your quotes (freight plus surcharges) in one currency. Pick-up at origin, customs clearance and final delivery are left out, as they are much the same whichever route you choose.
- Per kg
- Air and hub transfers are charged per chargeable kilogram: the actual weight or the volume weight (1 m³ counts as 167 kg), whichever is more.
- Per W/M
- Sea and truck are charged per W/M, short for “weight or measurement”: 1 W/M is one tonne (1,000 kg) or one cubic metre, whichever gives more. It is also called a revenue ton.
A leg used by more than one option appears under each; entering it once fills them all. Enter 0 for a leg whose cost is already in another rate.
2Your options
Disruption uses live data: ship traffic through the main straits and canals (IMF PortWatch, updated daily, a few days behind) and current cyclones, earthquakes, floods, volcanoes and wildfires (GDACS). Transit times are typical ranges from distance and speed, with port, transfer and delivery time added. They are estimates for planning, not schedules. CO₂ uses average factors (about 0.6 kg per tonne-km by air and 0.016 by container ship).
3Route
Sea Air Truck