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Nhava Sheva to Rotterdam / Hamburg: about 22 to 36 days on the water.

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Nhava Sheva → Rotterdam / Hamburg. Map: Natural Earth, India point of view. Route shapes and ships are illustrative, not to scale.
  • 22 to 36 d port to port published estimate
  • 6,472 nautical miles ≈ 11,986 km
  • 7 west-coast ports → /ports/

The voyage

Door to door, in three legs

Your factory Nhava Sheva

Road: our trucks, to the port gate. Road

Nhava Sheva Rotterdam / Hamburg

Sea: 22 to 36 days at sea. When ships avoid the Red Sea and sail round the Cape of Good Hope, UNCTAD found voyages on Asia-Europe routes grew about 30% longer (2024).

Rotterdam / Hamburg Consignee

Destination: delivered by the partner’s agent. Country guides

Gateways

Ports on the west coast

Cargo handled, FY2024-25 (million tonnes)
  1. Mundra 200.7 MT
  2. Kandla 150.2 MT
  3. Nhava Sheva 92.1 MT
  4. Mumbai 68.6 MT
  5. Mangaluru 46 MT
  6. Kochi 37.6 MT
  7. Mormugao 18.1 MT

Frequently asked questions

How many days from India to Rotterdam / Hamburg?
Mundra-Hamburg 22 days, Nhava Sheva-Hamburg 27 days, Chennai-Hamburg 35 days FCL. These are published port-to-port estimates, not a guarantee.
How far is it by sea?
Quickest listed Nhava Sheva-Rotterdam sailing: 6,472 nautical miles, about 31 days 11 h.
Who runs which leg?
Our trucks carry the container between your door and a west-coast port; the sailing is arranged by our desk.

Transit days are port-to-port estimates published by forwarders; not a carrier or SSL guarantee. Distances are published sea distances for the named sailing.

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