Question 1

How long does it take to ship a container from Kuala Lumpur to Cape Town by sea?

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Kuala Lumpur and Cape Town is 22 days 1h. Ships depart from Port Klang (MYPKG) and arrive at Cape Town (ZACPT) with scheduled departures Every few hours.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Kuala Lumpur and Cape Town?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart every few hours from Port Klang (MYPKG) and arrive into Cape Town (ZACPT) around 22 days 1h later. These services are operated by MSC, MSC, MSC, ONE, Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL, COSCO, ONE, Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL, Evergreen, COSCO, Evergreen, Evergreen, OOCL, COSCO, Evergreen, ONE, ZIM, COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL, OOCL, OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL, ONE, ONE, Evergreen, ONE, ONE, Evergreen, OOCL, OOCL, OOCL, COSCO, Evergreen, COSCO, OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd and ONE.

Question 3

How long does it take to send cargo from Kuala Lumpur to Cape Town by air freight?

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Kuala Lumpur to Cape Town takes around 19h 15m. Flights depart from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) and arrive at Cape Town International Airport (CPT).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Kuala Lumpur and Cape Town?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) and Cape Town International Airport (CPT) depart every few hours. These flights are serviced by Air Mauritius, Emirates, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways and Ethiopian Airlines and the typical transit time is around 19h 15m.

Question 5

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Kuala Lumpur and Cape Town?

Accepted Answer

No, it doesn't look like there are dedicated Cargo planes flying between Kuala Lumpur and Cape Town. 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 Kuala Lumpur to Cape Town by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Kuala Lumpur and Cape Town by cargo ship is 6,051 Nautical Miles (11,206 Kilometres / 6,963 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Port Klang (MYPKG) and Cape Town (ZACPT).

Question 7

What is the distance between Kuala Lumpur to Cape Town by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Kuala Lumpur and Cape Town by air is around 9,575 Kilometres (5,950 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) and Cape Town International Airport (CPT).

Question 8

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Kuala Lumpur to Cape Town by sea?

Accepted Answer

912kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Kuala Lumpur to Cape Town. 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 Kuala Lumpur to Cape Town?

Accepted Answer

771kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Kuala Lumpur to Cape Town. 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
Air Mauritius	Every 1-2 weeks	Airbus A330-200
Emirates	1-2 times a day	Airbus A380-800+1 others
Turkish Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A350-900
Qatar Airways	Daily	Boeing 777-300ER+2 others
Ethiopian Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 787-8+1 others

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
Dolphin → Iroko	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
COSCO - QVS → Iroko	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
Swan → Iroko	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC
WA1 → AIM	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE
CIX3 / NIX → ASA / SA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, ZIM
JTS → ZAX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
WAX1 / WA1 / WAF1 / FAX → ZAX2 / SAS / SAF2 / SA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, ZIM, ONE, COSCO
FCS / FME → CIX2 / NCI → ZAX2 / ASA / SAS / SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL, ONE
SIS / CMA - GULFHERC/AS8 \| CUL - HLS \| OOCL - SIS \| RCL - RLI \| TSL - HLS \| XPF - HLS → SAS / SAF2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	ONE, OOCL
RMV / CIX7 / TE2 → ZAX2 / ASA / SAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, COSCO, ONE
PMX → ZAX2 / SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, OOCL
CIX3 / CI3 → ZAX2 / SAF2 / SA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO, ZIM
EAS4 / EA4 / EA3 / TZX → SA2 / SAS / ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, ZIM, PIL, ONE
JSM / ONE - JSM \| TSL - JSM \| WHL - JSM → SAS / SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, ONE
CIX → ASA / SA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen
FCE / CCX / FCS2 → ZAX2 / SAS / SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO, ONE
CIX2 / NCI → FCS / FME → ZAX2 / ASA / SAS / SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, ONE, COSCO, OOCL
KCM2 → ZAX2	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	COSCO
TMI → ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CIX4 / CIX2 / CSE → ASA / SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, PIL, OOCL
CPX → SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
SEA2 & AWE5 / PE1 / SEAP → ZAX2 / ASA / SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen, OOCL
CIX6 / CVI → ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen, PIL
FE6 → SAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
ITS → ZAX2 / SAF2 / SA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ZIM, COSCO, OOCL
SEI1 → ZAX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
VSM → ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
VJS → ZAX2 / SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
NZS → ZAX2 / SAF2 / ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, PIL, COSCO
ASAL / ASA / AA3 → ZAX2 / SAF2 / ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO, PIL
EAS3 / EA3 / EAS / GSL - KYX \| HL - EAS3 \| ONE - EA3 \| PIL - EAS → SA2 / SAS / ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd, ZIM, PIL, ONE
ASAX / AWX → ZAX2 / SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
PS3 → SAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
CNC - BY8 → SAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
SYS → ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CIM → SAS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
TCX / TEI1 / QSI → ZAX2 / SAS / SA2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE, COSCO, ZIM
VTS → ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
FCS3 → SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
PA1 / CSS1 → ZAX2 / SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
CSS3 → SAF2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
CME → ZAX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
CIX5 / CIP → ASA / SAS	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Evergreen, ONE
AIS → ZAX2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
KTX1 / COSCO - KTX1 \| OOCL - KTX1 → ZAX2 / SAF2 / ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, PIL, COSCO
CIX → MIAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
JTI → AIM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
CIM → ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Evergreen
CIX → MIAX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
NCI → AIM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE

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