Question 1

How long does it take to ship a container from Taipei to Shanghai by sea?

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Taipei and Shanghai is 1 day 18h. Ships depart from Keelung (TWKEL) and arrive at Shanghai (CNSHG) with scheduled departures 1-2 times a day.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Taipei and Shanghai?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart 1-2 times a day from Keelung (TWKEL) and arrive into Shanghai (CNSHG) around 1 day 18h later. These services are operated by Wan Hai, PIL, Yang Ming, Yang Ming, COSCO, SITC, Maersk, HMM, SJJS, SJJS, Wan Hai, Sinotrans, Yang Ming, Yang Ming, COSCO, Yang Ming, Yang Ming, Yang Ming, Wan Hai, Yang Ming, Yang Ming, Yang Ming, Yang Ming, ONE, Yang Ming, CNC Line, TS Lines, TS Lines, Yang Ming, Yang Ming, HMM, Yang Ming, Yang Ming, Yang Ming, ONE, Yang Ming, Yang Ming, Yang Ming, Yang Ming, Wan Hai, Wan Hai, TS Lines, CNC Line, OOCL, TS Lines, TS Lines, CNC Line, TS Lines, CNC Line, TS Lines, China United, OOCL, TS Lines, OOCL, TS Lines, TS Lines, TS Lines, OOCL, Wan Hai, TS Lines, OOCL, Yang Ming, OOCL, TS Lines, Yang Ming, Yang Ming, Yang Ming, King Ocean, ONE, Yang Ming, Yang Ming, Wan Hai, Yang Ming, CNC Line, TS Lines, CNC Line, TS Lines, OOCL, TS Lines, King Ocean, King Ocean, OOCL, King Ocean, TS Lines and King Ocean.

Question 3

How long does it take to send cargo from Taipei to Shanghai by air freight?

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Taipei to Shanghai takes around 1h 35m. Flights depart from Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) and arrive at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Taipei and Shanghai?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) depart 2-4 times a day. These flights are serviced by China Eastern Airlines, Air China, China Airlines and Shanghai Airlines and the typical transit time is around 1h 35m.

Question 5

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Taipei and Shanghai?

Accepted Answer

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Taipei and Shanghai. Cargo flights depart from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) and arrive at Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) with departures Every few hours and a average flight time of around 1h 40m. China Cargo Airlines, Air China, China Airlines and EVA Air operates  on this route.

Question 6

What is the distance between Taipei to Shanghai by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Taipei and Shanghai by cargo ship is 902 Nautical Miles (1,671 Kilometres / 1,038 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Keelung (TWKEL) and Taicang (CNTAG).

Question 7

What is the distance between Taipei to Shanghai by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Taipei and Shanghai by air is around 683 Kilometres (424 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA).

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

162kg CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Taipei 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 Taipei to Shanghai?

Accepted Answer

89kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Taipei 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
China Eastern Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300
Air China	2-4 times a week	Airbus A330-300
China Airlines	Every 1-2 days	Airbus A330-300
Shanghai Airlines	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737-800

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Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
China Cargo AirlinesFreighter	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 777 Freighter
Air ChinaFreighter	1-2 times a day	Boeing 777 Freighter+1 others
China AirlinesFreighter	2-4 times a day	Boeing 777-300ER+3 others
EVA AirFreighter	2-4 times a day	Boeing 777-200F Freighter+2 others

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
NCT	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai, SINOL
ANZEX / CNS / NCS / ANL - ANZEX \| CMA - ANZEX \| COSCO - CNS \| NPDL - NCS \| OOCL - CNS \| PIL - NCS	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	PIL, CNC Line, ANL, Maersk, COSCO, OOCL, CMA CGM, NPDL
PS4	Direct	N/A	Yang Ming, HMM, ONE
TCX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming, Evergreen
CTW2	Direct	2-4 times a week	COSCO
SKII	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SITC
SH2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk
AN1 / NW1 / Inca / AX1	Direct	2-4 times a week	HMM, Hapag-Lloyd, ONE, MSC
STW3	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SJJS
STW2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SJJS
SHA	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
SCT / SINOL - SCT	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Sinotrans, SINOL
JTS → CTI1 / CTI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming, COSCO
PAS → CTI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
JTS → WSA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO
JTS → FP2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
JKX → FP2	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	Yang Ming
PS4 → CTI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
JSV → WSA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
PAS → FP2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
JKX → CTI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
JTC → CTI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
PS4 → FP2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming, HMM, ONE
JVH → FP2	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	ONE
JTC → FP2	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	Yang Ming
JVH → CP6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CNC Line
JTK → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
JTK3 / JKX → CAT	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	TS Lines, Yang Ming
PS4 → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
JKX → FE4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
PS4 → TTP	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	HMM
JTS → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
JTC → CAT	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	Yang Ming
JTS → FE4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
JVH → FE4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
PAS → FE4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
PS4 → FE4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming, HMM, ONE
PAS → CAT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming, TS Lines
JTC → FE4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
JTS → SHA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
JTT → SHA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
JTK2 → CTE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
MCT → CTE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CNC Line, Evergreen, TS Lines
THX → TLC1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
KTH → CTE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
THK → CTE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
JVH → MCT	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	CNC Line
THK3 → CTE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
MCT → HDT1 / HDT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CNC Line, Evergreen
JTK3 → MCT	Transshipment	2-4 times a week	TS Lines
ST3 → HDT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	China United
ONE - JSM \| TSL - JSM \| WHL - JSM → TLC1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
JTK → MCT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
ONE - JSM \| TSL - JSM \| WHL - JSM → PNW5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
JHTN → CTE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
KTH → CHT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines, King Ocean
PAS → MCT	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
THX → PE2 / PNW5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, Evergreen
JSM → ASA	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
KTH → KCI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
THX → PNW4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
THX → WSA2 / SA6	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming, Evergreen
ONE - JSM \| TSL - JSM \| WHL - JSM → PNW4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL
KTH → KCM	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines, King Ocean
JKX → MD1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
PS4 → MD1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming, HMM, ONE
PAS → MD1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
KTH → KCM4	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean
JVH → MD1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	ONE
THX → CTK	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
JTS → MD1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
JSM → CT5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Wan Hai
JTC → MD1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Yang Ming
JVH → CTE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CNC Line
JTK3 → CTE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
JVH → HDT1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CNC Line
PAS → CTE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
ONE - JSM \| TSL - JSM \| WHL - JSM → ECX1	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	OOCL
JTK → CTE	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
KTH → KMSK	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean
KTH → ANX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean
THX → SAX / ECX1	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, Evergreen
KTH → CKI	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean
KTH → AIS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	TS Lines
KTH → KSH	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	King Ocean

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
CT4	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	SJJS
CTW5	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	FUJI
NCT → CJV	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	SINOL
ANZEX → SINOL - CJV \| SITC - CVS2 \| SJJS - JCV	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
NCT → CJV	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	SINOL
NCT2 → PBT2 & PST2	Transshipment	1-2 times a week	SITC

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Taipei to Shanghai By Air freight, Container ship or Road

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Taipei to Shanghai by Air freight

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Taipei Songshan Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport

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Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

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Keelung to Shanghai

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Keelung to Taicang

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