Ocean Freight Rate of Container from Shantou to Belawan

Belawan is located on the northeastern coast of Sumatra in Indonesia, the Belawan Port is the country’s busiest port outside of Java. Built in 1890, it initially served tobacco traders. Following its expansion to include several major berthing facilities, major products exported by the port now includes rubber, palm oil, tea and coffee.

The Port of Shantou is a natural river seaport on the coast of the city of Shantou, Guangdong Province, China. It is the only major port in eastern Guangdong, and the gateway to the Shantou SEZ. In 2012, it had a throughput of 45.6 million tons of cargo, and 1,250,000 TEU of containers. Like most Chinese seaports, it has experienced frantic growth in the last two decades and has plans for large expansion in the future, with an expected throughput of

Shantou Port has eight port areas:

• The Old Port Area
• Zhuchi Port Area
• Mashan Port Area
• Guang'ao Port Area
• Haimen Port Area
• Nan'ao Port Area
• Rongjiang Port Area
• Tianxin Port Area

Supertrans can offer the most competitive ocean freight rate of container from Shantou to Belawan by working with the main shipping lines like OOCL, MCC, COSCO, PIL and son on.

In the case of standard containers, the average cost of shipping a 20-foot container can be anything between $200 and $400. The average cost of sending a 40-foot container can be anything between $300 and $600.

Remember the following factors have an influence on the final cost: the type and size of container, the shipping company, and also external economic factors that could affect the price of the freight, such as a GRI. The average time a containers spends in transit between Shantou and Belawan can be anything between 10 and 30 days, as the containers most of the time have to be transhipped from Hongkong.