Shipping freight from Angola to China

Below are 5 alternatives for shipping cargo from Angola to China by sea, rail and air transport. The least expensive and most environmentally friendly shipping alternative appears to be by sea transport with expected transit time of about 41 days. The fastest route, unsurprisingly, involves air transport and is expected to take about 7 days, including pre-carriage and last mile delivery. Unfortunately, it is simultaneously the most expensive shipping solution with higher emissions.

1. Most economical shipping alternative between Angola and China

Luanda
LuandaAOLADport
1 transshipmentt/s
ShanghaiCNSGHport
Shanghai

The cheapest way to ship cargo from Angola to China is to deliver by truck from Luanda to Luanda port, transfer to vessel and ship to Shanghai port, then deliver by road to final destination in Shanghai. The route's total transit time is estimated at around 41 days, including loading and unloading operations at origin and destination as well as terminal handling at transit terminals.

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Freight rate index: 3 854
Transit time estimate: 40.8 days
CO2 emission index: 3 151

2. Alternative shipping solution from Angola to China with cost reduction potential

Luanda
GentilGAPOGport
2 transshipmentst/s
ShanghaiCNSGHport
Shanghai

Another transport route from Angola to China is to deliver by truck from Luanda to Port-Gentil port, transfer to vessel and ship to Shanghai port, then deliver by road to final destination in Shanghai. The route's total transit time is estimated at around 51 days, including loading and unloading operations at origin and destination as well as terminal handling at transit terminals.

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Freight rate index: 6 833
Transit time estimate: 51.2 days
CO2 emission index: 5 377

3. Alternative shipping solution between Angola and China with possible lead time advantage

Luanda
LibrevilleGALBVport
AlgecirasESALGport
Algeciras - Puerto BahiaESALGrail yard
2 transshipmentst/s
LinyiCNLINrail yard
Shanghai

One other shipping approach from Angola to China is to deliver by truck from Luanda to Libreville port, transfer to vessel and ship to Algeciras port, then transfer to wagon and deliver by rail to Linyi rail yard, then deliver by road to final destination in Shanghai. The route's total transit time is estimated at around 48 days, including loading and unloading operations at transshipment points.

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Freight rate index: 14 414
Transit time estimate: 48.15 days
CO2 emission index: 5 465

4. Fastest shipping alternative from Angola to China

Luanda
Luanda 4 De FevereiroAOLADairport
1 transshipmentt/s
XiaoshanCNHGHairport
Shanghai

The quickest method for shipping from Angola to China is to deliver by truck from Luanda to Luanda-4-De-Fevereiro airport, load to aircraft and deliver by air to Xiaoshan airport, then deliver by road to final destination in Shanghai. The route's total transit time is estimated at around 7 days, including loading and unloading operations at origin and destination as well as terminal handling at transit terminals.

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Freight rate index: 125 844
Transit time estimate: 6.55 days
CO2 emission index: 117 001

5. Environmentally friendly shipping alternative between Angola and China

Luanda
GentilGAPOGport
1 transshipmentt/s
AlgecirasESALGport
Algeciras - Puerto BahiaESALGrail yard
2 transshipmentst/s
ChifengCNCHIrail yard
Shanghai

Another environmentally friendly shipping solution from Angola to China is to deliver by truck from Luanda to Port-Gentil port, transfer to vessel and ship to Algeciras port, then transfer to wagon and deliver by rail to Chifeng rail yard, then deliver by road to final destination in Shanghai. The route's total transit time is estimated at around 56 days, including loading and unloading operations at transshipment points.

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Freight rate index: 14 256
Transit time estimate: 56.05 days
CO2 emission index: 5 375

Statistical Overview: Angola and China – Demographics, Trade and Transport

Angola is located in Middle Africa and has a population of 35 million people. Angola's main export product categories are fuels, mining products, machinery, transport equipment and agricultural products.

China belongs to Eastern Asia and its population is approximately 1.4 billion. China is one of the world's top countries by GDP. It is also among leading importers by value of imported goods. China's main import products are machinery, transport equipment, fuels, mining products and agricultural products.

Transport infrastructure and shipping connectivity

Angola logistics network

Angola has fair sea connections served by a number of shipping companies. It appears to have limited or no freight rail infrastructure. Air freight does not appear to be particularly common for shipping goods from Angola.

China logistics network

China has outstanding connectivity by sea and frequently serviced by many sea carriers. Its rail infrastructure is among largest in the world and rail freight plays important role in country's cargo traffic. There is relatively large amount of air freight in China's cargo traffic.