Shipping freight from Morocco to China

Below are 6 alternatives for shipping cargo from Morocco to China by sea, rail and air transport. The fastest route, unsurprisingly, involves air transport and is expected to take about 7 days, including pre-carriage and last mile delivery. Unfortunately, it also appears to be the most expensive and least environmentally friendly shipping alternative.

The cheapest shipping alternative is by sea and has estimated transit time of about 47 days. The most environmentally friendly alternative involves rail transport and offers estimated transit time of 36 days. Transport costs involved in this delivery solution also appear to be on a feasible level.

1. Most economical shipping alternative between Morocco and China

Casablanca
CasablancaMACASport
2 transshipmentst/s
ShanghaiCNSGHport
Shanghai

The cheapest way to ship cargo from Morocco to China is to deliver by truck from Casablanca to Casablanca 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 47 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: 3 669
Transit time estimate: 46.55 days
CO2 emission index: 3 113

2. Fastest shipping alternative from Morocco to China excluding air freight

Casablanca
CasablancaMACASport
AlgecirasESALGport
Shanghai

Without use of air transport, the quickest shipping route from Morocco to China is to deliver by truck from Casablanca to Casablanca port, transfer to vessel and ship to Algeciras port, then deliver by road to final destination in Shanghai. The route's total transit time is estimated at around 32 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: 24 724
Transit time estimate: 31.75 days
CO2 emission index: 21 363

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

Casablanca
Algeciras - Puerto BahiaESALGrail yard
2 transshipmentst/s
LinyiCNLINrail yard
Shanghai

One other shipping approach from Morocco to China is to deliver by truck from Casablanca to Algeciras-Puerto-Bahia rail yard, 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 34 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: 11 590
Transit time estimate: 33.6 days
CO2 emission index: 2 810

4. Another shipping alternative from Morocco to China

Casablanca
Tangier-MedMAPTMport
1 transshipmentt/s
ShanghaiCNSGHport
Shanghai

One other way to transport cargo from Morocco to China is to deliver by truck from Casablanca to Tanger-Med-Tangermed-Tangier 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 40 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: 4 466
Transit time estimate: 40.1 days
CO2 emission index: 3 684

5. Fastest shipping alternative between Morocco and China

Casablanca
Mohammed V IntlMACMNairport
1 transshipmentt/s
PudongCNPVGairport
Shanghai

The quickest method for shipping from Morocco to China is to deliver by truck from Casablanca to Mohammed-V-Intl airport, load to aircraft and deliver by air to Pudong 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: 110 604
Transit time estimate: 6.8 days
CO2 emission index: 100 268

6. Shipping alternative from Morocco to China with lowest estimated emissions

Casablanca
CasablancaMACASport
AlgecirasESALGport
Algeciras - Puerto BahiaESALGrail yard
2 transshipmentst/s
ChifengCNCHIrail yard
Shanghai

The most environmentally friendly shipping method from Morocco to China is to deliver by truck from Casablanca to Casablanca 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 36 days, including loading and unloading operations at transshipment points.

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Freight rate index: 10 114
Transit time estimate: 36.4 days
CO2 emission index: 2 184

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

Morocco is located in Northern Africa and has a population of 37 million people. Morocco's main export product categories are machinery, transport equipment, chemicals 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

Morocco logistics network

Morocco is well connected by sea transport with regular port calls by all major carriers. It possesses a basic freight rail infrastructure. Air freight does not appear to be particularly common for shipping goods from Morocco.

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.