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Shipping routes & destinations

China to the Middle East and Red Sea

China is our origin market. Our destination markets are the Arabian Gulf, the wider Middle East and the Red Sea. Select a country to see the ports we can quote for.

FCL ocean freight corridor from China to the Middle East and Red SeaAnimated map of container ships sailing from Chinese ports through the Strait of Malacca and the Indian Ocean to destination ports in the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea.CHINAORIGINMIDDLE EASTDESTINATIONArabian SeaINDIAN OCEANSouth China SeaRed SeaStrait of MalaccaStrait of HormuzBab-el-MandebShanghaiNingbo-ZhoushanShenzhenGuangzhouXiamenQingdaoTianjinJeddahJeddah Islamic Port · Saudi ArabiaKing Abdullah Port · Saudi ArabiaKing Abdulaziz Port, Dammam · Saudi ArabiaJebel AliJebel Ali, Dubai · United Arab EmiratesUmm QasrUmm Qasr · IraqSohar · OmanHamad Port · QatarShuwaikh Port · KuwaitKhalifa Bin Salman Port · BahrainAin SokhnaAin Sokhna · EgyptPort Said · EgyptAqaba · JordanPort Sudan · SudanAdenAden · YemenN
7 Chinese gateways14 destination ports
Chinese origin gateways Destination ports (select to view) FCL sea lanesLanes are indicative. Routing is confirmed per booking.

Routes, transhipment points and carrier options are confirmed for each booking and are subject to equipment availability, security conditions and operational feasibility. We do not publish fixed transit times, sailing frequencies or rates.

Origin

Chinese export gateways

We coordinate FCL shipments from China’s main container ports. Tell us where your cargo is and we will advise on the most practical load port.

  • Shanghai

    Shanghai · CNSHA

  • Ningbo-Zhoushan

    Zhejiang · CNNGB

  • Shenzhen (Yantian / Shekou)

    Guangdong · CNSZX

  • Guangzhou (Nansha)

    Guangdong · CNCAN

  • Xiamen

    Fujian · CNXMN

  • Qingdao

    Shandong · CNTAO

  • Tianjin (Xingang)

    Tianjin · CNTXG

Destinations

Middle East & Arabian Gulf

China to Saudi Arabia

Red Sea and Arabian Gulf gateways serving the Kingdom’s import and project markets.

  • Jeddah Islamic PortSAJED
  • King Abdullah PortSAKAC
  • King Abdulaziz Port, DammamSADMM

China to United Arab Emirates

Jebel Ali — the Gulf’s principal container hub for local import and regional distribution.

  • Jebel Ali, DubaiAEJEA

China to Oman

Sohar, on the Gulf of Oman, with access to Muscat and the northern governorates.

  • SoharOMSOH

China to Bahrain

Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Bahrain’s container terminal.

  • Khalifa Bin Salman PortBHKBS

Destinations

Red Sea

China to Egypt

Ain Sokhna on the Red Sea and Port Said at the Suez Canal.

  • Ain SokhnaEGSOK
  • Port SaidEGPSD

Ready to move your next FCL shipment?

Tell us your origin, destination, container type and cargo. We will review the options and send a quotation prepared for your shipment.

China to Middle East & Red Sea Shipping Routes | Malir Int’l Logistics