Being flexible is always required when you are planning to travel by freighter.
Merchant ship travel. This is sold as a magnificent island cruise from Cape Town to the island of St Helena in the Atlantic Ocean just south of the Equator. West Coast to AustraliaNew Zealand and return takes about 46 days. Travelling on a cargo ship is a unique experience.
Voyages are listed alphabetically. The Royal Mail Ship St Helena. Entire Cargo Ship Playlist.
An around the world voyage lasts generally 80 to 100 days or more. Cruise the world on a cargo ship a king of the sea. When booking a freighter travel you will realise that already if you look at the arrival and departure dates.
Search for popular ships globally. Vung Tao Vietnam 47. Search the MarineTraffic ships database of more than 550000 active and decommissioned vessels.
The average length of a freighter voyage is 40 to 50 days though there are some shorter trips available last a couple of weeks. Hong Kong 50 Shekou 51 Ningbo 54 and ShanghaiYS China. Helena makes frequent runs between Cape Town South Africa and the British island Ascension.
Share the daily life of the crew and sail in the wake of the first explorers. They are always estimated which depend on the actual freight loaded in the ports and sometimes on the weather conditions as well. In early 2014 I traveled by cargo ship from Japan to Peru with stops in Mexico and Panama along the way.