Research Article

Impact of Transport Cost and Travel Time on Trade under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)

Table 22

Existing route distance from Kashgar to different ports.

Origin portDestination portRoad distance
(Kasghar to Shanghai)
Sea Distance (Shanghai to destination ports)Total distance

Kasghar ChinaPort of Salalah5,150 km6027nm x 1.852 = 11,162km16,312km
Jeddah5,150 km7341nm x 1.852 = 13,596km18,746 km
Shuwaikh Port5,150 km7094nm x 1.852 = 13,138km18,288 km
Rotterdam5,150 km11999nm x 1.852 = 22,222km27,372 km
Hamburg5,150 km12277nm x 1.852 = 22,737km27,887 km
Le Havre5,150 km11744nm x 1.852 = 21,749km26,889 km