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Shipping from Dalian to Salalah

Dalian to Salalah

Yellow Sea · East China Sea · Taiwan Strait · South China Sea · Malacca Strait · Andaman Sea · Indian Ocean · Arabian Sea

Sea corridor illustration: Dalian to Salalah, Oman Simplified map with a curved corridor from Dalian via Yellow Sea, East China Sea, Taiwan Strait, South China Sea, Malacca Strait, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea to Salalah. Illustration only; not a vessel track or schedule. CHINAINDIAARABIAN PENINSULASOUTHEAST ASIASOUTH CHINA SEA Taiwan StraitSingapore / MalaccaSouth of Sri Lanka DalianCHINA ORIGIN SalalahOMAN DalianBOHAI SEASHANDONGDEPARTURE AREA
  1. DalianChina origin
  2. Yellow Sea
  3. East China Sea
  4. Taiwan Strait
  5. South China Sea
  6. Malacca Strait
  7. Andaman Sea
  8. Indian Ocean
  9. Arabian Sea
  10. SalalahOman
Geographic corridor illustration only, not a vessel track, port-call list or sailing schedule. The loading terminal, carrier, transshipment and dates are confirmed per shipment.

Lithium batteries for Salalah go through Dayaowan, where Liaoning's first JT/T 1543 lithium export sailed in May 2025. On the way they face an Arabian Sea passage towards the Gulf, and they arrive at Salalah, where cargo details go to the port 72 hours ahead and damaged DG boxes stay on board.

Oman's customs single window, Bayan, has required the manifest 36 hours before arrival since May 2026. The 5 points below are particular to this lane; each comes with what we do and the paperwork it touches.

What we need to start

  • Dalian Dayaowan export
  • Winter ice & spring fog
  • Manifest in Bayan 36 h before arrival
  • Market labelling before sale
  • Written DG approval (Port of Salalah)
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Route profile

What sets Dalian → Salalah apart

Origin port

Dalian (Dayaowan)

North-east China's battery gateway at Dayaowan, with a small but growing lithium export flow, a local MSA that has named misdeclaration as its main problem, and both winter ice and spring fog.

Sea corridor

Asia – Arabian Sea & the Gulf

An Arabian Sea passage and, for Gulf ports, the Strait of Hormuz, rated a SEVERE threat in September 2026, with GNSS jamming across the approaches.

Blue harbour crane booms above a quay building in Dalian harbour
A cargo ship at anchor in calm water under a clear sky

Where this route gets difficult

5 points to plan for on the Dalian → Salalah route

Listed from loading in Dalian to import into Oman, each with what we do about it.

  1. Origin port

    Sea fog off Dalian, April to July

    Sea fog is one of the main marine hazards of the Yellow and Bohai Seas according to the China Meteorological Administration, concentrated between April and July and with a serious effect on shipping. A vessel held at anchor by fog can arrive late enough to push a box beyond the sailing its documents name.

    What Anxin does: In the fog season we avoid tight stuffing-to-cut-off gaps and keep the filing data ready to amend if the vessel changes.

  2. Origin port

    Ice in the northern Yellow Sea from January

    Sea ice forms every winter in the Bohai Sea and northern Yellow Sea. In winter 2021/22 China's marine forecast centre expected floating ice about 15 nautical miles out in the northern Yellow Sea, where Dalian's Dayaowan lies, and about 60 in Liaodong Bay, peaking from mid-January to mid-February.

    What Anxin does: For January–February sailings from Dalian we allow extra time between stuffing and the DG cut-off and reconfirm the vessel schedule the week before loading.

  3. Sea corridor

    Monsoon seas on the Arabian Sea leg, June to September

    Sailings between June and September cross the Arabian Sea during India's southwest monsoon, when rough seas and squalls regularly disrupt port operations along the route and test how well the cargo is secured inside the container.

    What Anxin does: For June–September sailings we check blocking and bracing strictly on stuffing photos and allow for schedule slippage in the delivery plan.

  4. Destination port

    Written approval for DG cargo at Salalah

    Nothing dangerous enters Salalah without the Port Authority's prior written approval; the cargo details are due 72 hours before arrival and the line's DG manifest 24 hours before, and some goods are handled only on direct delivery.

    What Anxin does: We give the carrier final DG data at booking, so the approval request and the 24-hour manifest for Salalah are based on what is actually in the box.

  5. Import country

    Manifest in Bayan 36 hours before arrival

    Since 3 May 2026, under Royal Decree No. 28/2026, shipping agents must file the cargo manifest electronically in Bayan, Oman's customs single window, at least 36 hours before the vessel reaches port, and Oman Customs has said it will take legal measures against late filers. The battery container's DG data are part of that manifest.

    What Anxin does: We give the carrier the UN number, class, packages and weights at booking so the Bayan manifest for Salalah is not waiting on our data.

Locator map of Salalah, OmanSalalah
Locator map in the same projection as the corridor map; the dot marks the listed port position (16.95°N, 54.03°E).
Aerial view of Jebel Ali port basins and container berths in Dubai

Documents & compliance

Documents to line up for Dalian → Salalah

Anxin reviews documents supplied by the shipper, manufacturer and importer; it does not issue test reports, safety data sheets or import certificates.

At the Dalian end

  • Container packing certificate signed by a certified packing inspector after supervised stuffing
  • Transport-condition classification report where applicable
  • Load plan showing even weight distribution (no more than 60% of the cargo weight in either half of the container length)
  • Stuffing and securing photos showing undamaged packages
  • Safety data sheet and dangerous goods safe-carriage declaration for the MSA cargo report

For the shipping line

  • Final DG data for the written approval and the 24-hour DG manifest
  • Lithium battery mark (SP188 cargo) or class 9 labels and placards
  • Condition statement: new, used, damaged/defective (SP376) or for recycling (SP377)

At the Oman end

  • Market labelling agreed with the importer before production
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Before you book

One consistent file

A document that is present but inconsistent holds a booking as surely as a missing one: the UN number, model name or carton count reads differently in the Dalian export filings, the carrier booking and the Oman import papers. We compare all three before confirming space.

Carriers we book with

Our booking panel; availability on this lane and acceptance of the declared UN numbers are confirmed for each booking. It does not mean that a listed carrier runs a direct service on this route. Carrier choice depends on the trade lane, cargo classification and each carrier's dangerous-goods acceptance at booking. The final carrier is confirmed on the booking.

Risk & mitigation

What could go wrong from Dalian to Salalah, and who acts

RiskWhereMitigationWho acts
Ice delays berthing in mid-winterNorthern Yellow Sea, Jan–FebExtra time before cut-off; schedule reconfirmedCarrier, monitored by Anxin
Fog hold delays the vessel; filings need amendingYellow Sea, Apr–JulAmendment-ready filing dataAnxin with the declarant
Monsoon seas cause cargo shift or delaysArabian Sea, Jun–SepCINS stuffing checks; slack in the delivery planPacking site / carrier
No written approval for the DG cargoPort of SalalahCarrier approval confirmed before loadingCarrier / agent
Late manifest in BayanOman CustomsDG data to the carrier at bookingCarrier / agent

Questions

Questions about shipping from Dalian to Salalah

Electronically in Bayan at least 36 hours before the vessel arrives, a rule in force since 3 May 2026.

Between June and September India's southwest monsoon brings rough seas and squalls to the Arabian Sea that regularly disrupt port operations, so we check blocking and bracing on the stuffing photos and allow slack in the delivery plan.

Sea ice forms every winter in the northern Yellow Sea; in 2021/22 it was forecast to reach about 15 nautical miles out there, peaking mid-January to mid-February. We plan extra time for those weeks.

References

Official sources for this page

  1. Bayan (Customs Single Window) (Oman government portal (oman.om))
  2. Oman: Labeling and Marking Requirements (last published 2025-12-18) (International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce)
  3. Port of Salalah: Port Rules and Regulations (Port of Salalah)
  4. Port of Salalah: Container Terminal Operational Guidelines (Port of Salalah)
  5. The Indian Monsoon (southwest monsoon June–September) (Press Information Bureau, Government of India)
  6. Sea ice arrives: what are the impacts? (Bohai and northern Yellow Sea, winter 2021/22) (China Meteorological Administration (from China Natural Resources News))
  7. Sea fog in the Yellow and Bohai Seas (fog season mainly April–July) (China Meteorological Administration (from Guangming Daily))

Next step

From enquiry to import

  1. 1EnquiryCargo, origin, destination
  2. 2Documents checkUN 38.3, SDS, packing
  3. 3BookingAfter carrier acceptance
  4. 4HandoverAt Dalian
  5. 5ImportClearance at Salalah
Each step is confirmed in writing; an enquiry does not create a booking.

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After you send it

We check carrier acceptance for Dalian → Salalah before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.

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