Algeciras to Auckland shipping route.

Ships leaving Algeciras for Auckland head south and cover a sea distance of 11,289 nautical miles (20,906 km), via Panama Canal. The straight line between the ports is 19,935 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Gibraltar and Panama Canal, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

Pure steaming time is 33.6 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 39.2 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 26.1. Container transit time on a liner service is longer than the steaming time: ships call at other ports on the rotation, and cargo may transship at a hub. Add terminal time at Algeciras and Auckland to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Strait of Magellan, 11,364 nautical miles, 75 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Strait of Gibraltar is congested or closed.

180 nm of the route, 2% of it, lies inside US Caribbean Sea ECA and Mediterranean Sea ECA. In an emission control area ships must burn fuel with no more than 0.1% sulphur or clean the exhaust with scrubbers. That fuel costs more, and carriers add it to the ocean freight bill as a low sulphur or ECA surcharge.

Container freight rates on Algeciras to Auckland move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Auckland (NZAKL) carriers give about 30 free days before demurrage and detention charges start, so plan the truck or rail pickup before the box lands.

Of the 65 port to port routes from Algeciras in this directory, Auckland is the 65th shortest. Closer destinations include Sydney (10,291 nm), Tokyo (9,944 nm) and Yokohama (9,932 nm).