Algeciras to Buenos Aires shipping route.

Ships leaving Algeciras for Buenos Aires head south west and cover a sea distance of 5,376 nautical miles (9,956 km), on a direct course. The straight line between the ports is 9,588 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Gibraltar.

At sea, the voyage lasts 18.7 days at 12 knots, 16.0 days at 14 knots and 12.4 days at 18 knots. 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 Buenos Aires to plan the full ocean transit time.

32 nm of the route, 1% of it, lies inside 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 Buenos Aires move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Buenos Aires (ARBUE) carriers give about 7 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, Buenos Aires is the 35th shortest. Closer destinations include Cape Town (5,244 nm), Mombasa (5,025 nm) and Nhava Sheva (4,995 nm).