Antwerp to Callao shipping route.

The shipping route from Antwerp, Belgium to Callao, Peru covers 6,222 nautical miles port to port, via Panama Canal. On a globe the two ports sit 10,468 km apart, so the ship sails 1.10 times the straight line distance. On the way the vessel passes Panama Canal, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

At sea, the voyage lasts 21.6 days at 12 knots, 18.5 days at 14 knots and 14.4 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 Antwerp and Callao to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Strait of Magellan, 10,125 nautical miles, 3,903 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Strait of Magellan is congested or closed.

491 nm of the route, 8% of it, lies inside US Caribbean Sea ECA and North 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 Antwerp to Callao move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Callao (PECLL) carriers give about 6 free days before demurrage and detention charges start, so plan the truck or rail pickup before the box lands.

Of the 61 port to port routes from Antwerp in this directory, Callao is the 26th shortest. Closer destinations include Karachi (6,185 nm), Santos (5,478 nm) and Salalah (5,326 nm).