Balboa to Port Said shipping route.

The shipping route from Balboa, Panama to Port Said, Egypt covers 6,294 nautical miles port to port, via Panama Canal. On a globe the two ports sit 11,509 km apart, so the ship sails 1.01 times the straight line distance. 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.

At sea, the voyage lasts 21.9 days at 12 knots, 18.7 days at 14 knots and 14.6 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 Balboa and Port Said to plan the full ocean transit time.

2,083 nm of the route, 33% 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 Balboa to Port Said move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Port Said (EGPSD) carriers give about 9 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 Balboa in this directory, Port Said is the 31st shortest. Closer destinations include Piraeus (5,818 nm), Gdansk (5,544 nm) and Buenos Aires (5,485 nm).