Barcelona to Savannah shipping route.

Ships leaving Barcelona for Savannah head west and cover a sea distance of 4,230 nautical miles (7,834 km), on a direct course. The straight line between the ports is 7,207 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Gibraltar.

At sea, the voyage lasts 14.7 days at 12 knots, 12.6 days at 14 knots and 9.8 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 Barcelona and Savannah to plan the full ocean transit time.

1,115 nm of the route, 26% of it, lies inside North American 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 Barcelona to Savannah move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Savannah (USSAV) carriers give about 4 free days before demurrage and detention charges start, so plan the truck or rail pickup before the box lands.

Of the 64 port to port routes from Barcelona in this directory, Savannah is the 23rd shortest. Closer destinations include Charleston (4,176 nm), Montreal (3,826 nm) and New York (3,732 nm).