Colombia
GermanyCartagena to Hamburg shipping route.
4,974 nautical miles direct, about 14.8 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Cartagena and Hamburg
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CartagenaSeaHamburgShipping time from Cartagena to Hamburg
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 4,974 nm | 17.3 d | 14.8 d | 11.5 d |
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About the Cartagena to Hamburg shipping route
Cartagena to Hamburg is a 4,974 nautical mile shipping route on a direct course, heading north east from Colombia to Germany. That is 9,211 km of water against 8,782 km as the crow flies. No canals or major straits on this leg, the ship stays close to the direct line.
Pure steaming time is 14.8 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 17.3 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 11.5. 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 Cartagena and Hamburg to plan the full ocean transit time.
846 nm of the route, 17% 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 Cartagena to Hamburg move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Hamburg (DEHAM) carriers give about 3.83 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 Cartagena in this directory, Hamburg is the 23rd shortest. Closer destinations include Bremerhaven (4,927 nm), Rotterdam (4,720 nm) and Antwerp (4,701 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Cartagena to Hamburg?
The port to port distance from Cartagena to Hamburg is 4,974 nautical miles (9,211 km), direct.
What is the shipping time from Cartagena to Hamburg?
About 14.8 days at 14 knots and 11.5 days at 18 knots of steaming, without port calls. Scheduled liner services add calls and transhipment.
How much of the route is in an emission control area?
846 nm sit inside ECA waters (US Caribbean Sea ECA, North Sea ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Hamburg to Cartagena has its own page with the same distance and route.
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Antwerp to Hamburg362 nm
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How we count: sea routes follow shipping lanes and canals, time is pure steaming at 14 knots without port calls. Engine navo-distance-time 0.3.0. See all sea distance between ports or the Shipping Routes Directory.