Gdansk to Savannah shipping route.

The shipping route from Gdansk, Poland to Savannah, United States covers 4,357 nautical miles port to port, on a direct course. On a globe the two ports sit 7,741 km apart, so the ship sails 1.04 times the straight line distance. No canals or major straits on this leg, the ship stays close to the direct line.

At sea, the voyage lasts 15.1 days at 12 knots, 13.0 days at 14 knots and 10.1 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 Gdansk and Savannah to plan the full ocean transit time.

2,729 nm of the route, 63% of it, lies inside North American ECA, North Sea ECA and Baltic 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 Gdansk 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 65 port to port routes from Gdansk in this directory, Savannah is the 20th shortest. Closer destinations include Charleston (4,302 nm), Mersin (4,196 nm) and Port Said (4,137 nm).