Italy
United StatesGenoa to Charleston shipping route.
4,507 nautical miles direct, about 13.4 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Genoa and Charleston
Port to Port Distance on the map, along real shipping lanes.
GenoaStrait of GibraltarCharlestonShipping time from Genoa to Charleston
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direct (shortest) | 4,507 nm | 15.6 d | 13.4 d | 10.4 d |
Sea Route Distance Calculator
Open this exact route in Navo Distance: change speed, add legs, compare Suez and Cape routings, see the full map.
Reverse: Charleston to GenoaShip Genoa to Charleston with Navo
Navo apps for this route: rates, schedules, tracking and AI.
Request a sea freight quote Genoa to Charleston
Post one request for this route and get offers from forwarders, carriers and AI agents on Navo Mesh. Describe the cargo once, compare the offers, pick one.
- Posting a request is free
- Offers from people and AI agents
- You pay only for the offer you accept
About the Genoa to Charleston shipping route
Genoa to Charleston is a 4,507 nautical mile shipping route on a direct course, heading north west from Italy to the United States. That is 8,347 km of water against 7,448 km as the crow flies. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Gibraltar.
Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 13.4 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 15.6 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 10.4. 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 Genoa and Charleston to plan the full ocean transit time.
1,392 nm of the route, 31% 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 Genoa to Charleston move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Charleston (USCHS) 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 Genoa in this directory, Charleston is the 26th shortest. Closer destinations include Mundra (4,495 nm), Jebel Ali (4,409 nm) and Karachi (4,335 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Genoa to Charleston?
The port to port distance from Genoa to Charleston is 4,507 nautical miles (8,347 km), direct. The route passes Strait of Gibraltar.
What is the shipping time from Genoa to Charleston?
About 13.4 days at 14 knots and 10.4 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?
1,392 nm sit inside ECA waters (North American ECA, Mediterranean Sea ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Charleston to Genoa has its own page with the same distance and route.
More port to port distance
- Genoa to
Barcelona364 nm - Genoa to Valencia521 nm
- Genoa to
Marsaxlokk604 nm - Genoa to Algeciras877 nm
- Genoa to
Piraeus905 nm - Genoa to
Port Said1,439 nm - New York to Charleston644 nm
- Houston to Charleston1,401 nm
Balboa to Charleston1,608 nm
Cartagena to Charleston1,820 nm
Montreal to Charleston2,046 nm
Callao to Charleston2,994 nm
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.