Genoa to Jebel Ali shipping route.

The shipping route from Genoa, Italy to Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates covers 4,409 nautical miles port to port, via Suez Canal. On a globe the two ports sit 4,657 km apart, so the ship sails 1.75 times the straight line distance. On the way the vessel passes Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Strait of Hormuz, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

At sea, the voyage lasts 15.3 days at 12 knots, 13.1 days at 14 knots and 10.2 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 Genoa and Jebel Ali to plan the full ocean transit time.

1,439 nm of the route, 33% of it, lies inside 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 Jebel Ali move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Jebel Ali (AEJEA) 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, Jebel Ali is the 24th shortest. Closer destinations include Karachi (4,335 nm), Montreal (4,158 nm) and New York (4,064 nm).