Genoa to Mombasa shipping route.

Ships leaving Genoa for Mombasa head south east and cover a sea distance of 4,540 nautical miles (8,407 km), via Suez Canal. The straight line between the ports is 6,200 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. On the way the vessel passes Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

Pure steaming time is 13.5 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 15.8 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 10.5. 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 Genoa and Mombasa to plan the full ocean transit time.

Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Cape of Good Hope sails 8,569 nm instead of 4,540 nm and spends roughly 12.0 extra days at sea. Ask your forwarder which routing the carrier uses: the booking price and the arrival date both depend on it.

1,439 nm of the route, 32% 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 Mombasa move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one.

Of the 65 port to port routes from Genoa in this directory, Mombasa is the 28th shortest. Closer destinations include Nhava Sheva (4,509 nm), Charleston (4,507 nm) and Mundra (4,495 nm).