Genoa to Mundra shipping route.

The shipping route from Genoa, Italy to Mundra, India covers 4,495 nautical miles port to port, via Suez Canal. On a globe the two ports sit 5,971 km apart, so the ship sails 1.39 times the straight line distance. 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.

At sea, the voyage lasts 15.6 days at 12 knots, 13.4 days at 14 knots and 10.4 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 Mundra to plan the full ocean transit time.

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 Mundra move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Mundra (INMUN) carriers give about 3.95 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, Mundra is the 25th shortest. Closer destinations include Jebel Ali (4,409 nm), Karachi (4,335 nm) and Montreal (4,158 nm).