Gothenburg to Manzanillo shipping route.

Gothenburg to Manzanillo is a 6,837 nautical mile shipping route via Panama Canal, heading north west from Sweden to Mexico. That is 12,662 km of water against 9,674 km as the crow flies. On the way the vessel passes Panama Canal, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

Pure steaming time is 20.4 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 23.7 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 15.8. 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 Gothenburg and Manzanillo to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Strait of Magellan, 12,770 nautical miles, 5,933 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Strait of Magellan is congested or closed.

629 nm of the route, 9% of it, lies inside US Caribbean Sea ECA and North 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 Gothenburg to Manzanillo move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Manzanillo (MXZLO) carriers give about 7 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 Gothenburg in this directory, Manzanillo is the 36th shortest. Closer destinations include Buenos Aires (6,820 nm), Nhava Sheva (6,810 nm) and Mundra (6,796 nm).