Haiphong to Algeciras shipping route.

Ships leaving Haiphong for Algeciras head north west and cover a sea distance of 8,310 nautical miles (15,391 km), via Suez Canal. The straight line between the ports is 10,481 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Gibraltar, Bab-el-Mandeb, Strait of Malacca and Suez Canal, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

Pure steaming time is 24.7 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 28.9 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 19.2. 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 Haiphong and Algeciras 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 11,964 nm instead of 8,310 nm and spends roughly 10.9 extra days at sea. Ask your forwarder which routing the carrier uses: the booking price and the arrival date both depend on it.

1,925 nm of the route, 23% 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 Haiphong to Algeciras move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Algeciras (ESALG) carriers give about 6 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 Haiphong in this directory, Algeciras is the 45th shortest. Closer destinations include Manzanillo (8,180 nm), Valencia (8,053 nm) and Barcelona (7,976 nm).