Haiphong to Genoa shipping route.

Ships leaving Haiphong for Genoa head north west and cover a sea distance of 7,825 nautical miles (14,491 km), via Suez Canal. The straight line between the ports is 8,991 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. On the way the vessel passes Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Strait of Malacca, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

Pure steaming time is 23.3 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 27.2 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 18.1. Liner schedules on the lane quote 24 to 63 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 83 sailings by 4 carriers (CMA CGM, ONE, OOCL and ZIM).

The shortest route goes through the Red Sea. Since attacks on shipping began there in late 2023, many carriers send ships via Cape of Good Hope instead. That route is 12,819 nautical miles, 4,995 more, and adds about 14.9 days at 14 knots. Longer voyages burn more fuel and tie up more ships, which is why freight rates on Red Sea lanes jumped when the diversions started.

1,439 nm of the route, 18% 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.

Recent freight rates for VNHPH to ITGOA start at $2,775 for a 20GP and $3,550 for a 40GP. These are spot market prices from carriers that sail the lane; your quote will also include terminal handling, documentation and any bunker surcharge. At Genoa (ITGOA) carriers give about 14 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, Genoa is the 41st shortest. Closer destinations include Marsaxlokk (7,337 nm), Piraeus (6,982 nm) and Los Angeles (6,959 nm).