Jeddah to Buenos Aires shipping route.

Jeddah to Buenos Aires is a 7,995 nautical mile shipping route via Suez Canal, heading south west from Saudi Arabia to Argentina. That is 14,807 km of water against 12,007 km as the crow flies. On the way the vessel passes Suez Canal and Strait of Gibraltar, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 23.8 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 27.8 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 18.5. 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 Jeddah and Buenos Aires to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Cape of Good Hope, 8,522 nautical miles, 527 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Cape of Good Hope is congested or closed.

1,935 nm of the route, 24% 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 Jeddah to Buenos Aires move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Buenos Aires (ARBUE) 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 Jeddah in this directory, Buenos Aires is the 58th shortest. Closer destinations include Sydney (7,683 nm), Houston (7,409 nm) and Tokyo (7,335 nm).