Jeddah to Savannah shipping route.

Jeddah to Savannah is a 6,326 nautical mile shipping route via Suez Canal, heading north west from Saudi Arabia to the United States. That is 11,716 km of water against 11,310 km as the crow flies. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Gibraltar and Suez Canal, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

Pure steaming time is 18.8 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 22.0 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 14.6. 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 Savannah to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Cape of Good Hope, 11,701 nautical miles, 5,375 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Bab-el-Mandeb is congested or closed.

2,496 nm of the route, 39% of it, lies inside North American ECA and 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 Savannah move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Savannah (USSAV) carriers give about 4 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, Savannah is the 43rd shortest. Closer destinations include Charleston (6,271 nm), Kaohsiung (6,059 nm) and Xiamen (6,047 nm).