France
PanamaLe Havre to Balboa shipping route.
4,661 nautical miles via Panama Canal, about 13.9 days of steaming at 14 knots.
Sea Distance Between Ports: Le Havre and Balboa
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Le HavrePanama CanalBalboaShipping time from Le Havre to Balboa
| Route | Distance | 12 kn | 14 kn | 18 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| via Panama Canal (shortest) | 4,661 nm | 16.2 d | 13.9 d | 10.8 d |
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About the Le Havre to Balboa shipping route
Le Havre to Balboa is a 4,661 nautical mile shipping route via Panama Canal, heading west from France to Panama. That is 8,632 km of water against 8,507 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 13.9 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 16.2 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 10.8. 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 Le Havre and Balboa to plan the full ocean transit time.
321 nm of the route, 7% 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 Le Havre to Balboa move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Balboa (PABLB) 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 61 port to port routes from Le Havre in this directory, Balboa is the 21st shortest. Closer destinations include Cartagena (4,527 nm), Djibouti (4,487 nm) and Lagos (Apapa) (4,064 nm).
FAQ
How many nautical miles from Le Havre to Balboa?
The port to port distance from Le Havre to Balboa is 4,661 nautical miles (8,632 km), via Panama Canal. The route passes Panama Canal.
What is the shipping time from Le Havre to Balboa?
About 13.9 days at 14 knots and 10.8 days at 18 knots of steaming, without port calls. Scheduled liner services add calls and transhipment.
How much of the route is in an emission control area?
321 nm sit inside ECA waters (US Caribbean Sea ECA, North Sea ECA), where ships burn 0.1% sulphur fuel.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Balboa to Le Havre has its own page with the same distance and route.
More port to port distance
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Bremerhaven454 nm - Le Havre to Hamburg500 nm
- Le Havre to
Gothenburg679 nm - Le Havre to
Gdansk1,075 nm - Le Havre to
Algeciras1,207 nm - Le Havre to Valencia1,591 nm
Cartagena to Balboa328 nm
Callao to Balboa1,386 nm
Houston to Balboa1,552 nm- Charleston to Balboa1,608 nm
- Savannah to Balboa1,617 nm
Manzanillo to Balboa1,690 nm
How we count: sea routes follow shipping lanes and canals, time is pure steaming at 14 knots without port calls. Engine navo-distance-time 0.3.0. See all sea distance between ports or the Shipping Routes Directory.