London Gateway to Genoa shipping route.

The shipping route from London Gateway, United Kingdom to Genoa, Italy covers 2,190 nautical miles port to port, on a direct course. On a globe the two ports sit 1,007 km apart, so the ship sails 4.03 times the straight line distance. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Gibraltar.

At sea, the voyage lasts 7.6 days at 12 knots, 6.5 days at 14 knots and 5.1 days at 18 knots. 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 London Gateway and Genoa to plan the full ocean transit time.

1,238 nm of the route, 57% of it, lies inside North Sea 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 London Gateway to Genoa move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. 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 61 port to port routes from London Gateway in this directory, Genoa is the 8th shortest. Closer destinations include Barcelona (1,858 nm), Valencia (1,719 nm) and Algeciras (1,335 nm).