London Gateway to Marsaxlokk shipping route.

Ships leaving London Gateway for Marsaxlokk head south east and cover a sea distance of 2,314 nautical miles (4,286 km), on a direct course. The straight line between the ports is 2,071 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Gibraltar.

At sea, the voyage lasts 8.0 days at 12 knots, 6.9 days at 14 knots and 5.4 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 Marsaxlokk to plan the full ocean transit time.

1,362 nm of the route, 59% 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 Marsaxlokk move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Marsaxlokk (MTMAR) carriers give about 6 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, Marsaxlokk is the 9th shortest. Closer destinations include Genoa (2,190 nm), Barcelona (1,858 nm) and Valencia (1,719 nm).