London Gateway to Port Said shipping route.

Ships leaving London Gateway for Port Said head south east and cover a sea distance of 3,238 nautical miles (5,997 km), on a direct course. The straight line between the ports is 3,433 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Gibraltar.

At sea, the voyage lasts 11.2 days at 12 knots, 9.6 days at 14 knots and 7.5 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 Port Said to plan the full ocean transit time.

2,286 nm of the route, 71% 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 Port Said move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Port Said (EGPSD) carriers give about 9 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, Port Said is the 12th shortest. Closer destinations include Montreal (3,089 nm), Piraeus (2,762 nm) and Marsaxlokk (2,314 nm).