Los Angeles to Jebel Ali shipping route.

The shipping route from Los Angeles, United States to Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates covers 11,273 nautical miles port to port, via Strait of Malacca. On a globe the two ports sit 13,446 km apart, so the ship sails 1.55 times the straight line distance. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Malacca and Strait of Hormuz.

At sea, the voyage lasts 39.1 days at 12 knots, 33.6 days at 14 knots and 26.1 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 Los Angeles and Jebel Ali to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Sunda Strait, 11,796 nautical miles, 523 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Sunda Strait is congested or closed.

683 nm of the route, 6% of it, lies inside North American 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 Los Angeles to Jebel Ali move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Jebel Ali (AEJEA) 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 Los Angeles in this directory, Jebel Ali is the 64th shortest. Closer destinations include Salalah (11,156 nm), Karachi (10,770 nm) and Djibouti (10,644 nm).