Manila to Mersin shipping route.

Manila to Mersin is a 6,800 nautical mile shipping route via Suez Canal, heading north west from the Philippines to Türkiye. That is 12,593 km of water against 8,721 km as the crow flies. On the way the vessel passes Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Strait of Malacca, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

Pure steaming time is 20.2 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 23.6 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 15.7. 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 Manila and Mersin to plan the full ocean transit time.

Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Cape of Good Hope sails 13,837 nm instead of 6,800 nm and spends roughly 20.9 extra days at sea. Ask your forwarder which routing the carrier uses: the booking price and the arrival date both depend on it.

371 nm of the route, 5% of it, lies inside 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 Manila to Mersin move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Mersin (TRMER) 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 65 port to port routes from Manila in this directory, Mersin is the 38th shortest. Closer destinations include Cape Town (6,791 nm), Los Angeles (6,607 nm) and Port Said (6,429 nm).