Manzanillo to Jeddah shipping route.

The shipping route from Manzanillo, Mexico to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia covers 8,700 nautical miles port to port, via Suez Canal. On a globe the two ports sit 14,010 km apart, so the ship sails 1.15 times the straight line distance. On the way the vessel passes Suez Canal, Panama Canal and Strait of Gibraltar, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

Pure steaming time is 25.9 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 30.2 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 20.1. 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 Manzanillo and Jeddah to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Cape of Good Hope, 12,949 nautical miles, 4,250 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Cape of Good Hope is congested or closed.

2,083 nm of the route, 24% of it, lies inside US Caribbean 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 Manzanillo to Jeddah move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Jeddah (SAJED) 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 Manzanillo in this directory, Jeddah is the 52nd shortest. Closer destinations include Ho Chi Minh City (8,509 nm), Cape Town (8,273 nm) and Haiphong (8,180 nm).