Marsaxlokk to Callao shipping route.

Marsaxlokk to Callao is a 6,757 nautical mile shipping route via Panama Canal, heading west from Malta to Peru. That is 12,513 km of water against 10,935 km as the crow flies. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Gibraltar and Panama Canal, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

At sea, the voyage lasts 23.5 days at 12 knots, 20.1 days at 14 knots and 15.6 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 Marsaxlokk and Callao to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Strait of Magellan, 10,112 nautical miles, 3,356 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Strait of Gibraltar is congested or closed.

1,159 nm of the route, 17% 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 Marsaxlokk to Callao move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Callao (PECLL) 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 65 port to port routes from Marsaxlokk in this directory, Callao is the 42nd shortest. Closer destinations include Ho Chi Minh City (6,653 nm), Buenos Aires (6,355 nm) and Tanjung Priok (6,301 nm).